Vatican to give guidebook on dealing with child sex abuse to bishops
Church sees reflection of ‘God’s wrath’ in justified rage of the people, says Pope Francis
Vatican denies Turkey’s claim Pope Francis has ‘crusader mentality’
Turkey angered by pope’s description of Armenian massacre as ‘genocide’
Pope reveals new measures for bishops who mishandle sex abuse
Bishops found to have mishandled child sex abuse cases can be removed from office under amended church law
Appeal by ‘silenced’ priests fails to elicit Vatican response
Dissident theologians accuse church watchdog of heartless, unchristian attitude
Pope’s Lesbos visit to stress solidarity with locals and refugees
Vatican rejects idea pope’s five-hour visit is criticism of EU migration handling
Pope Francis to visit Africa amid security fears
Speculation trip may have to be cut short because of unrest in Central African Republic
Vatican investigates journalists over alleged leaks
Authors of books on Pope Francis and Holy See reform charged over stolen documents
Pope Francis facing Vatican ‘intimidation’, author claims
Reports of pontiff’s ‘brain tumour’ described as ‘blatantly false’ attempt to undermine him
Vatican condemns media claim that pope has brain tumour
Vatican spokesman denies the story, saying it is ‘unfounded’ and ‘irresponsible’
Patsy McGarry: Pope Francis sows confusion among bishops at synod
‘Are we writing to the Holy Father, to the families of the church, or to the world?’
Pope Francis visiting Ireland is ‘very possible’
Vatican spokesman confirms pontiff may attend 2018 World Meeting of Families
Synod has yet to agree on Communion for divorced couples
Archishop says there is a difference of opinion on subject at bishops’ event in Rome
Vatican fires gay priest on eve of bishops’ meeting
Krzysztof Charamsa came out in newspaper interviews before synod on families
Pope Francis afflicts the comfortable before comforting the afflicted
The pontiff’s US visit helped repair the scarred public face of the church
Pope Francis calls for greater church role for women
Pontiff encourages involvement of laity in institution during Philadelphia visit
Pope heads to Philadelphia to promote religious freedom
Pontiff denounces persecution of minorities in Middle East and misuse of Earth’s resources
Pondering what message the pope will bring to the US
This 10th foreign trip of Pope Francis could turn out to be his most important
Italian magazine leaks draft of Pope’s environment encyclical
Encyclical said to address human causes of climate change and population issues
Holy See tribunal for bishops accused of abuse cover-ups
Move will see debated principle of ‘Bishop accountability’ written into canon law
George Pell threatens action over TV show abuse-handling claims
Peter Saunders criticised Cardinal Pell’s handling of paedophile priest case
New Vatican department to deal with abuse cover ups
Step to deal with bishops seen as significant achievement by new Commission
Vatican stands by Cardinal’s remarks on referendum
Secretary of State called result of the Irish referendum a ‘disaster for humanity’
Vatican recognises state of Palestine with new treaty
First legal document negotiated between Holy See and state means official recognition
Pope Francis meets Cuban president in Vatican
Raul Castro thanks pontiff for role in detente between his country and the United States
Cuba’s Raul Castro to meet Pope Francis
Cuban president to visit Vatican for private audience next Sunday
Warm welcome in Cuba for news of visit by Pope Francis
Island has been a focal point for Vatican diplomacy despite restrictions on church
Attack on Pope Francis’s man smacks of ‘Vatileaks’ scandal
Article criticises cardinal in charge of Vatican finances ‘clean-up’
Vatican: Pope meant no offence by ‘Mexicanisation’ remark
Pope Francis wrote about development of Argentina’s drug trade in email
Pope not encouraging smacking of children, says Vatican
‘Correct without humiliating’ is the right way
Pope urges post-war healing in Sri Lanka during temple visit
Pope Francis pays surprise visit to Buddhist temple
Paris attacks: Pope Francis reiterates condemnation
Vatican does not intend to alter security arrangements for Papal visit to south east Asia
Vatican bank’s sale of 29 church properties under legal scrutiny
Those who ran bank between 1989 and 2009 under investigation in relation to deals
Pope and Orthodox leader seek to ‘promote unity of all Christians’
Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew pray together in Istanbul
Vatican appointee alleged to have aided child abuser priest
Holy See’s ‘promoter of justice’ Fr Robert J Geisinger reportedly allowed abuser to remain in ministry
Vatican consultant ‘absolutely’ in favour of women priests
Excluding women ‘unacceptable’ says priest due to report to pontifical council
Synod backtracks on gay ‘welcome’ in revised translation
Language toned down to ‘providing for’ homosexuals in new version of controversial ‘relatio’
First real tests of Pope Francis to begin tomorrow
Emphasis on Church’s dogmatic teaching means change in rules inconceivable
Former papal nuncio faces Vatican child sex abuse charges
Defrocked Archbishop Josef Wesolowski may also face charges in Poland, Dominican Republic
Pope Francis starts series of European visits with Albania
Vatican plays down concerns of threat from fundamentalists
New head of Catholic church in Ireland an ‘unknown’ in Rome
New Primate is clearly seen as an expression of the previous ‘regime’, writes Paddy Agnew
Pope Francis ‘profoundly saddened’ at news of relatives’ death in road collision
Infant great-nephews of pontiff die in Argentina with their mother
We ‘do not come as conquerors’, pope tells communist Asian states
Francis seeking to improve relations with China during visit to region
Lombardi denies sex abuse comments attributed to Pope
Remarks attributed to Pope Francis inaccurate, says Vatican spokesman
Historic day in Vatican as Pope Francis asks forgiveness for clerical sex abuse
‘I ask for the grace to weep,’ he tells Irish, British and German abuse survivors
Pope asks clerical abuse victims for forgiveness
Pope Francis has dinner with six from Ireland, Britain and Germany
Pope allays health concerns with busy agenda
Pontiff to visit Molise region after week dominated by meetings with cardinals
Kidnapped priests and nun freed in Cameroon
Two Italian priests and Canadian nun kidnapped in April released
Holy See to testify to UN Committee Against Torture
Vatican braces itself for further criticism of Catholic Church’s handling of clerical sex abuse
Campaigner ‘positive’ about Vatican child protection policy
Marie Collins speaks in Rome after first meetings of new body
Francis shows political savvy in commission appointees
With one move, Pope addressed issues of women, laity and abuse
Pope appoints Marie Collins to church group on sex abuse
Group has been formed to help Vatican tackle problem of clerical paedophilia
Vatican to face UN committee on child rights
Officials may be asked about allegations of abuse made against former nuncio
Pope Francis named ‘Time’ magazine Person of the Year
Pope selected ahead of Edward Snowden and gay-rights activist Edith Windsor
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