Pope Francis paid tribute on Wednesday to Chinese Catholics for holding on to their faith despite "hardships and trials", an apparent reference to Beijing's restrictions on religion.

Pope denounces 'hardships and trials' facing Catholics in China

Pope Francis has approved pilgrimages to Medjugorje, a village in Bosnia that is steeped in controversy over whether the Madonna appears to local people, the Vatican said on Sunday.

Pope Francis approves visits to contested Bosnian shrine

South Sudan's warring rivals President Salva Kiir and rebel leader and former vice president Riek Machar will attend a retreat at the Vatican on Wednesday and Thursday, the Holy See said.

Vatican says to host South Sudan warring rivals

Holy Men, Unholy Act: How sex abuse scandals have shaken the Church

Pope Francis on Friday enacted sweeping new legislation to protect children from sexual abuse within the Vatican and other Holy See institutions in Rome as well as by its diplomatic corps worldwide.

Pope enacts new legislation to prevent child abuse in Vatican

A top Vatican official says China's government should not fear 'distrust or hostility' from the Roman Catholic Church, writing amid speculation over whether President Xi Jinping will meet Pope Francis this week.

As Xi heads to Italy, Vatican says China should not fear Church

Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell was sentenced to 6 years in jail on Wednesday by an Australian court for sexually abusing two choir boys in Melbourne in the 1990s.

Former Vatican treasurer Pell jailed for six years for sexually abusing choir boys

Pope Francis announced on Monday that he has decided to open fully the Vatican's secret archives on the wartime pontificate of Pope Pius XII, something which Jews have been seeking for decades.

Vatican will open secret archives of WWII pope: Francis

The Vatican will open an internal investigation into Australian Cardinal George Pell following his conviction for sexually assaulting two choirboys, its spokesman said Wednesday.

Vatican to open probe into Australian Cardinal Pell over child sex abuse

Pope Francis on Sunday vowed to tackle every single case of sexual abuse by priests, comparing paedophilia to "human sacrifice", but drew an angry response from victims.

Pope vows to battle child sex abuse by Catholic church but fails to appease victims

Vatican to host conference on sex abuse this week

The Vatican has defrocked former United States cardinal, Theodore McCarrick after a church trial found him guilty of sexually abusing minors. McCarrick is the highest-ranking Catholic figure who has been dismissed from priesthood over the sexual abuse crisis, reported CNN.

Vatican dismisses former US cardinal over sexual abuse allegations

Pope Francis has said it is okay for couples to fight — heck it's normal — but he added that they should not do it in front of the children. Francis said couples should not fight in front of their children because of the anguish it causes them.

Don't fight in front of the kids: Pope Francis

Pope Francis will visit Romania for three days from May 31 to June 2, the Vatican announced on Friday. "Welcoming the invitation of the president, state authorities and the Catholic Church in Romania, the Holy Father will make an apostolic journey to the country from May 31 to June 2, 2019," the Vatican statement said.

Pope Francis to visit Romania: Vatican

The traditional nativity scene in St. Peter`s Square won`t be so traditional this year. For the first time, it is made of sand - 720 tons of it. For the past two weeks, Rich Varano, a professional sand artist, has been guiding three sculptors from the Netherlands, Russia and the Czech Republic, to craft the work, which measures about 5.

Vatican's St. Peter's Square gets 720-ton sand nativity scene

Pope delays vote on sex abuse reforms

A landmark deal between China's leaders and the Vatican over the appointment of bishops has been struck without Beijing taking action on long-held Church concerns over clerics in detention, Catholic Church sources familiar with the matter say.

Vatican deal with Beijing leaves some key questions unresolved

Pope Francis said today that he and not China will have final say in the appointment of bishops after the Vatican and China struck a historic deal last week ending decades of conflict.

Rome will appoint bishops in China, let it be clear: Pope Francis

Pope Francis has asked all the Chinese Catholics to reconcile while accepting that a historic deal with Beijing on nominating bishops may have caused "confusion" In a written message to Roman Catholics in China on Wednesday, the Pope said, "I now invite all Chinese Catholics to work towards reconciliation".

Pope calls on divided Chinese Catholics to reconcile

The Vatican announced Saturday it had reached an historic accord with China on the appointment of bishops in the Communist country which has so far named its own officials to a sole Beijing-recognised Catholic church.

Vatican announces historic China accord to appoint bishops

China and the Vatican will push to improve bilateral ties after the two sides signed a "provisional" agreement on the appointment of bishops on Saturday, the Chinese foreign ministry said.

China says to push to improve Vatican ties after bishop deal

In a statement, it said that Carlo Alberto Capella was ordered to face trial on Thursday, with the first hearing set for June 22

Vatican orders ex-diplomat to face child sex abuse trial

A statement followed reports in China quoting a bishop backed by the Beijing government as saying that a long-awaited deal would be signed by the end of March

Vatican-China accord on naming bishops not imminent, dialogue continues: Vatican

Vatican statement said Pope Francis had "accepted" Vigano's resignation

Vatican communications chief Vigano resigns over 'lettergate' scandal

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