Tag: Vatican

Friday, September 26th 2014 - 06:20 UTC
Pope Francis removes Opus Dei bishop accused of protecting pedophile priest

Pope Francis has dismissed a conservative Paraguayan bishop who was accused of protecting a priest suspected of sexually abusing young people in the United States, the Vatican said on Thursday.
Tuesday, September 23rd 2014 - 10:50 UTC
For the Vatican, Cristina Fernandez visit was a low key event

What happened in the Vatican last Saturday when Pope Francis received Argentine president Cristina Fernandez for lunch and a long private talk. According to the visitor the Holy father was concerned about “debt and vulture funds harassment” and contrary to news from Buenos Aires previous to the trip, “the Pope was not at all concerned about governance in Argentina or the democratic process”.
Friday, September 19th 2014 - 06:02 UTC
Cristina Fernandez and Francis to discuss Argentina's political situation

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez left on Thursday evening for Rome where on Saturday she is scheduled to have lunch with Pope Francis in a meeting that according to Vatican sources has no formal timetable.
Tuesday, September 2nd 2014 - 06:57 UTC
Interreligious soccer match had Maradona as one of the outstanding stars

Diego Maradona and Roberto Baggio were among a host of former soccer stars who played in an interreligious charity match backed by Pope Francis on Monday night. The Argentine pope, an avid soccer fan, did not attend the match but had an audience with both teams earlier in the day and also broadcast a message on the big screens at Rome's Olympic Stadium ahead of kickoff.
Tuesday, August 26th 2014 - 07:18 UTC
Vatican downplays threats on the life of Francis: avoid creating “a climate of terror”

Speaking with Argentina TV stations, Vatican Chief of Ceremonial, Guillermo Karcher played down the threats against Francis saying that “the Pope is not giving substance” to the reports. He explained that the Vatican security measures have not been increased since there has been “no official” threat.
Thursday, August 21st 2014 - 06:26 UTC
Soccer fan Pope Francis receives San Lorenzo, South America's best team

Soccer took center stage at the Vatican Wednesday morning when members of Argentina's San Lorenzo visited their most famous fan, Pope Francis, to share the joy of winning the Copa Libertadores last week.
Tuesday, August 19th 2014 - 08:20 UTC
South Korea was a feast, but more important China warmed up to Pope Francis

Pope Francis ended his first official visit to Asia on Monday with a fresh overture to China and a call for reconciliation between South Korea and its totalitarian neighbor, North Korea. As the pope flew across Chinese airspace on his return flight to Rome, he sent a telegram — his second during the trip — to President Xi Jinping, expressing his “divine blessings” for the powerful leader and the Chinese people.
Wednesday, July 9th 2014 - 07:35 UTC
Clean-up process and 'zero tolerance' in Vatican bank plummets profits

The Vatican bank has blocked the accounts of more than 2,000 clients and ended some 3,000 “customer relationships” as part of a clean-up process that nearly wiped out its profit, its 2013 financial statement showed on Tuesday.
Monday, July 7th 2014 - 22:31 UTC
Francis 'humbly' asks for forgiveness from victims of 'clerical sexual abuse'

Pope Francis on Monday morning “humbly” asked six clerical sex abuse victims for forgiveness for the “grave crimes of clerical sex abuse” committed against them. The Pope made his comment to the victims in a homily delivered at mass in the Domus Santa Marta, his Vatican residence.
Tuesday, June 17th 2014 - 06:37 UTC
Argentina pressing Francis over Falklands' dispute, says Vatican expert

Vatican officials are becoming increasingly irritated with the Argentine government after its ambassador to Britain, who is a vocal critic of the UK policy regarding the Falkland Islands, requested a private audience with the Argentine born pontiff, reports a piece by Edward Pentin, published by Newsmax.com.