Now playing Next Vatican Spanish bishop rebukes priests for hoping Pope 'goes to heaven soon' Priests from Toledo were chastised for a comment made earlier this month about praying for Pope Francis "so that he can go to heaven as soon as possible." 29/02/2024
Now playing Next The Cube Altered video shows Pope calling Catholic Church 'mother of harlots' A decade-old video has recently resurfaced claiming to show the Pope revealing his secret agenda to control the world and chastising Christians for watching The Hobbit and Game of Thrones. The Cube takes a closer look. 08/02/2024
Now playing Next Art Vatican plans €700,000 restoration of St Peter's Basilica baldachin Vatican officials have announced a €700,000 restoration of St. Peter's Basilica's baldachin. The project aims to complete the first extensive work on Bernini's masterpiece in 250 years before Pope Francis' 2025 Jubilee. 28/01/2024
Now playing Next Haiti Pope Francis pleads for the release of the six nuns kidnapped in Haiti Speaking on Sunday from the window of the Apostolic Palace, he prayed for the release of the group of people, including six nuns, who were kidnapped in Haiti last week. 21/01/2024
Now playing Next Vatican Vatican synod aims for inclusiveness but critics fear a schism Taboo subjects such as the ordination of women and the role of LGBTQ congregants will be discussed 04/10/2023
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis suggests blessings for gay unions are possible The Vatican published a letter in response to the cardinals just ahead of a major three-week synod at which the place of LGBTQ+ Catholics in the church will be on the agenda. 03/10/2023
Now playing Next Vatican New claims that WW2 Pope Pius XII knew about Nazi crimes A letter has been published in Italian media suggesting that the late Pope Pius XII may have had detailed information from a German Jesuit about Nazi crimes in the Second World War. 16/09/2023
Now playing Next Mongolia Pope starts Mongolia visit by praising the country's religious freedom Pope Francis on Saturday praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of its founder, Genghis Khan, as he opened the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation with a plea for peace and an end to the “insidious threat of corruption”. 02/09/2023
Now playing Next Vatican Pope causes fury after praising Russia's imperialist past The Vatican stepped in to clarify the remarks after Pope Francis told young people they were the "heirs of the great Russia". 29/08/2023
Now playing Next Vatican Pope says 'backward' US conservatives replaced faith with ideology Pope Francis condemned the "very strong, organised, reactionary attitude" in the US church and said Catholic doctrine allows for change over time. 28/08/2023
Now playing Next world news Pope Francis leaves Rome hospital nine days after abdominal surgery The 86-year-old Pontiff had resumed work from Rome's Gemelli hospital after his three-hour surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall was completed without complications. 16/06/2023
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis outlines his vision for Europe's future Hungary's nationalist leader Viktor Orban and the Pontiff have starkly different views on migration and the war in Ukraine. 28/04/2023
Now playing Next Vatican Emanuela Orlandi: Pope slams claims against John Paul II as baseless One of the Vatican’s enduring mysteries took another twist Friday, April 14, 2023, with the Vatican pushing back hard against “slanderous” insinuations that St. John Paul II was involved in molesting young girls. 17/04/2023
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis 'gradually improving' after being hospitalised A Vatican spokesman said on Thursday that Pope Francis had resumed work from his hospital room at Rome’s Gemelli hospital. 30/03/2023
Now playing Next world news Pope Francis: 10 years of papacy in 10 points History’s first Latin American pope marks his 10th anniversary on Monday as head of the Roman Catholic Church 13/03/2023
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis 10 years on: Reformer faces criticism from conservatives Pope Francis celebrates the 10th anniversary of his election Monday, far outpacing the "two or three" years he once envisioned for his papacy 13/03/2023
Now playing Next Vatican Pope John Paul II 'aware of child abuse', Polish TV alleges An investigation has accused the former head of the Catholic Church of trying to avoid the scandal by sending priests from one parish to another. 07/03/2023
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's tomb open to the public The tomb of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI beneath St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City in now open to the public. The pontiff was buried on January 5th immediately following a funeral in St. Peter’s Square. 08/01/2023
Now playing Next no comment Bells ring out from church in Benedict XVI’s home town Bells rang out in Marktl, Germany, the birth place of Benedict XVI, to mark the former pope’s funeral. 05/01/2023
Now playing Next Culture news As Pope Benedict is buried, will a tell-all book unearth dark secrets? Archbishop Georg Gaenswein was one of Benedict's closest confidents. A new book by him promises to reveal the "dark manoeuvres" of his papacy. 05/01/2023