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Pope Francis launches app Missio as Vatican Church embraces smartphone era

Pope Francis and the US Pontifical Mission Societies have joined the smartphone league by launching ...

Mexican death saint blasphemous, says Vatican

The cult of Santa Muerte or "Holy Death" in Mexico is "blasphemous" and worshipping it was a "degene...

Pope to visit Brazil slum, meet young offenders

On his first foreign trip as pontiff, Pope Francis will tour a Rio de Janeiro slum in July and meet ...

Vatican denies internal split on US nun crackdown

The Vatican is denying there are any internal divisions over its crackdown on the largest umbrella g...

Benedict to move into retirement home inside Vatican

Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is expected to take up residence inside a renovated ex-monastery inside t...

Pope cancels salaries of cardinals overseeing bank

Pope Francis has cancelled the annual stipend of 25,000 euros (around $33,000) paid to each of five ...

Practice what you preach: Pope to priests

Pope Francis told priests to practice what they preach, saying the church`s credibility was on the l...

Indian among Pope`s advisers to revamp Vatican bureaucracy

India`s Oswald Gracias was among eight high-ranking cardinals from around the world who were on Satu...

Pope chooses eight cardinals to advise him, study reforms

Pope Francis set up a group of eight cardinals from every continent to advise him about governing th...

Porn `downloaded in Vatican City`

Porn films have been downloaded from an IP address in the Pope`s place of residence, it has emerged.

Vatican said Pinochet killings were `propaganda`: WikiLeaks

The Vatican once dismissed reports of massacres by Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as "Communist p...

Pope completes installation with emotional Rome mass

Pope Francis on Sunday completed his installation as pontiff at an emotional ceremony in which he fo...

Pope names top Franciscan in first Vatican appointment

Pope Francis on Saturday appointed the leader of the main Franciscan order in his first nomination t...

Pope wants action against clerics abusing kids

Pope Francis has called for "decisive action" in the fight against the sexual abuse of minors by pri...

Pope Francis prays for world peace on Easter

Pope Francis, who celebrated his first Easter as pontiff on Sunday, used the occasion to pray for pe...

Shroud of Turin goes on display amid new research

The Shroud of Turin has gone on display for a special TV appearance amid new research purporting to ...

Pope washes feet of young detainees in ritual

Pope Francis has washed the feet of a dozen inmates at a juvenile detention centre in a Holy Thursda...

Pope`s house ready, but he`s staying in hotel

The renovations on the papal apartment are finished, but Pope Francis has decided to stay put in the...

New pope opens Holy Week at Vatican on Palm Sunday

Pope Francis celebrated his first Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter`s Square, encouraging people to be h...

Bergoglio OK`d sainthood cases for slain churchmen

Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi says Jorge Bergoglio approved the beatification cause of Carlos ...

Pope`s sister prayed cardinals wouldn`t choose him

The sister of Jorge Mario Bergoglio has revealed that in the past, she had prayed that the cardinals...

Pope Francis urges `protection for poor` in inaugural Mass homily

As Pope Francis officially began his papacy on Tuesday, he urged all to protect and respect each and...

Kurien heads Indian team to Vatican for installation of Pope

An Indian delegation led by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien on Monday left for the Vatican fr...

Paedophilia is an illness, says top Catholic Cardinal

Vatican was embroiled in fresh controversy as one of its top cardinals described paedophilia as a ps...

Kurien to head Indian delegation to Vatican

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien will lead the Indian delegation to the inaugural pontifical ma...

Orthodox Church leader to attend Pope inauguration

A Constantinople patriarch will attend Pope Francis`s inaugural mass for the first time since the Gr...

Vatican spokesman rebuffs criticism of Pope Francis

The Vatican has strongly denied criticism by some people in Argentina that Pope Francis failed to ch...

Be courageous: Pope Francis urges Catholic cardinals

Pope Francis has called for "new methods of evangelisation", and urged Catholic cardinals to unite a...

One mn people expected for Pope`s inauguration mass

Over a million people are expected in Rome for the enthronement of Pope Francis next week, the Itali...

Girlfriend’s snub led Pope Francis to become priest

The childhood sweetheart of Pope Francis has revealed that she had been forced to reject his marriag...

Argentine activist rues election of Pope Francis

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio`s election as Pope Francis represents a defeat for opponents and vict...

Mass for inauguration of Pope Francis on March 19

The Mass for the inauguration of new Pope Francis will be held March 19, Vatican spokesman Rev. Fede...

Official text of Pope Francis` 1st speech to world

The following is the Vatican`s official English translation of Pope Francis` speech "Urbi et Orbi" d...

Goa churches hold special prayers after election of new Pope

Special prayers were held during regular mass in Goa churches on Thursday after Pope Francis was ele...

New Pope posts first tweet

The Vatican authorities have send out the first tweet from the official account for Cardinal Jorge M...

Francis I, the new Pope from `the end of the earth`

In a surprise development, the College of Cardinals on Wednesday elected a new Pope from Argentina.

Argentina`s Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected as Pope

As white smoke billowed out of the Sistine Chapel’s chimney on Wednesday, 115 cardinals from around ...

Indian cardinal is youngest in Vatican conclave

Indian cardinal Cleemis Thottunkal is the youngest cardinal taking part in the conclave to elect a s...

Papal election: Waiting for the white smoke

Cardinals gathered at the Vatican from around the world are heading into second day of the Papal Con...

Cardinals urged to unite behind new pope

Italian cardinal Angelo Sodano, in a homily on Tuesday before thousands of pilgrims, urged leaders o...

Bookmakers offer varied odds on next pope

As cardinals gathered in the Vatican on Tuesday to elect a new pope, bookmakers appeared as uncertai...

Vatican bans controversial author from covering conclave

The Vatican has denied accreditation to report on the papal conclave to an Italian journalist who wr...

Cardinals tweet `Goodbye` ahead of `secret` papal conclave

Cardinals took to twitter to post goodbye tweets to their followers before they get confined within ...

Spoof job ad for Pope posted on LinkedIn

The spoof job advertisement for the post of world`s next Pope has been posted on LinkedIn.

Cardinals fail to elect new Pope on first day of voting

To elect the next Pope, Cardinals on Tuesday entered into the Sistine Chapel for the conclave to dec...

Chimney over Sistine Chapel to spot black or white smoke ahead of conclave

Vatican authorities have installed the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel which will release ...

Catholics furious over busty model`s topless pics mocking Pope

A UK men magazine cover showing a glamour model posing in a priest`s robe has left millions of Catho...

Conclave to select next pope to begin Tuesday

Tuesday, March 12, is day from when cardinals from around world will hold conclave at Sistine Chapel...

All cardinal electors arrive, no date yet for conclave

Speculation has mounted that the cardinals would soon set a date for the start of the conclave to ap...

Pope Benedict`s official ring cancelled

Pope Benedict XVI`s gold papal ring, the symbol of his power used to officially seal documents and e...

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