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The Vatican said it is “vital” that all bishops’ conferences respect the decision made by Pope Francis last month. The Vatican has defended Pope Francis’ decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples after receiving backlash from…

The former Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died at the age of 95 due to health conditions in his residence according to Vatican news. His death was announced by the spokesperson of the Holy See. Benedict who in 2013 became the first…

Pope Francis has on Wednesday been discharged from a Rome hospital and returned home to the Vatican, 10 days after the 84-year-old pontiff underwent an operation on his colon on July 4. He admitted after suffering from a type of…

An influential Cardinal and nine others will be tried within the Vatican’s legal system over alleged financial wrongdoing, Holy See announced Saturday. The Italian Cardinal, Angelo Becciu, who was one of the most influential figures…

Vatican has on Monday, March 15 declared that the Catholic Church or its priests cannot bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.” The statement was made by Vatican's orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the…

Pope Francis, who last week had postponed his official appointments to work from after due to a ‘mild ailment’, has tested negative for coronavirus. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said he had no immediate comment on the report. The…

Cardinal George Pell, the 76-year-old finance chief of the Vatican on Tuesday became the highest-ranked Catholic to be sent for trial over historic sex offences. The priest who vowed to fight the charges, was impassive throughout the…

Andrew Soper, 74, formerly known as Father Laurence Soper, a Roman Catholic priest who sexually abused boys at an abbey school in the 1970s and 80s has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. According to Guardian, Soper was a fugitive…