Catholic Church

Rattled by repeated cases of sexual abuse over the years, the French Catholic Church will soon provide digital ID cards with scannable QR codes that will offer colour-coded background information – ranging from…

Issued on: 12/05/2023 - 18:06 After a long battle, Portugal on Friday passed a law legalising euthanasia for people in great suffering and with incurable diseases,…

Issued on: 09/04/2023 - 07:07 Pope Francis returned to public view on Saturday, presiding over Easter vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, a day after unseasonably chilly…

Issued on: 02/04/2023 - 17:13 Pope Francis thanked those who prayed for him during his illness Sunday, as he kicked off the holiest week in the Christian calendar just a…

Issued on: 01/04/2023 - 07:30 Pope Francis was set to leave hospital on Saturday after a three-night stay for treatment of bronchitis, and begin preparations for the most…

Issued on: 31/03/2023 - 05:00 Pope Francis has seen a marked improvement in his health after receiving an infusion of antibiotics for an infectious bronchitis, the…

Issued on: 29/03/2023 - 21:08 Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend "a few days" in hospital for treatment, the Vatican said in a statement on…

Issued on: 13/02/2023 - 19:06 Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on Monday after hearing hundreds of…

Issued on: 05/02/2023 - 19:12 Pope Francis, the head of the Anglican Communion and top Presbyterian minister together denounced the criminalization of homosexuality on Sunday…

Issued on: 05/02/2023 - 11:11 Pope Francis wound up a peace mission to South Sudan on Sunday urging the people to make themselves immune to the "venom of hatred" to achieve…