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Teen coder made first millennial Catholic saint at youthful Vatican event

Teen coder made first millennial Catholic saint at youthful Vatican event

A teenager who died of leukaemia in 2006 became the first Catholic saint of the millennial generation on Sunday, in a Vatican ceremony led by Pope Leo and attended by an estimated 70,000 young worshippers from dozens of countries.
Who might succeed Pope Francis?

Who might succeed Pope Francis?

Pope Francis died of stroke and heart failure, Vatican says

Pope Francis died of stroke and heart failure, Vatican says

Pope is making first public appearance before hospital discharge and return to Vatican

Pope is making first public appearance before hospital discharge and return to Vatican

Pope Francis is making his first public appearance in five weeks before being discharged Sunday from the hospital, where he survived a severe case of pneumonia that twice threatened his life and raised the prospect of a papal resignation or funeral.
March 23, 2025 | 03:35 am PT
Pope suffers respiratory attack, condition critical: Vatican

Pope suffers respiratory attack, condition critical: Vatican

Pope Francis's condition "continues to be critical", the Vatican said Saturday, saying the 88-year-old was alert but had suffered a respiratory attack that required "high-flow oxygen", and also blood transfusions.
February 22, 2025 | 05:33 pm PT
Pope Francis, 88, hospitalized with bronchitis

Pope Francis, 88, hospitalized with bronchitis

Pope Francis was admitted to hospital on Friday for tests and treatment for bronchitis, the latest in a series of health problems for the 88-year-old pontiff.
February 14, 2025 | 08:37 pm PT
Vatican confirms ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons

Vatican confirms ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons

The Vatican has confirmed a ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons, a centuries-old secretive society that the Catholic Church has long viewed with hostility and has an estimated global membership of up to six million.
November 15, 2023 | 07:25 pm PT
Body of ex-pope Benedict to lie in state at Vatican

Body of ex-pope Benedict to lie in state at Vatican

Catholics will on Monday be able to pay their respects in the Vatican to former pope Benedict XVI, whose body will lie in state for three days at St Peter's Basilica before his funeral.
January 1, 2023 | 07:22 pm PT
Former Pope Benedict dies aged 95

Former Pope Benedict dies aged 95

Former Pope Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, died on Saturday aged 95 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican where he had lived since his resignation, a spokesman for the Holy See said.
December 31, 2022 | 02:05 am PT
Vietnam, Vatican agree to upgrade relations

Vietnam, Vatican agree to upgrade relations

The Vatican and Vietnam have agreed to upgrade their relations, which have been slowly improving since a total break after the Vietnam War nearly half a century ago.
April 22, 2022 | 07:23 pm PT
Former Vatican treasurer Pell jailed for six years for sexually abusing choir boys

Former Vatican treasurer Pell jailed for six years for sexually abusing choir boys

Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell was sentenced to six years in jail on Wednesday by an Australian court for sexually abusing two choir boys in the 1990s.
March 12, 2019 | 05:04 pm PT
Signal summit on sex abuse opens at Vatican

Signal summit on sex abuse opens at Vatican

Pope Francis kicks off a red-letter global child protection summit Thursday for reflections on the sex abuse crisis.
February 20, 2019 | 08:27 pm PT
Pope to meet sexual abuse victims in Ireland as scandal jars Church

Pope to meet sexual abuse victims in Ireland as scandal jars Church

Pope Francis will meet victims of clergy sexual abuse during his trip to Ireland this weekend, the Vatican said on Tuesday.
August 21, 2018 | 06:08 pm PT
Vatican voices 'shame and sorrow' over damning sex abuse report

Vatican voices 'shame and sorrow' over damning sex abuse report

The Vatican expressed “shame and sorrow” on Thursday over revelations that Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania sexually abused 1,000 people over seven decades. 
August 16, 2018 | 05:35 pm PT
Vatican treasurer's trial on historical sex offences to last 10 weeks, court hears

Vatican treasurer's trial on historical sex offences to last 10 weeks, court hears

The 76-year-old was ordered to face trial on sexual offences involving multiple accusers.
May 1, 2018 | 05:16 pm PT
Pope, on Christmas Eve, says faith demands respect of immigrants

Pope, on Christmas Eve, says faith demands respect of immigrants

'So many other footsteps are hidden in the footsteps of Joseph and Mary. We see the tracks of entire families forced to set out in our own day.'
December 24, 2017 | 05:57 pm PT
Cardinal Pell on his way home to Australia to face abuse charges - media

Cardinal Pell on his way home to Australia to face abuse charges - media

He is due to appear in a Melbourne court on July 26.
July 8, 2017 | 06:19 pm PT
Australian police charge Vatican treasurer over historical sexual assaults

Australian police charge Vatican treasurer over historical sexual assaults

He is the third highest ranking official in the Vatican.
June 28, 2017 | 05:07 pm PT
Trump arrives at Vatican to exchange views with Pope Francis

Trump arrives at Vatican to exchange views with Pope Francis

The visit is part of Trump's world tour of major monotheistic faiths.
May 24, 2017 | 12:01 am PT
 
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