Pope Benedict, leading Catholics into Easter, says technological progress, in the absence of awareness of God, poses a threat to the world.
The Vatican fiercely rejected claims by one of its archbishops of widespread corruption and waste in the management of the Holy See.
The Vatican has decided to release confidential files about an abuse case in the US to avoid accusations of a cover-up.
A vial containing the late pope John Paul II’s blood will soon be winging its way to Mexico in a bid to help bring down crime in the country.
The Vatican is betting an iPod beats "Shush!" in lowering the noise level in basilicas. It will even lend you one for free to try to prove its point.
The Vatican on Monday invited 150 bloggers from around the world to a first-ever blogging summit, increasingly aware of the importance of blogging.
The late pope John Paul moved a major step closer to sainthood on Sunday at a joyous ceremony that drew more than a million people.
The Vatican on Friday said Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will attend Sunday’s beatification ceremony for the late pope John Paul II.
The Pope took part in a chat show on Friday, addressing Côte d’Ivoire and Iraqi Christians, but avoiding scandals that have rocked Catholicism.
God’s mind was behind scientific theories such as the Big Bang, and Christians should reject the idea that the universe came into being by accident.
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/ 26 December 2010
Pontiff highlights tensions with Beijing as he prays for peace in Middle East and Korean peninsula in Christmas message.
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/ 25 December 2010
Pope Benedict prayed for peace on Friday as he led the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas at a mass marked by heightened security.
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/ 25 November 2010
China said that Vatican opposition to the official Chinese Catholic body’s ordination of a bishop amount to a violation of freedom of religion.
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/ 21 September 2010
The Vatican on Tuesday said it was "perplexed and astonished" after Rome prosecutors placed the head of its bank under investigation.
Priest sex abusers should "always" be turned in to civil authorities, the Vatican said on Monday in guidelines posted on its website.
Crowds flocked to Rome for the annual celebration of the Resurrection, but this year divisions over the abuse scandal made the mood far from joyous.
Attacks on the Catholic Church over a sexual abuse scandal are comparable to "collective violence" against Jews, the pontiff’s personal preacher said.
Expert’s warning proves Catholic church should have known about failings in dealing with abuse cases, says lawyer.
As the scandal has convulsed the Church in the United States and Europe, the Vatican has gone on the offensive, attacking the media.
Pope Benedict XVI is shy man of temperate habits with a love of cats and classicial music. How does this square with his image as God’s rottweiler?
Pope Benedict apologised on Saturday to victims of child sex abuse by clergy in Ireland and ordered an inquiry there to try to stem a scandal.
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/ 11 January 2010
Pope Benedict XVI called laws ignoring the difference between the sexes an "attack" on creation days after Portugal moved to legalise gay marriage.
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/ 25 October 2008
Catholic bishops meeting in Rome said on Friday they want the word of God to be heard through what could be considered an unlikely channel: iPods.