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Saddened by 'Last Supper' skit, Holy See stressing the importance of respecting diverse religious beliefs

Bishops from Europe, the United States and beyond, urged the faithful to keep Benedict in their thoughts

Unauthorised installation appeared to be one of most serious violations of agreement between Vatican and Beijing

Francis has already named a number of women, both nuns and lay women, to Vatican departments

Francis also calls for efforts to stop human trafficking, particularly of women and girls for forced prostitution

Pope Francis says parents should 'not hide behind an attitude of condemnation'

The pope criticises those who need to have rigid regulations and 'more rules' in order to find God

Warns that the decline represented a threat to the future of the country

Witnesses say the priest shouted loud enough for the pope to hear the commotion

Appointment of Sister Raffaella Petrini is the latest in which the pope has placed a woman in a leadership role

Pope Francis thanked a male nurse for convincing him to undergo surgery rather than continue antibiotics

Pope personally gave the required approval last week for Becciu to be indicted

It will be first time since 2013 that Pope Francis will have skipped leading a major papal event for health reasons

A statement says Vatican is now recycling 65% of its waste and aimed to reach 75% in 2023

Spokesman says Francis, who turns 84 next week, will visit the capital Baghdad, Ur

Vatican says Francis would skip the ceremony in order to avoid any risk of contagion caused by gatherings of people

Only 10 guests per cardinal were allowed in St. Peter’s Basilica because of the Covid-19 pandemic

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

With about two dozen confirmed cases, Vatican has been only lightly affected by the coronavirus

Says pandemic should spur everyone to work for the common good

Appointments mark the latest attempt by pope to keep promises to improve gender balance made years ago

Statement says he is overcoming the most acute phase of a painful but not grave illness

Ancient monument was once again declared a mosque following a court ruling revoking its status as a museum

Francis presides at an outdoor prayer service with about 130 people, including many affected by pandemic

Fear and confusion in the face of a disease whose toll has unrelentingly climbed towards 100,000

The US Catholic Church is undergoing one of worst crises in its history following defrocking of a former cardinal

According to Vatican, this year's World Day of Social Communications will be marked on June 2

Two cardinals are removed from so-called C9 Council of Cardinals, according to Vatican officials

Mother tells the pope that the family came from his native Argentina to see him

The Argentine pontiff complained of a 'depreciation of human life'

US groups urge Vatican to publish list of clerics accused of sexual assault

Catholics in China are divided between government-run association and unofficial church swearing allegiance to Vatican

US priests are accused of abusing over 1000 children over seven decades

Pope Benedict wrote in 2005 that homosexuality was a strong tendency ordered toward an intrinsic moral evil.

Three Vatican city nuns lash out against the menial work they have to do for clergymen, often for no money

Last year in Cuba first ever meeting between a Roman Catholic pope and a Russian Orthodox patriarch was held

It's the start of war because there is no dialogue, says

The pope has previously voiced his support for breastfeeding, including in public

Tayeb's decision to fly to Rome followed the easing of serious tensions that marked the reign of Francis's predecessor

Some 19 bidders from across the United States vied for the vehicle

The accord was signed in June

Following attacks in France in November, he streets around St Peter's basilica have been eerily quiet

Says fed up with recurring scandals

Three Vatican insiders and two Italian reporters face potential prison terms of up to eight years in the trial

Two journalists and three Vatican officials go on trial Tuesday over the publication of classified documents

Under a law introduced in 2013 on the pope's bidding, the accused risk up to eight years in jail

Francis says the Church should be "restless, always closer to the abandoned ones, the forgotten ones"

The Vatican cricket team clinched a narrow win in the final minutes

Conservative Catholics say homosexuals can live by Church's rules by being chaste

Alcohol and drug dependency can also be taken into consideration when a tribunal decides a marriage can be annulled