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Pontiff says he will simplify papal funeral ritual.
Pope Francis said his tomb is "already prepared" in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, in an exclusive interview with Mexican broadcaster N+, reported by th...
Jesolo hosts 12 giant sand sculptures this Christmas
Sculptors from around the world return to Jesolo, a seaside resort near Venice in north-east Italy, for an annual sand festival dedicated to religious art.
The 202...
Vatican lights up Christmas tree on Saturday.
The Vatican will unveil this year's Nativity scene and light up its Christmas tree at a ceremony in St Peter's Square on Saturday 9 December at 17.00.
The Vatican's mange...
Vatican to light up Christmas tree and Nativity Scene on 9 December.
This Christmas in St Peter's Square, the Vatican will evoke the first living Nativity scene of St Francis on the 800th anniversary of its creation in...
Pope Francis approved document on 31 October.
The Vatican's doctrine office has said that it is permissible, under certain circumstances, for transgender adults to be baptised as Catholics and to serve as godparents....
Basilica to host religious and cultural events until 9 November 2024.
Rome's papal Archbasilica of St John Lateran, or San Giovanni in Laterano, will mark its 1,700th anniversary with a year of special events starting w...
Pontiff to celebrate All Souls' Day Mass in Rome War Cemetery.
Pope Francis will celebrate All Souls' Day Mass at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in the Testaccio area of Rome on Thursday 2 November....
Skulls and bones of Capuchin friars on Via Veneto in Rome.
The vaults and walls of the crypt in the Capuchin Church of S. Maria della Concezione on Rome's Via Veneto are decorated with the bones and skulls of some 3,700...
Pontiff admitted to Gemelli hospital in Rome.
Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Wednesday to undergo intestinal surgery and is expected to be hospitalised for several days, the Vatican said.
The...
Vatican police fired shot at vehicle.
A man was arrested on Thursday evening after he drove at high speed through one of the gates into Vatican City, forcing his way through two checkpoints and reaching a central courty...
New UK embassy building to reinforce relationship with Holy See.
UK minister for Europe, Leo Docherty, on Thursday opened new offices of the British embassy to the Holy See, together with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagh...
Cardinal Parolin to make history by attending coronation.
The Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, is to represent Pope Francis at the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in Westminster Ab...
Pontiff plans to take part in Palm Sunday Mass, Vatican says.
Pope Francis is set to be discharged from hospital on Saturday, the Vatican has confirmed, after the 86-year-old pontiff was hospitalised on Wednesday with a...
Vatican says pontiff "rested well during the night".
Pope Francis' health is improving after he was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital with respiratory problems on Wednesday, the Vatican has confirmed.
Vatican spoke...
Pontiff faces several days in hospital.
Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend "a few days" in hospital, the Vatican confirmed on Wednesday evening.
The pontiff was admitted to Rome's Gemelli...
Cardinals can no longer live rent-free in Vatican.
Pope Francis has ended the practice of allowing cardinals and senior church officials to live rent-free in Vatican-owned properties, as part of new cost-saving measures...
Pell's 2018 conviction for child sex abuse was later overturned.
Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s highest ranking Catholic prelate, died in Rome on Tuesday evening at the age of 81.
Pell was the most senior Catholic...
Former pope's tomb is in crypt of St Peter's.
The tomb of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI can be visited in the Vatican crypt, beneath St Peter’s Basilica, from Sunday 8 January.
The public can visit the former pope's tom...
Pope Francis on Saturday paid tribute to his "dearest" predecessor Benedict XVI, who died earlier in the day aged 95.
Pope Francis paid homage Saturday to "noble" and "kind" ex-pope Benedict XVI, who has died at the a...
Pope Francis will preside over the funeral for former pope Benedict XVI, who has died at the age of 95, on January 5, the Vatican said Saturday.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies in Vatican at 95
"On Thursday January...
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