Vatican: News
23 Feb 2024
FoodDelving into the fascinating origins of the pretzel
The soft pretzel, a famous snack found in various venues like movie theaters, airports, and coffee shops may have originated from Lent.
12 Jan 2024
Pope FrancisPope Francis unable to complete speech, cites bronchitis
Pope Francis struggled to finish a speech on Friday due to a bout of bronchitis while addressing a group of French religious communications experts at the Vatican.
07 Apr 2023
RomeKnow about Gabriele Amorth, real-life exorcist who inspired horror flick
Renowned Italian Catholic priest and exorcist of the Diocese of Rome, Gabriele Amorth had performed thousands of exorcisms throughout his life.
30 Mar 2023
Travel And TourismVisiting Vatican City? Avoid these tourist mistakes
Vatican City is known for housing some of the most awe-inspiring works of art and architecture.
31 Dec 2022
World War 2Former Pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95: Vatican
Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95 at his Vatican residence nearly a decade after stepping down due to ill health, BBC reported citing Vatican officials.
27 Oct 2022
Pope FrancisPope Francis warns against watching excess news, pornography
Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, has warned against watching excess news and pornography.
23 Sep 2022
Durga PujaKolkata: Durga Puja pandal based on 'Vatican City' theme inaugurated
Durga Puja preparations are in full swing in Kolkata, and with an early inauguration this year, Lake Town, Bidhannagar's Sree Bhumi Sporting Club is ready to awe devotees with their pandal designed like the Vatican City's St. Peter's Basilica.
29 Jan 2022
Lifestyle5 things to do in Vatican City
Vatican City is the smallest country in the world and is surrounded by Rome.
30 Oct 2021
Narendra ModiPM invites Pope Francis to India during meet in Vatican
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Pope Francis in Vatican City and invited him to visit India.
14 Jul 2021
RomePope Francis discharged from hospital ten days after surgery
Pope Francis was seen leaving the hospital on Wednesday, ten days after undergoing planned surgery to remove half his colon.
18 Feb 2021
ItalyPope celebrates pandemic-aware Ash Wednesday at Vatican
Pope Francis presided over a pandemic-aware Ash Wednesday service, with reduced participation of the faithful and a revised rite to reduce the chance of infection as the virus and its variants continue to spread through Italy.
11 Jan 2021
Pope FrancisWomen can read at Mass, but can't be priests: Pope
Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass while reaffirming they cannot be priests.
01 Sep 2019
Pope FrancisPope Francis rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in lift
The crowd gathered outside the Apostolic Palace for the Sunday Angelus cheered louder than usual as Pope Francis appeared at the window on Sunday.
13 Mar 2019
AustraliaCardinal George Pell gets 6-years in jail for child sex-abuse
Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be convicted of sex abuse to date, has been sentenced to six years in prison by an Australian court for the "callous" assault of two choirboys in the late 1990s.
26 Feb 2019
AustraliaTop Vatican cleric Cardinal George Pell convicted of child sex-crimes
Australia's senior-most Catholic cleric Cardinal George Pell has been found guilty of five counts of child sexual-assault and is set to be jailed.
24 Feb 2019
Pope FrancisChurch files on pedophile priests destroyed, top Catholic cardinal admits
A top Catholic cardinal admitted yesterday that Church files on priests accused of sexually abusing children were destroyed in a move which allowed pedophiles to prey on others.
28 Jul 2018
Kerala#MeToo hits Vatican: Nuns speak against priests who sexually-abused them
For decades, the Catholic Church turned a blind eye to abuse meted to nuns, but it seems to be changing.
17 Jun 2018
IrelandPope Francis compares abortion to the Nazis' 'purity' obsession
Speaking off-the-cuff at a meeting, Pope Francis on Saturday likened abortions to the Nazi obsession with "pure race," and said children should be accepted as they are since they are God's gift.
25 Jul 2017
ItalyPope Francis shuts Vatican's famed fountains due to drought
A prolonged drought in several parts of Italy has prompted the Vatican to shut off its famous fountains.
24 May 2017
Donald TrumpTrump says meeting Pope Francis was "an honor"
US President Donald Trump met Pope Francis during his visit to the Vatican.
23 Nov 2016
Pope Francis'Sindr', the Vatican's new confession finder app
In an attempt to engage with the "mobile generation", Archbishop Leo Cushley from the Archdiocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, announced "The Catholic App" outside St. Peter's Basilica yesterday.