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Pope Francis Gets His Statue Inside Rome’s Wax Museum

The statue was unveiled December 8, after three craftsmen worked on it for two months

Religion - Museums

December 15, 2013

Pope Francis Named TIME's Person of the Year 2013

Calling him "The People's Pope," Time magazine named Pope Francis its Person of the Year on Wednesday

December 11, 2013

The Pope Francis Effect: Mass Gets Crowded

Many priests and religious officials say that the number of people attending Mass and going to confession is increasing...

November 17, 2013

‘Ndrangheta may be threatening Pope Francis

Reggio Calabria District Attorney Nicola Gratteri claims the ‘ndrangheta does not like the sobering mission undertaken...

Crime - Religion

November 14, 2013

Not Your Average Pontiff: Fun Images of Pope Francis

We look at images of the Pope that shows his informal approach to the papacy

November 3, 2013

A Collection of Fun Images of Pope Francis

It has been only a few months since Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope (13 March 2013) and by now we have become

October 31, 2013

Vatican Misspells Jesus on 6,000 Papal Medals

The gold, silver and bronze medallions were made to commemorate the beginning of Pope Francis’ papacy

October 24, 2013

Culture

Italy's Treasures: The Vatican

The world's smallest state, Vatican City, hosts a magnificent collection of art, architecture and artefacts

History - Italy's Treasures

October 15, 2013

Culture

Italian Families: Borgia

In our series focusing on famous Italian families, we look at one of Italy’s most notorious: the Borgias

History - Italian Families - Italian Heritage

October 14, 2013

Culture

The Pope’s Top Ten Favorites in Art, Cinema, Literature and Music

A look at some of Pope Francis' favorite cultural things, almost all of them Italian

Top Ten - Top - Cinema - Literature - Music

October 7, 2013

Italian Priest Donates Used Car To Pope Francis

The gift comes from an Italian priest from Verona

Religion - Society

September 19, 2013

Culture

Closer to Sainthood: Pope John XXIII and Pope John-Paul II

The Vatican announced that Pope Francis has pushed forward with the canonisation of Pope John-Paul II.

Vatican Gives Rave Review To James Bond Film

Film - Religion

November 7, 2012

Vatican Showcases Papal Cars

The Vatican Museums have unveiled a new permanent exhibition dedicated to papal travel since 1825

Exhibition - Events

November 1, 2012

Culture

Papal Latin Academy to Breath Life into Dead Language

Pope Benedict XVI is planning to set up a Papal Latin Academy to promote the use of Latin within the Catholic Church...

Religion - Education

October 9, 2012

Pope Benedict XVI Visits Earthquake Victims and Pledges His Support

Events - Religion

The Vatileaks: Pope's Butler Arrested, Bank President Dismissed, and Exposé Book Released

Vatican City was rocked by three compromising events last week, as documents exposing Vatican infighting and corruption...

Crime - Religion - Society

Culture

16 Babies Baptized by Benedict in Sistine Chapel

16 lucky newborns had a very special baptism on Sunday when Pope Benedict blessed the babies himself after a historic...

Religion - Rituals

January 9, 2012

Vatican Furious Over Italian Retail Ads

The Holy See has threatened legal action against Italian retailer Benetton after finding a series of adverts to be in...

November 18, 2011

Susan Sarandon Calls Pope Benedict a 'Nazi'

Academy Award winning actress Susan Sarandon is facing backlash after comments made about the Pope during an interview...

October 19, 2011

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