The Latest Breaking News from Vatican City

Pope marks 10 years with podcast and a diplomatic row

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis marked 10 years as head of the Catholic Church on Monday with a podcast, a private mass and a series of interviews, one of which triggered a diplomatic spat with Nicaragua.

Bangkok Post · Mar 13, 2023

Pope Francis: the first post-colonial papacy to deliver messages that resonate with Africans

When he was presented to a cheering crowd at St Peter’s Square, Vatican City, on 13 March 2013, few people outside Latin America knew much about Jorge Bergoglio.

The Conversation · Mar 12, 2023

Cardinal George Pell dies aged 81

Pell died in Vatican City.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 10, 2023

Fraternal dialogue

Reminiscent of the scene in Oscar-nominated film The Two Popes where Cardinal Julio Bergoglio (Jonathan Price) was led by the Swiss Guards up the long staircase to have audience with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (Anthony Hopkins) at the Apostolic Palace, a group of Buddhist monks and laymen were guided…

Bangkok Post · Jul 5, 2022

Pope Says Eager To Visit Moscow And Meet Vladimir Putin

Pope Francis of the Vatican City, in an interview with the Italian news outlet, said that North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) "barking" at Russia's door may have led to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 

Benzinga · May 4, 2022

The ambitious Metropolitan Cathedral plans that could have changed Liverpool's skyline

The cathedral could have been even bigger than St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City

Liverpool Echo · Apr 24, 2022

On 'Easter of war,' pope implicitly criticises Russia over Ukraine

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, marking an "Easter of war" on Sunday urged leaders to hear the people's plea for peace in Ukraine and implicitly criticised Russia for dragging the country into a "cruel and senseless" conflict.

Bangkok Post · Apr 17, 2022