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# the-vatican - Thursday 10 September, 2020

Pleasures of food and sex are 'simply divine', Pope Francis says

Sep 10th 2020, 7:07 AM 56,021 Views 65 Comments

“The Church has condemned inhuman, brutish, vulgar pleasure, but has on the other hand always accepted human, simple, moral pleasure,” he added.

# the-vatican - Monday 13 January, 2020

# The Two Popes

Former Pope Benedict makes 'incredible' plea to Pope Francis not to end clerical celibacy

Jan 13th 2020, 8:21 AM 81,652 Views 121 Comments

Francis is currently considering allowing it in remote locations, such as the Amazon, where communities seldom have Mass.

# the-vatican - Tuesday 26 March, 2019

# Catholicism

Video showing Pope Francis trying to avoid having his ring kissed goes viral

Mar 26th 2019, 10:56 PM 58,720 Views 69 Comments

Francis’ apparent reluctance to have his ring kissed has sparked a debate online, where the video has gone viral.

# the-vatican - Sunday 14 October, 2018

# Canonised

President Higgins leads Ireland's tributes as Archbishop Oscar Romero becomes a saint

Oct 14th 2018, 2:38 PM 12,980 Views 43 Comments

Higgins also visited the tomb of murdered Catholic archbishop while in El Salvador.

# the-vatican - Wednesday 7 March, 2018

# Higher Power

Murdered archbishop Óscar Romero is to be made a saint by the Vatican

Mar 7th 2018, 2:32 PM 11,483 Views 29 Comments

Pope Paul VI will also be sainted.

# the-vatican - Wednesday 24 May, 2017

They've shared sharp words in the past, but today Donald Trump met Pope Francis

May 24th 2017, 8:30 AM 18,772 Views 38 Comments

The private audience with the pontiff was preceded by a handshake for the cameras.

# the-vatican - Tuesday 24 January, 2017

# The Vatican

Controversial Roman Catholic group Opus Dei names its new leader

Jan 24th 2017, 1:56 PM 23,086 Views 42 Comments

Fernando Ocariz will be the fourth chief of the organisation.

# the-vatican - Sunday 16 October, 2016

# Canonisation

Argentina's "cowboy priest" to become country's first saint after performing two "miracles"

Oct 16th 2016, 7:00 AM 14,529 Views 64 Comments

Jose Gabriel Brochero is revered in Argentina for his supposedly miraculous healing powers.

# the-vatican - Thursday 28 July, 2016

# Investigations

Top Vatican cardinal being investigated by police over child abuse claims

Jul 28th 2016, 9:40 AM 16,113 Views 130 Comments

Police in Australia said they are investigating Cardinal George Pell.

# the-vatican - Monday 27 June, 2016

# Forgiveness

Pope Francis says Christians should apologise to gay people

Jun 27th 2016, 8:23 AM 19,303 Views 88 Comments

The pope was speaking after a trip to Armenia.

# the-vatican - Monday 28 September, 2015

# Franno

The Pope has dropped the biggest hint yet that he's coming to Ireland in 2018

Sep 28th 2015, 7:27 AM 17,239 Views 72 Comments

Dublin is to host the World Meeting of Families.

# the-vatican - Tuesday 7 July, 2015

# Column

A year after my historic meeting with Pope Francis, progress in Rome has been achingly slow

Jul 7th 2015, 11:44 PM 370 Views 40 Comments

During my audience with Pope Francis, I asked for support in providing services to survivors of clerical child sexual abuse and their families. I reissue that request to His Holiness one year on.

# the-vatican - Tuesday 26 May, 2015

People are only raging that the Pope definitely hasn't seen Father Ted

# Ecumenical Matters

From The Daily Edge

# Ecumenical Matters

People are only raging that the Pope definitely hasn't seen Father Ted

May 26th 2015, 7:34 PM 3,556 Views 0 Comments

He hasn’t watched TV since 1990.

# the-vatican - Wednesday 13 May, 2015

# Conflict

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

May 13th 2015, 9:38 PM 15,750 Views 104 Comments

Israel said this development does not further the peace process.

# the-vatican - Thursday 25 December, 2014

# Femen

A topless woman tried to steal the Baby Jesus out of the Vatican's crib

Dec 25th 2014, 6:14 PM 50,433 Views 83 Comments

A policeman in a black cape arrested her at St Peter’s Square.

# the-vatican - Tuesday 21 January, 2014

# Hello Again

Government to reopen Vatican embassy, 26 months after closing it

Jan 21st 2014, 10:49 PM 15,235 Views 165 Comments

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.

# the-vatican - Monday 30 September, 2013

# Saints

These two former popes will be made saints in April next year

Sep 30th 2013, 11:52 AM 7,863 Views 241 Comments

Pope Francis today announced the date for the canonisation ceremony which is expected to bring hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to Rome.

# the-vatican - Thursday 12 September, 2013

# Catholic Church

Pope's deputy says celibacy is 'not a dogma of the Church'

Sep 12th 2013, 9:00 AM 8,181 Views 50 Comments

The recently appointed Vatican Secretary of State said that the issue is a great challenge for the Pope.

# the-vatican - Wednesday 3 July, 2013

# He's A Saint

Two miracles later and Pope John Paul II is on his way to sainthood

Jul 3rd 2013, 10:36 AM 15,017 Views 158 Comments

For healings to be officially certified as miracles, they must be instantaneous, permanent and with no scientific explanation.

# the-vatican - Thursday 14 March, 2013

10 first-day fears Pope Francis is probably experiencing

# Pope Problems

From The Daily Edge

# Pope Problems

10 first-day fears Pope Francis is probably experiencing

Mar 14th 2013, 12:12 PM 12,444 Views 22 Comments

Don’t worry Pope, we got you.

# Il Papa

President Higgins and Michael Noonan to attend Pope Francis's inauguration

Mar 14th 2013, 8:50 AM 4,901 Views 76 Comments

The President will represent Ireland, while the Finance Minister will attend on behalf of the Irish Government.

# the-vatican - Monday 10 December, 2012

# Opinion

Column: So the Pope has joined Twitter. What will he learn there?

Dec 10th 2012, 7:00 AM 34 Views 95 Comments

Social media is all about debate and dissent, writes Fr Tony Flannery – so perhaps it can teach the Vatican a lesson.

# the-vatican - Thursday 22 November, 2012

# Trilogy

Pictures: Pope launches final volume of Jesus' biography

Nov 22nd 2012, 11:35 AM 7,030 Views 107 Comments

In it he reveals that the Christian calendar is based on a miscalculation and that Jesus was born several years earlier than believed.

# the-vatican - Sunday 24 June, 2012

# Sitdown Sunday

From The Daily Edge

# Sitdown Sunday

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

Jun 24th 2012, 11:00 AM 38 Views 1 Comment

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

# the-vatican - Tuesday 27 December, 2011

# Review 2011

14 game-changing moments of 2011

Dec 27th 2011, 6:00 PM 6,114 Views 8 Comments

These were the catalysts for some of the upheavals at home and abroad this past year…

# the-vatican - Thursday 14 July, 2011

# Cloyne Report

The Cloyne Report - What does the Vatican think?

Jul 14th 2011, 7:22 AM 601 Views 27 Comments

Eamon Gilmore will seek an urgent meeting with the Vatican which was “entirely unhelpful” according to the report into clerical child sex abuse.

# the-vatican - Friday 6 May, 2011

Column: Cardinal Rules (Part 23) On the beatification of Pope John Paul II

# Humour

From The Daily Edge

# Humour

Column: Cardinal Rules (Part 23) On the beatification of Pope John Paul II

May 6th 2011, 10:23 AM 11 Views 0 Comments

This week, the (not) Primate of All Ireland gives us a peek at his diary from the Vatican last weekend:”We are as excited as a bunch of schoolgirls on their way to a Cliff Richard concert”.

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