Latest Vatican City News
Pope blames weapons industry for Russia-Ukraine war and 'martyrdom' of Ukrainian people
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday labeled the weapons industry as being a key driver of the “martyrdom” of Ukraine’s people in Russia’s war, saying even the withholding of weapons now is going to continue their misery. Francis appeared to refer to...
Ideological rifts among U.S. bishops are in the spotlight ahead of momentous Vatican meeting
NEW YORK (AP) — Early next month, the Vatican will open an unprecedented gathering of Catholic clergy and laypeople from around the world. The synod is intended to be a collegial, collaborative event, though the agenda includes divisive issues such as the role of women in the church and the...
Vatican shares investigation into child abuse allegations against an Australian bishop with police
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Vatican had shared with police findings of an internal investigation of a former Australian bishop over child sex abuse allegations and the church would fully cooperate with criminal investigators, a cleric said on Friday. The Catholic Church...
Women who say they were abused by a onetime Jesuit artist denounce an apparent rehabilitation effort
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Women who say they were abused by a once-prominent Jesuit artist said Tuesday they had been revictimized by his superiors, saying Pope Francis’ recent gestures and an apparent effort to exonerate him publicly showed church pledges of “zero tolerance” were just a...
Vatican considers child sexual abuse allegations against a former Australian bishop
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Vatican is considering the findings of a church investigation into “very serious and deeply distressing” child sexual abuse allegations against a former Australian bishop, a church leader said on Tuesday. Christopher Saunders, now 73, resigned in...
Pope meets with new Russian ambassador as second Moscow mission planned for his Ukraine peace envoy
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Russia’s new ambassador to the Vatican met Monday with Pope Francis for a protocol visit, as signs emerged that the Vatican's Ukraine peace envoy could soon be undertaking a second mission to Moscow. The Vatican said Ambassador Ivan Soltanovsky was presenting...
Letter showing Pope Pius XII had detailed information from German Jesuit about Nazi crimes revealed
ROME (AP) — Newly discovered correspondence suggests that World War II-era Pope Pius XII had detailed information from a trusted German Jesuit that up to 6,000 Jews and Poles were being gassed each day in German-occupied Poland. The documentation undercuts the Holy See’s argument that it...
Pope's Ukraine peace envoy raises stalled Black Sea grain exports in Beijing talks
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ Ukraine peace envoy discussed the need to resume Ukraine grain exports to feed the world's hungry during a meeting Thursday with a Chinese official while on a mission to Beijing, the Vatican said. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi met with Li...
Sweeping study finds 1,000 cases of sexual abuse in Swiss Catholic Church since mid-20th century
GENEVA (AP) — A sweeping, year-long study of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and others in Switzerland published Tuesday has turned up more than 1,000 cases since the mid-20th century, as the Swiss church becomes the latest in Europe to reckon with the abuse scandal. With few...
Pope's Ukraine peace envoy heads to China on mission to help return Ukraine children taken to Russia
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ Ukraine peace envoy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, is heading to China on the fourth leg of a mission that has already brought him to Kyiv, Moscow and Washington, the Vatican said Tuesday. The main aim of the shuttle diplomacy is to help return Ukrainian...
