The Latest Breaking News from Vatican

Pope Francis plans to visit his native Argentina in 2024, local media reports

Pope Francis, who has not visited his home country Argentina since he left for the Vatican a decade ago, said he planned to visit in 2024, local media reported on Sunday.

Reuters · Apr 23, 2023

Hong Kong bishop invites head of China's state-backed church

Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop has invited a leader of the Communist Party-controlled group for Catholics in mainland China to visit his city

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

Jason Momoa plots to blow up the Vatican in blistering new Fast 10 trailer

The new trailer teases cannon cars, bomb pinball, and, of course, family

Total Film · Apr 20, 2023

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged in Wisconsin with sex abuse

The defrocked Roman Catholic cardinal who became the face of the church’s clergy sex abuse crisis has been charged in Wisconsin with sexually assaulting an 18-year-old man more than 45 years ago

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

Pope Francis attacks ‘insinuations’ that John Paul II prowled for underage girls

Pope defends predecessor after remarks by brother of 15-year-old girl who went missing in Rome in 1983

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2023

Hong Kong bishop visits Beijing on historic trip

Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop arrived in Beijing on Monday, marking the first visit to the Chinese capital by the city’s bishop in nearly three decades, despite signs of Sino-Vatican strains

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

Hong Kong bishop visits Beijing in historic trip amid Sino-Vatican tension

Hong Kong's top Catholic cleric is due to arrive in Beijing on Monday on the first visit to the Chinese capital by a bishop of the former British colony in nearly 30 years, despite signs of new Sino-Vatican tension.

Reuters · Apr 17, 2023

Pope Francis calls 'insinuations' against John Paul II unfounded

Pope Francis on Sunday rejected as offensive and unfounded what he called insinuations by the brother of a Vatican schoolgirl who went missing 40 years ago about one of his predecessors as pontiff, Saint John Paul II.

Reuters · Apr 16, 2023

Hong Kong Bishop heads to mainland China amid Vatican strains

Stephen Chow’s visit comes as China’s Beijing-approved Catholic Church makes appointments in defiance of Vatican deal.

Al Jazeera · Apr 16, 2023

Russell Crowe’s latest film role — Vatican’s ‘James Bond of exorcists’

Rev. Gabriele Amorth was appointed chief exorcist of the Diocese of Rome in 1986 and remained there until 2016, when he died at age 91. In those three decades, Amorth claimed to have conducted over 60,000 exorcisms.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 15, 2023