Pope appoints Ernst von Freyberg new Vatican bank head
Ernst von Freyberg who has been chosen by the Pope as the new Head of the Vatican Bank. Pope Benedict XVI has appointed German lawyer Ernst von Freyberg to head the Vatican’s embattled bank, officials...
View ArticleVatican may bring forward conclave for next pope
Pope Benedict’s successor will be chosen by 117 cardinals during a secret election in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. The Vatican is considering calls from cardinals to hold a papal conclave earlier than...
View ArticleLast of 115 cardinals arrives in Rome for Conclave
The last of the 115 cardinals set to elect a new Pope, Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham-Minh Man is welcome to Rome by an unamed cardinal. The last of the 115 cardinals who will chose the new Pope has...
View ArticleChurch could become ‘compassionate NGO’– Francis the First
New Pope Francis The First – Went back to his lodges after being made Pope to pay for his room and pick up his clothes. Pope Francis has warned the Catholic Church would become “a compassionate NGO”...
View ArticleEuropean Muslims see dialogue hope in pope name
Pope Francis I may help bring Muslims closer to the Roman Catholic Church. Muslims in Europe see hope for better relations with Roman Catholicism after the new pope took the name Francis, recalling the...
View ArticlePope Francis calls for action on clerical sex abuse
Pope Francis I wants catholics priests caught up in sex scandals to be punished. Pope Francis has called for “decisive action” in the fight against sex abuse of minors by priests. He told Bishop...
View ArticlePope Francis is lobbied to make priestly celibacy optional
Clelia Luro shows a picture of herself with her late husband, Jeronimo Podesta, a former bishop of Avellaneda, at her home in Buenos Aires. She uses a wheelchair and carries the weight of her 87 years,...
View ArticleMonsignor Nunzio Scarano held in Vatican bank inquiry
Monsignor Nunzio Scarano who has been arrested on suspicion of corruption and fraud. A senior Italian cleric has been arrested in connection with an inquiry into a Vatican bank scandal over allegations...
View ArticleUN questions Vatican over child abuse cases
Pope Francis I: Cracking down on sex abuse is vital for the Church’s credibility A major UN child rights protection body has asked the Vatican to disclose details of thousands of paedophilia cases...
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