December 4, 2015 Gun used against Pope John Paul II to be exhibited The gun used by a would-be assassin to shoot Pope John Paul II will be on display at a museum dedicated to the pontiff as a sign of God's protection of him, according to priests in charge of the museum.
December 3, 2015 Rome, Argentina refuse burial of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke The Argentine government is refusing to allow convicted Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke to be buried on its soil, and Italian authorities say he will not have a church funeral or burial in Rome either.
December 3, 2015 Pope defrocks 400 priests in 2 years A document obtained by The Associated Press shows Pope Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests over just two years for molesting children.
December 3, 2015 Pope to visit Israel in 2014, Vatican says Pope Francis plans to visit Israel as soon as next year, the Vatican said, in what could be a landmark visit for a pontiff who has already won plaudits from the Jewish community for his strong condemnation of anti-Semitism.
December 3, 2015 Pope Francis outlines hopes for church reform as meetings with cardinals begin Eight cardinals appointed by Pope Francis are meeting at the Vatican to revise the church’s constitution, with the pope saying that he wants a missionary church with a modern spirit that gives hope to the poor, young and elderly.
December 3, 2015 North Korea says rocket tests not connected to South Korea Pope visit North Korea claimed Friday that the launch of three missiles off its east coast Thursday was not connected to Pope Francis’ historic visit to South Korea.
December 2, 2015 Solving the ‘enigma’ of Pope Francis Since Pope Francis was elected pontiff in 2013, his actions and what he has to say have been under the intense glare of the media spotlight. However, his background has remained largely unexamined. A new book argues that in order to understand Francis’ radical agenda for the Catholic Church, it is necessary to delve deep into the pontiff’s background and the complex Argentinian political system in which Jorge Mario Bergoglio was raised.
November 30, 2015 Vatican 'regrets' damning UN report on abuse Vatican says it regrets UN attempt to interfere with church teaching in damning abuse report.
November 29, 2015 Pope Francis joins hundreds of thousands for Mass Pope Francis urged hundreds of thousands of the faithful gathered Sunday for the biggest event of his U.S. visit to be open to "miracles of love," closing out his joyful six-day trip with a message of hope for families, consolation for victims of child sexual abuse and a warning to America's bishops
November 11, 2015 Vatican investigating two reporters over bombshell leaks The Vatican says it has placed two Italian journalists under investigation in its probe over leaked documents that revealed waste, greed and mismanagement at the highest levels of the Catholic Church hierarchy.
