Mar 31 Pope Francis to leave hospital Saturday and take part in Palm Sunday services By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press The Vatican says that Pope Francis is expected to be discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital, where he is being treated for bronchitis. The Vatican said Francis will be St. Peter's Square for Palm Sunday Mass to mark the… Continue reading
Mar 30 Vatican formally rejects 'Doctrine of Discovery' after Indigenous calls By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The Vatican has formally repudiated the "Doctrine of Discovery." That is the theory backed by 15th century decrees that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property law today. Continue reading
Mar 29 Pope Francis goes to hospital for scheduled tests, Vatican says By Associated Press The Vatican says Pope Francis has gone to a Rome hospital for some scheduled tests. It provided no details other than to say the pontiff's visit to the Gemelli hospital on Wednesday was "previously scheduled."… Continue reading
Mar 18 Vatican closes embassy in Nicaragua in response to crackdown on Catholic Church By Nicole Winfield, Gabriela Selser, Associated Press The Vatican said Saturday it had closed its embassy in Nicaragua after the country's government proposed suspending diplomatic relations, the latest episode in a yearslong crackdown on the Catholic Church by the administration of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. Continue reading
Jan 09 Pope meets with Benedict's aide, who settles scores and criticizes Francis in new book By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis met with Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the longtime secretary of Pope Benedict XVI who raised eyebrows with an extraordinary memoir in which he settles old scores and reveals palace intrigue about the decade-long cohabitation of the two pontiffs. Continue reading
Jan 02 Crowds pay respects as Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's body lies in state at Vatican By Giada Zampano, Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's body is lying in state as thousands of people have lined up across St. Peter's Square hours before dawn to pay their respects. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 4:44 Conservative doctrine, clergy sex abuse scandal marked Benedict XVI's reign By Laura Barrón-López, Ryan Connelly Holmes Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died Saturday morning in a Vatican City monastery at the age of 95. In St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis remembered his predecessor, who made history by resigning in 2013, as “noble” and “kind.” But Benedict’s papacy… Continue watching
Dec 31 Benedict XVI, pope who resigned to spend final years in quiet, dies at 95 By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday. Continue reading
Dec 30 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is in stable condition, Vatican says By Associated Press On Wednesday, Pope Francis revealed that his 95-year-old predecessor was “very ill” and he went to see him in his home in the Vatican Gardens. Continue reading
Dec 29 Former Pope Benedict XVI lucid and stable but condition 'serious', Vatican says By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, conscious and stable, but his condition remains serious. Continue reading