The Latest Breaking News from Vatican

Support your children if they are gay, pope tells parents

Pope Francis said on Wednesday that parents of gay children should not condemn them but offer them support.

Reuters · Jan 26, 2022

Cardinal skips Vatican trial to boycott talk of rumoured liaison with woman

A cardinal who is a defendant in a Vatican corruption trial stayed away on Tuesday because he did not want to be in the room when lawyers spoke of rumours that he had an intimate relationship with a woman, which he has denied.

Reuters · Jan 25, 2022

Vatican cardinal complains prosecutors asked about sex life

The lone cardinal indicted in the Vatican’s big fraud and embezzlement trial is complaining that the pope’s prosecutors offended his dignity by suggesting he was having sex with a co-defendant

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022

Conservatives defend ex pope after report but experts see legacy dented

Conservatives on Friday defended former Pope Benedict against charges of mishandling sexual abuse cases decades ago, but victim groups and experts said the findings of a German report had tarnished the legacy of one of Catholicism's most renowned theologians.

Reuters · Jan 21, 2022

Pope vows justice for abuse victims after Ratzinger faulted

Pope Francis has vowed to provide justice to victims of clergy sexual abuse a day after an independent audit faulted his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, for having botched four cases

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022

Vatican website gives space to group demanding female priesthood

The Vatican has given space on its website to a Catholic group that demands the ordination of women priests during consultations ahead of a key meeting next year.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2022

Vatican includes group backing women's ordination on website

The Vatican has included a group that advocates for women’s ordination on a website promoting a two-year consultation of rank-and-file Catholics

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

When and why did Pope Benedict XVI resign?

Former pontiff accused of ‘misconduct’ by German law firm over alleged failure to act on child abuse cases

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

Benedict denies he knew about Legionaries of Christ abuse when cardinal

Former Pope Benedict XVI denied that he was given information about child abuse in the Legionaries of Christ religious order when he was a top Vatican official, in a case that has tarnished the reputation of his predecessor, John Paul II.

Reuters · Jan 19, 2022

Knights of Malta warn Vatican reforms risk their sovereignty

The Knights of Malta, an ancient Catholic order, are warning that the Vatican's proposals for reforming the order risk its internationally recognized status as a soverign state

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2022