Tag: Vatican

Vatican suspends Indian bishop accused of raping nun

NEW DELHI: The Vatican has accepted a request from a bishop in India to be temporarily relieved of his pastoral duties as police questioned him...

Vatican authorises investigation of US bishop

  VATICAN CITY: The Vatican has authorised an investigation into a US bishop accused of sexual harassment of adults. The decision comes on the same day...

Vatican changes teaching to oppose death penalty in all cases

  VATICAN CITY: The Roman Catholic Church formally changed its teaching on Thursday to declare the death penalty inadmissible whatever the circumstance, a move that...

Pope and Macron meet at Vatican, discuss migration

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis and French President Emmanuel Macron in lengthy private talks at the Vatican Tuesday discussed migration issues and reflected together on...

Vatican convicts ex-diplomat of child porn distribution

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican tribunal on Saturday convicted a former Holy See diplomat and sentenced him to five years in prison for possessing and...

Vatican arrests former diplomat after child pornography probe

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican said on Saturday its police had arrested a monsignor who worked as a diplomat at its embassy in Washington and...

China says it has made real efforts toward establishing Vatican relations

BEIJING: China has made real efforts toward establishing relations with the Vatican, a Chinese official said on Tuesday, as expectations grow for a landmark...

Vatican to organise crash course in exorcism after ‘rise in possessions’

The Vatican is set to organise a crash course in exorcism for priests next month as members of the church believe that demands for...

Vatican revives pope’s sexual abuse panel

The Vatican said Saturday it has renewed its anti-paedophile panel as Pope Francis acts to quell the global scandal over the sexual abuse of...

In first, Olympics chiefs invite Vatican ‘God Squad’ to IOC session

VATICAN CITY: Some go for gold. Others go for God. For the first time, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has invited the Vatican to...

Vatican to host high-level conference against nuclear weapons

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican is to host a high-level international conference on nuclear weapons in November set to be dominated by the escalating confrontation...

Some 50 witnesses called for Vatican finance chief Cardinal Pell’s sex...

Melbourne: Around 50 witnesses could be called to a hearing in March to determine if there is enough evidence for Vatican finance chief Cardinal...

Vatican says it has high hopes of better ties with China

The Vatican is hopeful it can improve ties with China after decades of tension, the Roman Catholic Church's highest-ranking diplomat said on Saturday, adding...

‘Francis gave us a new life’: Syrian refugees taken in by...

The Syrian refugees taken in by Pope Francis following his visit to the Greek island of Lesbos have hailed the pontiff as a “saviour”...

Vatican admits still ‘much to do’ to stop paedophile priests

The Vatican Friday defended the Catholic Church’s action on paedophile priests, saying popes Francis and Benedict XVI had “courageously” tackled the issue but admitting...

Pope Francis is coming to Pakistan

COURTESY TIME Pope Francis is set to visit Pakistan this year after accepting an invitation from the country’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, according to the...

Historic Vatican accord with Palestine takes effect

The Vatican’s first accord with the Palestinians — an agreement that Israel has attacked as counter-productive to the Middle East peace process — has...