The Latest Breaking News from Vatican

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, powerful Vatican prelate, dies at 94

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, a once-powerful Italian prelate who long served as the Vatican's No. 2 official, has died

The Independent UK · May 28, 2022

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican power who dismissed sexual abuse, dies

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, a controversial Vatican power broker for more than a quarter of a century who was accused of covering up one of the Catholic Church's most notorious sex abusers, has died at the age of 94.

Reuters · May 28, 2022

Italian protesters demand action on abuses in Catholic Church

Anti-abuse activists on Friday demonstrated near the Vatican embassy to Italy to demand action into sexual abuse in the Italian Catholic Church, amid ongoing discussion on how such an investigation should be organised.

Reuters · May 27, 2022

Back in Georgia, Newt Gingrich looks to make his mark on 2022 election

ATLANTA — Villa Richardson sits atop a hill with a sweeping view of Rome. The 19th-century palazzo is the residence of the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. And it's where Newt Gingrich spent most of the COVID-19 lockdown.

Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022

Cardinal: Pope ordered auditor to resign over spying charge

A Vatican cardinal has shed light on a scandal that had sparked questions about the Vatican’s commitment to financial transparency and accountability

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

Vatican Expresses Concern Over Cardinal Zen’s Arrest For Ties To Pro-Democracy Fund

The Vatican has expressed “concern” after 90-year-old outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen was arrested last week in Hong Kong on charges he had endangered China’s national security.

Zenger · May 18, 2022

Devasahayam Pillai: An anti-caste crusader who was canonised

“The Vatican conducted an inquiry based on the request submitted by us and decided to drop the caste title,” said Fr. Kulandai

The Hindu · May 17, 2022

Vatican minister visits Ukraine as pope toes delicate line

The Vatican’s foreign minister is heading to Kyiv this week as the Holy See seeks to balance its concern for Ukrainians with its efforts to keep open a channel of dialogue with Russia

The Independent UK · May 17, 2022

Jason Momoa apologises for taking photos in the Vatican

‘So they let the rich and famous film in there but us peasants can’t,’ joked one person

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022

Tamil Thai Vaazhthu echoes in Vatican; Stalin hails move

The invocation, Neerarum Kadalutha is a poem authored by renowned Tamil scholar Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai

The Hindu · May 15, 2022