Vatican

Cardinal Pell is the highest-ranked Vatican official to be charged for historical sex offences.

Lydia Smith Jun 29, 2017

Pell is the highest-ranked Vatican official to be charged for sex offences.

James Tennent Jun 29, 2017

Pizza or Potica? Pope Francis asks Melania what she gives the Donald to eat.

IBT UK Contributor May 24, 2017

A hilarious photo of the encounter is gaining traction on social media.

Lydia Smith May 24, 2017

Melania and Ivanka Trump both opted to wear the traditional dress expected when meeting the Pope.

Jordan Bhatt May 24, 2017

Meeting between US president and pontiff comes against backdrop of tense exchanges and disagreement.

Isabelle Gerretsen May 24, 2017

The excursion will be watched closely, by allies and opponents.

Jordan Bhatt May 19, 2017

'A mother gives life and this one gives death,' the pontiff said while addressing students at the Vatican.

Divya Kishore May 07, 2017

Trump will use the trip to rally support against Isis and lobby for Middle East peace.

Tareq Haddad May 05, 2017

Vatican leader makes surprise appearance at the Vancouver TED conference.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 26, 2017

The pair disagreed on areas such as immigration during the election campaign.

Jordan Bhatt Apr 20, 2017

Palm Sunday commemorates the day Christians believe Jesus entered Jerusalem and was welcomed as the messiah only to be crucified five days later.

Alex Wheeler Apr 10, 2017

The girl was meeting Pope Francis for the first time on a visit to Rome.

Shane Croucher Mar 22, 2017

The Pontiff was expected to meet controversial President Kabila during a visit this summer.

Elsa Buchanan Mar 15, 2017

It will be the first papal visit to the South American country in 31 years.

Divya Kishore Mar 11, 2017

There are also concerns over wrongful use of the crossed keys emblem of the Holy See.

Lara Rebello Feb 27, 2017

The pontiff's message a surprise attack on members of his own church.

Tareq Haddad Feb 24, 2017

The pontiff had earlier criticised Donald Trump for his plans to build a wall along the US-Mexico border.

Lara Rebello Jan 21, 2017

'Priests should use shabu so they would understand,' the fiery president of the Philippines said.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 19, 2017

The ancient Catholic lay order says the ouster of Albrecht von Boeselager was an internal matter.

Divya Kishore Jan 11, 2017

China's statement comes a week after the Vatican called for a dialogue with China for unity and harmony.

Ananya Roy Dec 28, 2016

More than 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and moderate Hutu were massacred in three months in 1994.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 24, 2016

The ancient amphitheatre has suffered damage from earthquakes over the centuries.

Fiona Keating Oct 31, 2016

The Vatican announced that the villa will now be open to the public as a museum.

Alex Wheeler Oct 21, 2016

Siddiqi is a British-Muslim footballer who wants to spread the message of peace throughout the world through the sport.

Naveen Ullal Oct 05, 2016

America's exorcist priests struggle to keep up with the demand to free people from demonic possession.

Fiona Keating Sep 26, 2016

The Catholic pontiff says journalism can't become a 'weapon of destruction'.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 23, 2016

Amorth claimed to have carried out up to 160,000 exorcisms since his 1985 appointment.

Ludovica Iaccino Sep 19, 2016

'Saint of the Gutters' canonised in a special mass in the Vatican amid criticism over 'miracles'.

Lucy Pasha-Robinson Sep 04, 2016

Michelangelo may have hidden symbols as dissection of human body was banned by Catholic Church.

Hannah Osborne Sep 01, 2016