Vatican

Mushaal, Pope's’ adviser see them as powerful force for peaceful settlement of Palestine-Israel, Kashmir conflicts

Tens of thousands queued to pay tribute to the pontiff who shocked the world by retiring a decade ago

Says defence of life could not be confined to individual rights because life is matter of 'broad social significance'

The new cardinals include those from Singapore, Mongolia, India and East Timor

The department had removed a link to an advocacy group's material from its website

Members of the Parish Priests Initiative 'deeply appalled' by the new Roman decree

Brazilian Natalia Garibotto cheekily responded to incident saying 'at least I'm going to heaven'

Italy surpassed one-million infections mark on Wednesday, to become one of the top 10 worst affected countries

The pope’s comments as portrayed prompted praise from liberals and calls for urgent clarification from conservatives

Vatican says all of those who had tested positive had mild symptoms

The pope left the Vatican for the first time in more than a month to say Mass in an almost empty church

There had been an electrical power problem in the Vatican

Vatican's Vienna representative could not immediately be reached on Sunday for comment

The lawsuit aims to compel the Vatican to open its archives and release identities of thousands of offenders

The pope’s refusal quickly entered what are known as the Catholic cultural wars between conservatives and progressives

Some Vatican watchers noted that even former Pope Benedict did not like having their hands kissed

At the end of a four-day episcopal conference

Vatican says it will formulate follow-up measures

A litany of child sexual abuse scandals has rocked the Roman Catholic Church

With stricter measures to combat sexual abuse and more transparency in Church

The details of the provisional agreement have not been made public by either side

Catholics recognise pope as head of church, while China's officially atheist government does not recognise the pope

The pontiff will spend two days in predominantly Catholic Lithuania before moving on to Latvia and then Estonia

A report has been made public detailing experiences of a thousand survivors abuse of power by priests

Largest-ever investigation of sex abuse in US Catholic Church finds that 301 priests had sexually abused minors

Several offices of senior church figures are being raided as police search for evidence of sexual abuse by clergy

McCarrick has not commented on the allegations of abuse of adult men and another minor

Luis Rubio was arrested for improper conduct and sexual abuse of minors when he was in charge of a Las Cabras school

All of Chile’s bishops offered to resign after meeting Vatican head over sexual abuse allegations

Priest pleaded guilty on Friday, says has gone through a 'personal crisis' and feels 'useless'

Among other decisions, Francis also decides that Office of Papal Charities will henceforth be headed by a cardinal

McCarrick continues to travel abroad regularly including to defend human rights issues

Entire Chilean delegation of bishops called to meet Pope Francis in Vatican last month has resigned

The US notified the Vatican of a possible violation of child pornography laws by a member of its diplomatic corps

Francis promised 'changes' to the Chilean church to "restore justice" in a short declaration to the bishops

Pell was one of the Pope Francis' most trusted aides

Magistrate Belinda Wallington hands down her decision in Pell’s case

A 2,300-page report sent to the pope includes testimony gathered from 64 people in New York and Santiago

Vatican rebukes journalist who quoted pope as denying hell

Critics warn exorcism can be a form of spiritual abuse as priests report jump in possession claims

76-year-old most senior Catholic cleric faces charges of sexual abuse

Priest Karadima accused of abusing children in 2010 and convicted by Vatican to life of penitence

US Cardinal Sean O'Malley confirmed as the head of the child protection panel along with seven other incumbent members

Francis is also opposed to Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital

Pope Francis has regularly urged the faithful to be more spiritual

Francis has become a star of the platform despite the dry, religious nature of most of his tweets

'Stop complaining and take steps to improve your life'

It is time to put excommunication on the table as a legal sanction for corruption, mafia association, says Vatican

Senior Vatican leader criticises poor level of science education in US schools

They also discussed a number of issues, ranging from Catholic Church's treatment of aboriginal children to...