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Protestants are not the majority for the first time in US history

According to a new study, for the first time in its history, the United States does not have a Protestant…

12 years ago

Marcello Di Finizio scales St Peter’s Basilica in anti-EU protest

Marcello Di Finizio has scaled the dome of St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, in an apparent protest against…

12 years ago

Paolo Gabriele says he abused Pope Benedict’s trust

Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict's former butler, who is on trial inside the Vatican, has denied charges of stealing confidential documents…

12 years ago

Paolo Gabriele trial: Vatican judges refuse to admit key evidence

Vatican judges have refused to admit key evidence in the trial of Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict's former butler, charged with…

12 years ago

Paolo Gabriele on trial for theft

Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict XVI's former butler, is set to go on trial in the Vatican on charges of aggravated…

12 years ago

Australia’s Roman Catholic Church confirms child abuse cases

The Roman Catholic Church in the Australian state of Victoria has confirmed that more than 600 children have been sexually…

12 years ago

Lebanon: Pope Benedict XVI appeals for peace at seafront Mass in Beirut

Hundreds of thousands of worshippers have attended a seafront Mass in Beirut on the concluding day of Pope Benedict XVI's…

12 years ago

Roman Catholic Church is 200 years behind, says Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini in his last interview

Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini has described the Roman Catholic Church as being "200 years behind" the times. Cardinal Carlo Maria…

12 years ago

Paolo Gabriele, Pope’s ex-butler, to stand trial for stealing confidential papers

Paolo Gabriele, former butler to Pope Benedict XVI, will stand trial for stealing confidential papers and leaking them to the…

12 years ago

Bishop Fernando Bargallo quits over bikini photos scandal

Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Argentine Bishop Fernando Bargallo after the publication of pictures showing him embracing…

12 years ago

Vatileaks: Pope Benedict XVI speaks for the first time on the scandal and denounces media coverage

Pope Benedict XVI has broken his silence on the Vatileaks scandal, expressing his anger at the way some parts of…

12 years ago

Paolo Gabriele officially named as suspect in Vatileaks scandal

Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict's butler, has been formally named as a suspect in the Vatican's inquiry into a series of…

12 years ago

Pope Benedict’s personal butler detained as suspect in Vatileaks scandal

The Vatican says it has detained a person, named by Italian media as Paolo Gabriele, who is suspected of leaking…

13 years ago