LifestyleGrandfather's claims Lourdes holy water cured his cancer will be tested by doctorsGrandfather believes holy water cured his inoperable cancer.08 Sep 02:42 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldSearch for missing teen in Vatican cemetery unearths thousands of bonesNew York Times: Search for the missing girl led to building near a Vatican City cemetery.22 Jul 03:07 AM
WorldCould grisly Vatican find be missing girl?Just days after search for missing teen seemingly went cold, bones have been found.13 Jul 09:26 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldMissing girl case uncovers a new mystery: Empty Vatican tombsNew York Times: One of Italy's most enduring mysteries has taken another strange turn.12 Jul 12:27 AM
WorldChurch under fire: How Pell decision could tear the Vatican apartBattle against the sexual abuse crisis in the Vatican deepens after Pell's guilty verdict.26 Feb 06:13 PM
WorldOrganisers of Pope Francis summit to meet with sex abuse survivorsActivists have demanded an end to decades of cover-ups by church leaders.18 Feb 07:25 AM
WorldVatican official who handled sex abuse cases is accused of sex abuseThe Vatican official has quit two months after being accused of sexual abuse.29 Jan 09:17 PM
WorldSix-year-old interrupts Vatican ceremony - and Pope Francis doesn't mindThe young boy ran on stage during Pope Francis' general audience.28 Nov 09:43 PM
WorldThe Pope suggests the Devil is behind sex abuse cover-up scandalThe head of the Catholic church said the Devil "had it in" for bishops.13 Sep 08:03 AM
World'We showed no care for the little ones'No effort to be spared to tackle Catholic Church's abuses, Pope says in letter.20 Aug 06:02 PM
WorldVatican's 'shame and sorrow'Statement says Pope on victims' side following report on decades of abuse.17 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldVatican City still has no policy to fight clergy sex abusePope Francis is addressing sex abuse in the Catholic Church, but not in Vatican City.01 Jul 05:10 PM
WorldPope compares abortion to Nazi crimesPope Francis has denounced abortion in no uncertain terms.17 Jun 02:59 AM
WorldChurch weighs sweeping reformArchbishops refuse to break the seal of confession to reveal child abuse.16 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldCheck out the Pope's new rideThe special edition sportscar sells for around $309,000.16 Nov 04:32 AM
WorldPope confesses he sometimes falls asleep while prayingPope believes God is happy when he nods off "like a child in the arms of his father".01 Nov 05:54 PM
WorldVatican diplomat 'uploaded child porn from church'Carlo Capella allegedly uploaded the child porn to a social networking site at Christmas.29 Sep 05:48 PM
WorldCardinal Pell faces court, denies sex chargesGeorge Pell plans to plead not guilty to multiple charges of historical sex offences.26 Jul 03:23 AM
WorldPolice raid gay orgy at Vatican apartmentPope Francis said to be fuming after priest arrested.05 Jul 01:35 AM
WorldPope will be 'sincere' with TrumpThe pope and President Trump will meet at the Vatican later this month.15 May 02:55 AM
WorldStephen Hawking hospitalised in RomeBritish physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking has been hospitalised in Rome for checks after not feeling well but his condition 04 Dec 10:22 PM
New ZealandWatch: Kiwi kids ask Pope to return kidnapped TeddyA group of children from a South Taranaki primary school are appealing to the Pope to intervene in an international kidnapping case involving a very special bear.02 Nov 03:49 AM
New ZealandMother Teresa canonisation celebrated in AucklandMother Teresa of Calcutta will be canonised a Catholic saint on Sunday in Rome, but commemorations in Auckland will involve people of many faiths.01 Sep 06:11 AM
WorldVatican admits failure to tackle abuseThe Vatican's third most senior official admitted that the Roman Catholic Church made "enormous mistakes" in ignoring decades of sexual abuse of children by priests.29 Feb 09:47 PM
WorldMan of God at odds with churchMany gay activists are cheering Charamsa's action, heralding him as a Vatican whistleblower.13 Nov 07:41 PM
WorldVatican child sex abuse trial closes after six minutesJozef Wesolowski, 66, was supposed to appear before a tribunal within the walls of the Vatican to face charges of paying underage boys for sexual acts.12 Jul 02:14 AM
WorldPope allows homeless man to be buried inside VaticanPope Francis has taken his embrace of homeless people a step further by allowing a tramp to be buried inside the Vatican for the first time in the history of the Holy See.27 Feb 03:07 AM
WorldFrancis' star status a shock for cardinalsThe cardinals who elected Pope Francis 18 months ago had no inkling that he would turn out to be such a "rock star" pontiff, two "princes of the church" have said.10 Oct 04:00 PM
WorldWomen call on Pope to end celibacy vowA group of 26 Italian women who claim to be having affairs with Roman Catholic priests have written a joint letter to the Pope begging him to end the Catholic Church's ban on priests having sex and getting married.19 May 05:38 AM
WorldFour Popes, two saints, one billion eyesIt has been dubbed "the day of the four Popes", an unprecedented occasion in the 2000-year history of the Catholic Church.27 Apr 04:15 PM
WorldThe People's Pope - His first yearHe's dropped an F-bomb, sold his Harley and appeared on Rolling Stone magazine. We look at ten of Pope Francis' notable moments in his first 12 months.13 Mar 03:00 AM
WorldGallery: The Pope's first yearA selection of images celebrating the one-year anniversary of Pope Francis' election as Bishop of Rome.13 Mar 02:49 AM
