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# Rome

Hunt for identity of skeleton discovered in Vatican embassy

Another potential victim emerged today.

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Nov 2nd 2018, 11:54 AM

# Catholic Church

Mary McAleese says the Vatican is moving backwards on children's rights

The former president says the church is embroiled in a dispute with the governing body of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Sep 13th 2017, 2:02 PM

# Audience with the Pope

Five years after attacking Catholic 'narcissism', Enda Kenny meets the Pope

The Taoiseach’s 2011 speech drew plaudits from victims’ groups.

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Nov 28th 2016, 9:45 AM

# Papal Visit

Pope Francis set to visit Ireland - reports

It is thought that the visit will take place in 2018 during the World Meeting of the Families in Dublin.

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May 20th 2016, 8:33 AM

# Conflict

Pope Francis recognises Palestinian statehood, and Israel isn't pleased

Israel said this development does not further the peace process.

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May 13th 2015, 9:38 PM

# Cleansing the temple

The Vatican bank has closed thousands of accounts after corruption probe

Profits were nearly obliterated at the bank after extensive investigations over the last year.

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Jul 8th 2014, 5:02 PM

# you're hired

Ireland is reopening its Vatican Embassy, here's the new Ambassador...

Emma Madigan will be in charge of Ireland’s slimmed down presence in the Holy See.

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May 6th 2014, 5:42 PM

# Holy Show

Can't make it to Rome? You can watch John Paul II's canonisation live in 3D in Drumcondra

Around 5 million people are expected in Rome ahead of the ceremony to make John Paul II and John XXIII saints. If you’re not a fan of the crowds, here are the options…

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Apr 24th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Holy See

'We genuinely closed the Vatican embassy for cost reasons... but no one believes us'

Department of Foreign Affairs officials have been discussing the still-controversial closure of the Vatican embassy 26 months ago. It has since been decided to reopen it.

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Mar 6th 2014, 12:43 PM

# Money Money Money

The Vatican will now have its own finance ministry

Pope Francis has set it up in the wake of the scandals at the Vatican Bank.

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Feb 24th 2014, 2:45 PM

# holy see report

"Immediate State action" needed on Magdalene justice scheme

JFM Research made the call after the United Nations denounced the Catholic Church for allowing priests to rape children.

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Feb 5th 2014, 7:15 PM

# hello again

Government to reopen Vatican embassy, 26 months after closing it

Eamon Gilmore said the scaled-back embassy will have a staff of just one person and will help Ireland to engage directly with the leadership of Pope Francis.

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Jan 21st 2014, 10:49 PM

# Birthday Boy

Pope Francis invites homeless people to breakfast for his birthday

The four homeless people attended mass and breakfast with Pope Francis for his 77th birthday today.

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Dec 17th 2013, 7:36 PM

# Holy See

Government “is satisfied” without Vatican embassy

There is no plan to re-establish a resident embassy to the Holy See in the immediate term says Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore

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Nov 23rd 2013, 7:30 AM

# Bond Market

Vatican's 007 speaks out on money laundering

Rene Bruelhart, dubbed ‘the James Bond of the financial world’, trying to root out financial crimes in the Holy See.

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Jul 6th 2013, 8:45 AM

# Holy See

Top officials at scandal-hit Vatican bank resign

It follows the arrest of a cleric who held accounts at the institution for alleged corruption.

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Jul 2nd 2013, 9:11 AM

# Montsignor 500

'€500 note-loving priest' arrested over suspected Vatican Bank fraud

Nunzio Scarano – nicknamed ‘Montsignor 500′ because of his alleged love of €500 notes – was arrested this morning.

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Jun 28th 2013, 10:30 AM

# Home Sweet Home

Benedict to move back to the Vatican, two months after resignation

The Pope Emeritus is likely to return to the Vatican on Thursday, a spokesman for the Holy See said.

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Apr 30th 2013, 6:55 AM

# well holy god

IP addresses from Vatican linked to internet porn downloads

Data from a torrent monitoring website finds that addresses linked to the Holy See have been downloading explicit material.

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Apr 10th 2013, 9:10 AM

# pope francis

Pope Francis is technically the Bishop of Kilfenora, Co Clare

Kilfenora is the last remaining parish to come under the remit of the Holy See.

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Mar 14th 2013, 4:41 PM

# White Smoke

Explainer: How is a new Pope chosen?

There are currently 209 members of the College of Cardinals – but only 115 of them get a vote in choosing the new pontiff.

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Mar 12th 2013, 6:30 AM

# Conclave

Conclave to elect next pope will begin on Tuesday

Cardinals have chosen to bring their behind-closed-doors conclave forward by three days.

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Mar 8th 2013, 4:48 PM

# Veil of Secrecy

'Leaks' prompt US Cardinals to call off pre-conclave press conferences

Italian newspaper reports – including comments made by some cardinals about others – have prompted a media clampdown.

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Mar 6th 2013, 3:19 PM

# Sede Vacante

Two popes, two resignations: Benedict XVI and Celestine V‎

There’s more than a few similarities between the only two men to have resigned the papacy by choice.

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Mar 1st 2013, 7:15 AM

# pontifex

10 most annoying replies the Pope got on Twitter

Did @Pontifex really quit because he kept getting sass tweets?

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Feb 28th 2013, 12:31 PM

# Conclave

Benedict changes rules to allow Conclave to start earlier

Cardinals can now move the Conclave forward if they’re all present – but also have to take strict oaths of secrecy.

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Feb 25th 2013, 1:16 PM

# Ex Benedict

Report: Pope decided to resign after internal report on adultery

La Repubblica says a report presented in December detailed breaches of the ‘sixth and seventh commandments’.

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Feb 21st 2013, 1:13 PM

# White Smoke

A 12-century Irish saint reckons the next pope is the last

St Malachy – the first Irish saint to be canonised by a pope – had a prophecy concerning every pope between then and now.

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Feb 12th 2013, 3:10 PM

# Sede Vacante

Glossary: Some of the terms you'll hear during the Papal election

Because of the Ingravescentem aetatem, not all of the College of Cardinals get to fill the Petrine ministry. Didn’t you know?

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Feb 11th 2013, 9:30 PM

# Sede Vacante

Cardinal Brady notes 'significant' date of Pope's retirement news

February 11 is the World Day of the Sick, Brady notes, asking for prayers for those responsible for choosing his successor.

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Feb 11th 2013, 8:10 PM

# Abortion

What did the Pope say about abortion yesterday?

Was Benedict referring to Ireland when he spoke of laws that “unjustly alter the balance” between mother and baby?

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Jan 8th 2013, 8:34 AM

# pontifex

13 of the best fake tweets from the Pope

“Shark Week’s going off on the Discovery Channel.” Twitter welcomed Benedict XVI in its own special way…

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Dec 3rd 2012, 8:30 PM

# vatileaks

Vatileaks: Pope's butler to stand trial tomorrow - but may be pardoned

Vatican watchers believe that Pope Benedict could pardon Paolo Gabriele for leaking sensitive papers to a journalist.

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Sep 28th 2012, 10:20 AM

# Vatican Bank

Cardinals split on whether to sack head of Vatican Bank

The Pope’s second-in-command reportedly wants the sacking of the bank’s president – but Cardinals aren’t so sure.

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Jun 2nd 2012, 12:18 PM

# Vatican

Pope's butler arrested over Vatican leaks - report

Vatican says man arrested today was caught in possession of secret documents.

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May 25th 2012, 9:55 PM

# Nun of This

Vatican says nuns' group spends too much time on social justice

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith says US nuns are too silent on matters such as the right to life.

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Apr 20th 2012, 5:17 PM

# Vatican Embassy

Closure of Vatican embassy will not be reversed 'in the immediate term'

Labour has cited savings of €845,000 stemming from the closure of the Embassy of the Holy See in Ireland, and says that it will not be reopened in the immediate future.

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Apr 15th 2012, 5:22 PM