Vatican City

  • Aug 28, 2014
  • 7 min read

Papal popularity may exceed impact in Latin America

Pope Francis's Latin American identification carries both risks and opportunities.

Latin America
  • Mar 10, 2010
  • 2 min read

EUROPE: Abuse scandal undermines Vatican's credibility

Further allegations of sexual abuse against children by Catholic officials were reported today in...

  • Dec 4, 2009
  • 2 min read

RUSSIA/VATICAN: Upgrade signals easing of tensions

President Dmitry Medvedev yesterday informed Pope Benedict XVI that he had decided to establish...

Russia
  • May 27, 2009
  • 7 min read

RUSSIA/VATICAN: Patriarch-pope summit is in the offing

A Russian Orthodox patriarch has not met a Roman Catholic pontiff since 1054, when the Eastern...

Russia
  • Feb 27, 2009
  • 7 min read

VATICAN CITY: Appointment row highlights wider flaws

Bishop Richard Williamson, controversially re-appointed by Pope Benedict XVI, yesterday expressed...

Vatican City
  • Feb 3, 2009
  • 2 min read

VATICAN/EUROPE: Inward-looking approach causes harm

German Catholic bishops today criticised the Vatican for readmitting into the church a prelate...

  • May 9, 2007
  • 2 min read

BRAZIL: Papal trip aims to stem shrinking congregation

Pope Benedict XVI begins a five-day visit to Brazil today, his first to Latin America since...

Brazil
  • Jan 25, 2007
  • 2 min read

VIETNAM/VATICAN: Talks raise hopes for better ties

Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyan Tan Dung today held talks with Pope Benedict XVI, becoming the...

Vietnam