Tag: Vatican
Coronavirus concerns follow visitors to the Vatican
Even as a public health crisis grips Italy, tourists continue to pour into Vatican City
Pope, blaming a cold, skips Lent retreat for first time in...
The pope has been taken ill at a time when Italy is battling a surging outbreak of the potentially deadly coronavirus
Vatican closes Italy’s catacombs due to coronavirus
Grouping of visitors, small, narrow spaces and humid conditions in the catacombs made for ideal conditions for the virus to spread
No ‘smoking gun’ in wartime archives of Pope Pius XII on...
Archives open following earlier pope announcement the Church is 'not afraid of history'
Raphael’s tapestries return to Sistine Chapel after centuries
Grand display marks the 500th anniversary of the Renaissance artist's death
Pope Francis extols virtue of meekness
Pope says the meek are 'not people-pleasers but are Christ's disciples'
Vatican police make new raid in investigation of London property deal
Official suspected of embezzlement, abuse of office, and corruption
Top China, Vatican officials meet for talks
Meanwhile, Vatican-China deal's most outspoken critic Cardinal Joseph Zen presented with pro-democracy award in the United States
‘Activist bishop’ takes over Manila Archdiocese
While the Philippines waits for Cardinal Tagle's replacement, an 'activist bishop' has to forge on with his prophetic reminders in Manila
Pope reaffirms Church’s commitment to celibacy among priests
Issue of married priests has been a focus of deep divisions within the Church