Hell hath no fury: Pope an exorcist?

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican's new financial watchdog said on Wednesday it had detected six possible attempts to use the Holy See to launder money last year, citing this as proof of its commitment to transparency. The head of the Vatican's Financial ...

Forty-one years ago, a crazed Hungarian named Laszlo Toth jumped an altar railing in St. Peter's Basilica and dealt 12 hammer blows to Michelangelo's Pieta, severely damaging the Renaissance masterpiece. To mark the attack on May 21, 1972, the ...

The Vatican on Wednesday said it was a "credible partner" in the struggle against money laundering as it published its first-ever report on efforts to meet international rules on suspect financing. View of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican ...

Fr Lombardi says he was simply praying for a sufferer. Vatican City: A Vatican spokesman on Tuesday refuted claims that Pope Francis performed an exorcism on a man in St. Peter's Square after Mass on Sunday. But he did not altogether deny the ...

Pontiff warns against them but admits they have existed since Church began. Vatican City: While acknowledging that power struggles have existed in the Church since it began, Pope Francis said Jesus teaching on power leaves no room for them.?? In the ...

VATICAN CITY, May 18: Pope Francis toured St Peter's Square to greet tens of thousands of people attending a rally of prayer, music and speeches on Saturday, and he embraced the brother of a Pakistani politician who was assassinated after calling ...

THE Vatican Bank, a centre of scandals for years, is to launch a website and publish its annual reports to improve transparency, says its new president. Ernst von Freyberg told bank staff of the changes this week. The changes should be in place by ...

The brother of slain Pakistani minister Shahbaz Bhatti will speak in front of Pope Francis and some 120,000 members of new Catholic religious movements on Saturday, the Vatican has said. Religious freedom advocate Paul Bhatti, a Catholic like his ...

VATICAN CITY -- If Pope Francis is feeling a bit homesick these days, he need only go downstairs to St. Peter's Square. The Vatican on Friday opened an exhibit on Argentine gauchos, the legendary horsemen of the pampas a show that's been years in ...