Vatican denies Spanish claim about Franco burial
Madrid hoped church would help solve conundrum over dictator’s exhumation
Madrid hoped church would help solve conundrum over dictator’s exhumation
Vatican spokesman says Pope Francis will address ‘cultural problem’ of abuse during Irish visit
Eamon Martin says meetings with survivors are difficult because ‘they don’t trust us’
Local Catholic church advises pope not to use word ‘Rohingya’ for fear of aggravating tensions
Pope Francis stubs out traditional source of revenue for city state but cigars can still be sold
Suffocating summer heat has followed two years of lower-than-average rainfall in Rome
Francis criticised president-elect earlier in year on views, now careful ‘not to name names’
Senior Vatican figure Cardinal George Pell co-operates with inquiry but rejects all claims
Kosovar Albanian nun who founded Missionaries of Charity dedicated life to India’s poor
Former Vatican secretary of state Tarcisio Bertone says he funded upgrade himself
Reports that mandatory reporting may ‘not necessarily’ be a bishop’s duty denied
Peter Saunders, given ‘leave of absence’, says Vatican system ‘essentially corrupt’
Man tells High Court incident happened during protest against Shell refinery in Mayo
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