December 7, 2015 UN committee on torture brings Vatican delegation back for second round of questioning In its second grilling at the United Nations this year, the Vatican on Monday sought to limit its responsibility for the global priest sex abuse scandal by undercutting arguments it has violated an international treaty against torture and inhuman treatment.
December 7, 2015 Pope Francis reveals he used to work as a bar bouncer It’s common knowledge that St. Peter guards the pearly gates. But what many people might not know is Pope Francis used to guard the door at a bar in Argentina.
December 7, 2015 Pope criticizes abortion as evidence of 'throwaway culture' Pope Francis on Monday criticized abortion as evidence of a "throwaway culture" that wastes people as well as food, saying such a mentality is a threat to world peace.
December 7, 2015 Vatican coins recalled for misspelling 'Jesus' The Vatican recalled more than 6,000 commemorative medals this week after discovering the word ”Jesus” was misspelled as “Lesus” on the coins, according to a report in the German news site Spiegel International.
December 5, 2015 Benedict takes up Francis' invite for lunch Retired Pope Benedict XVI has shared a holiday meal with his successor, Francis, at the Vatican.
December 5, 2015 Vatican presses forward with crackdown on US nuns' group over 'radical' positions The Vatican official overseeing the crackdown on the largest umbrella group for U.S. nuns is pressing forward with the overhaul under Pope Francis.
December 5, 2015 Pope Francis canonizes Sri Lanka's first saint in mass before hundreds of thousands Pope Francis pressed his call for Sri Lankan reconciliation Wednesday by canonizing the country's first saint as a model for national unity and visiting the war-ravaged north to pray at a shrine revered by both Sinhalese and Tamil faithful.
December 5, 2015 Pope Francis considering adding Cuba stop to September US trip Pope Francis is considering adding a stop in Cuba to his U.S. trip in September but no decision has been made, the Vatican said Friday.
December 4, 2015 Popes John Paul II, John XXIII to be declared saints in April Popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be declared saints on April 27, 2014.
December 4, 2015 Vatican official condemns Brittany Maynard's assisted suicide The Vatican's top bioethics official on Tuesday called "reprehensible" the suicide of an American woman suffering terminal brain cancer who stated she wanted to die with dignity.
