Jackie Long
Child abuse and the Catholic church: is the Vatican still resisting reform?
A UN Committee say the Catholic church has proved itself neither capable nor willing to properly root out abuse.
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Biden praises Pope’s leadership on climate during Vatican talks ahead of COP26
President Biden has declared “it’s good to be back”, as he met the Pope at the Vatican. During a 90-minute audience, Mr Biden praised the Pope’s leadership on environmental issues, calling him the “most significant warrior for peace I’ve ever met”. But as Mr Biden heads into a flurry of diplomatic meetings before the COP26…
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Cardinal Pell: Vatican official charged with sex offences in Australia
The Vatican’s third highest ranking official has been charged with a series of sex offences in Australia after a two year investigation.
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The political Pope: does the Vatican have diplomatic clout?
Pope Francis names two Palestinian women as saints just days after the Vatican formalised its de facto recognition of the Palestine state. Channel 4 News takes a look at his other political battles.
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The Vatican through the eyes of young, gay Catholics
In a review of its teachings on the family and sexuality, Catholic bishops say gay people have “gifts and qualities to offer”. A sign the church is adopting a more welcoming attitude to homosexuality?
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Jackie Long
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Vatican policies ‘allowed priests to rape children’ – UN
A scathing UN report calls on the Vatican to “immediately remove” all clergy known or suspected of child abuse, and says the church put its reputation before the protection of children.
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Vatican nativity scene unveiled in St Peter’s Square
The Vatican nativity scene is unveiled in St Peter’s Square, Rome.
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New claims US spied on Vatican as it picked new Pope
US intelligence services allegedly monitored Pope Benedict and other Vatican officials’ phone calls, according to the Italian magazine Panorama.
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Bishop held in Vatican corruption case
A Vatican official is arrested in an alleged plot to bring 20 million euros into Italy from Switzerland aboard an Italian government plane.
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Pope Francis unveils inquiry to probe Vatican bank
Pope Francis unveils a commission of inquiry to examine the activities of the troubled Vatican bank in the wake of allegations of a new money-laundering scandal.
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Cardinal Keith O’Brien pays penance at Vatican
Cardinal Keith Patrick O’Brien, who resigned as head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland after admitting sexual misconduct, is heading to the Vatican for months of “prayer and penance”.
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Pope Francis greets crowds ahead of first Vatican Mass
Pope Francis tours St Peter’s Square at daybreak to wave at crowds and bless pilgrims ahead of his inauguration mass at the Vatican, attended by up to 200,000 people.
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Papal stumble: new Pope Francis trips up in the Vatican
With the world’s media watching, Pope Francis tripped as he began an audience with cardinals in the Vatican. He soon found his feet on only his second day in the job.
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Jon Snow
For any new Pope: the challenge of the Vatican Bank
No-one is convinced the Vatican Bank, designed to hold the donations and gifts of the faithful, is complying with the highest spiritual and temporal aspirations of Catholic worshippers.
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Alex Thomson
Vatican 2.0: the search for a 21st century leader
Pilgrims believe the church is in need of re-energising and that a younger Pope who can speak to the secular world could be what is now sought after
