Pope Francis to stay in hospital for at least another week
Pope (88) admitted to hospital after struggling with breathing difficulties
The Vatican
Pope Francis shows ‘slight improvement’ as cardinals express hope for recovery
Pontiff (88) spends seventh night in hospital undergoing treatment for double pneumonia
Vatican says doctors have changed pope’s treatment to tackle ‘complex’ situation
Pontiff in hospital with respiratory infection
The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor: Follow-up to My Father’s House draws an extraordinary picture of Rome under Nazi control
The Choir, led by Irish priest Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, rescue and secrete escaped Allied POWs, Italian anti-fascists and Jews on the run
Hope by Pope Francis review: Don’t believe the hype, this is another triumph of marketing over substance
Far from the autobiography it is described as, Francis uses recollections to reflect on current events
Swimming pool problems for Ireland’s Vatican ambassador sparked sharp criticism
Embassy official issued rebuke after technical issues left pool out of action one week out of every four
Vatican Spies by Yvonnick Denoel: This could have provided John le Carré with enough material for a second career
This is a thoroughly researched book about espionage on and by the Vatican
Pope reprimands Vatican staff for gossiping, calling it ‘an evil that destroys social life’
Francis offers public dressing down of some of the sins in the workplace at the headquarters of the Catholic Church
New evidence for the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin
So far nobody has come up with a credible explanation of how the the relic might have been forged
Catholic Church needs clear rules on victim compensation, Vatican’s commission finds
Vatican commission stresses ‘the importance of compensation for victims/survivors, as a concrete commitment to their healing journey’
French women pledge to fight ‘misogyny’ of Catholic Church
A group of Catholic women is demanding an end to discrimination in the church
Vows of silence: Clergy on trial in France for failing to report abuse
Cardinal Barbarin of Lyon and five others accused over priest’s abuse of boy scouts
Laicised Italian priest went on to abuse up to 10 boys
Gianni Trotta allowed to coach football as police never informed of church conviction
Abuse survivor Marie Collins speaks out on pope’s child agency
Criticism comes in wake of apparent move against Chilean survivor Juan Carlos Cruz
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