Former Pope Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, died on Saturday aged 95 in a secluded monastery in the Vatican where he had lived since stepping down, a spokesman for the Holy See said. The Vatican said his body would lie in state from Monday in St.Peter’s Basilica.… Read More Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95
The Vatican’s first auditor general and his deputy, who were appointed in 2015 and fired two years later, are suing the Holy See for 9.3 million euros (an equivalent of $9.25 million) in damages, alleging they were sacked after discovering financial irregularities. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said on Thursday he had no comment on the… Read More Former Vatican auditor, deputy file $9.25million lawsuit against the Holy See
The Vatican on Thursday acknowledged that it had secretly disciplined East Timor bishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner Carlos Ximenes Belo two years ago, responding to allegations that he sexually abused boys in East Timor decades before. The Vatican acknowledgement came in response to reporters’ questions following an article this week in Dutch magazine De… Read More Vatican acknowledges disciplining East Timor’s Bishop Carlos Belo over alleged abuse of minors
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