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‘In the last hours, a worsening due to advanced age has happened,’ said a Vatican spokesperson

Former pope Benedict, who Pope Francis said on Wednesday was "very sick", resigned in 2013, the first pontiff in 600 years to take such a step rather than rule for life.

Slovenia’s Catholic bishops have condemned the emotional, sexual, and spiritual violence committed against women by a famous Slovenian priest

Pope Francis has long used his Christmas address for an annual dressing down of officials

Pope Francis on Thursday denounced psychological violence and abuse of power in the Church, as the case of a prominent priest accused of exploiting his authority to sexually abuse nuns has rocked the Vatican.

Pope Francis has warned Vatican bureaucrats to beware the devil that lurks among them, saying it is an “elegant demon” that works in people who have a rigid, holier-than-thou way of living the Catholic faith

Pope Francis met in Rome on Wednesday with the families of Israelis being held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The meeting was held at the initiative of the Israeli Embassy in Rome. Pope Francis vowed before the Israeli delegation to work toward bringing home two Israeli civilians and…

Opposition lawmakers in Italy are seeking a parliamentary commission of inquiry into three cold cases that have consumed the Italian public’s imagination for decades

A Vatican-appointed investigator who helped bring to light decades-old allegations of sexual and spiritual abuse against a famous Jesuit priest is calling for the hierarchs who hid his crimes to “humbly ask the world to forgive the scandal.”