Pope’s chief bodyguard quits over handling of financial inquiry
Pope Francis’ chief bodyguard has resigned over the leak of a Vatican police flyer identifying five Holy See employees who were suspended as part of a financial investigation.
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Pope Francis meets Jesuit who has been criticised for LGBT outreach
Pope Francis has met privately with an American Jesuit who has been attacked by conservative US Catholics for reaching out to gays, the latest evidence of Francis’ willingness to shrug off right-wing criticism for the sake of his pastoral priorities.
Pope Francis hits out at indifference to migrants and refugees
Pope Francis has denounced “the culture of comfort”, which he says leads to indifference in the face of a global migration and refugee crisis.
Pope to call for nuclear disarmament during November visit to Thailand and Japan
Pope Francis will travel to Thailand and Japan in November for a visit expected to highlight his call for complete nuclear disarmament and honour the small Catholic communities in each country.
Pope rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in Vatican lift
Pope Francis has said he was stuck for 25 minutes in a Vatican lift and had to be rescued by firefighters.
Pope’s message of support to priests ‘blamed for crimes they did not commit’
Pope Francis has sent a new letter to priests worldwide offering encouragement in light of the global sex abuse scandal that has shaken the Roman Catholic Church.
Vatican bones ‘too old to be missing 15-year-old girl’
Hundreds of bones found in an underground repository near a Vatican cemetery are too old to be those of a 15-year-old girl who disappeared in 1983, authorities said.
The Pope’s gardens in the Vatican were given a new lease of life thanks to gardener who grew up in Falkirk
SHE’S the Englishwoman brought up in a Scottish town, who has transformed Italy’s grandest gardens — including the Pope’s at the Vatican.