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Vatican to open archives of Holocaust-era Pope Pius XII

2nd March 20202nd March 2020 Josie McFarlane 460 Views 0 Comments History, Holocaust, Pope, Pope Pius XII, Vatican, war

The Vatican is to open its archives on the wartime papacy of Pius XII, kept secret for decades amid accusations

Vatican appoints first woman to senior role in Church

16th January 202016th January 2020 Josie McFarlane 419 Views 0 Comments #Woman, Church news, Faith, Senior Church, Vatican

Pope Francis has made an Italian lawyer the first woman to hold a management position in the Vatican’s most important

Head of The Vatican financial watchdog agency leaves after controversial Vatican police raid

19th November 201918th November 2019 Josie McFarlane 474 Views 0 Comments #Finances, Church news, Crimes, police, Pope Francis, scandal, Vatican

Pope Francis has announced the head of the Vatican’s financial watchdog agency, dubbed the 007 of anti-money laundering, has left his

Vatican launches new ‘eRosary’ bracelet

17th October 201917th October 2019 Josie McFarlane 394 Views 0 Comments bracelet, Church news, Cross, Fashion, Modern, Vatican

The Vatican is hoping to pull in tech-savvy youngsters with the launch of an “eRosary” bracelet. The gadget, which costs

Vatican is forced to deny claim that the Pope questioned Christ’s divinity

11th October 201911th October 2019 Josie McFarlane 553 Views 0 Comments Church news, Claims, Divinity, God, Jesus, Pope Francis, Vatican

The Vatican has denied a claim that Pope Francis questioned Christ’s divinity, insisting comments published by an Italian journalist are not a

Pope caps reform of Vatican bank with new statutes

11th August 201911th August 2019 Josie McFarlane 434 Views 0 Comments #Finances, bank, Church news, Pope, Vatican

Pope Francis has approved new statutes for the Vatican Bank, making an external audit obligatory and introducing other changes to

Slave turned priest is recognised by Vatican

16th June 201914th June 2019 Josie McFarlane 484 Views 0 Comments African American, black, church, Church news, priest, Saint, slave, Vatican

A former US slave who became the first African-American to become a Catholic priest, is now one step closer toward

New Vatican rules on abuse will create ‘stronger Church’ – cardinal

17th May 201917th May 2019 Josie McFarlane 482 Views 0 Comments Church abuse, Church news, Vatican

New papal norms on preventing clergy sexual abuse are “a blessing that will empower the Church everywhere to bring predators

Controversial book claims that 80% of the Vatican clergy are gay

28th April 201926th April 2019 Josie McFarlane 1444 Views 0 Comments black, book, christian, Christians, Church news, Clergy, community, Faith, Gay, God, Sexuality, Vatican

Frédéric Martel’s new book claims that a majority of the clerics in the Vatican bureaucracy are gay and some have

Vatican to open secret Holocaust-era archives

12th March 20198th March 2019 Josie McFarlane 623 Views 0 Comments christian, Church news, Faith, God, Holocaust-era, News, Vatican

Pope Francis has said the Roman Catholic Church will open up its archives on Pius XII, who was Pope during

Vatican sand nativity scene

21st December 201818th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 981 Views 0 Comments angels, art, Christmas, Christmas Display, God, Italy, Jesus, Joseph, Mary, nativity scene, Sand, shepherds, Vatican

A nativity scene made entirely of sand is on display at the Vatican. Made out of 720 tonnes of sand,