new york times: Vatican’s Secret Rules for Catholic Priests Who Have Children

ROME — Vincent Doyle, a psychotherapist in Ireland, was 28 when he learned from his mother that the Roman Catholic priest he had always known as his godfather was in truth his biological father. [more…]

the guardian: Mother Teresa declared a saint by Pope Francis

Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican to witness the canonisation of Mother Teresa, the Catholic icon revered around the world for her work with the poor and dying. [more…]

the guardian: Mother Teresa to become saint amid criticism over miracles and missionaries

Critics challenge her approach to suffering, views on abortion, and ‘superstitious, black magic’ canonisation [more…]

Gianluigi Nuzzi: If Francis Wins the Church changes – Who are the enemies of the pope?

When you enter Vatican City for the first time you soon have the feeling that this is a unique place, made of sublime glimpses and it seems distant in the slow passing of time. The long hallways of the Secretary of State, the gardens, the Sistine Chapel and Bernini’s colonnade breathtaking beauty and the dark tower hosting to the IOR. You can see a continual sequence of small and great beauties, which exceed the story (even sinister) of the people enlivening them. [more…]
 
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sueddeutsche: Buch enthüllt Verschwendung und Missmanagement im Vatikan

Der deutsche Name klingt vielversprechend: “Alles muss ans Licht – Das geheime Dossier über den Kreuzweg des Papstes”, heißt das neue Enthüllungsbuch über den Vatikan, das der Journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi an diesem Donnerstag in Rom vorstellt. Der englische Titel “Merchants in the Temple” (Händler im Tempel), klingt da wesentlich zurückhaltender. [mehr…]

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la repubblicca: L’ex maggiordomo Gabriele al processo "Sono innocente, ma ho tradito il Papa"

 L’ex maggiordomo di Benedetto XVI parla durante la seconda udienza del procedimento in cui è accusato di furto di documenti riservati. E denuncia di aver subito maltrattamenti in cella. La replica di padre Lombardi: “Condizioni umane”. Fra i testimoni anche il segretario personale del pontefice don Georg Gaenswein  [mehr…]

focus online: Ex-Boss der Vatikanbank fürchtet um sein Leben

Der geschasste Vatikanbank-Chef Tedeschi steht Todesängste durch: Italienische Staatsanwälte fanden in seiner Wohnung ein geheimes Dossier, in dem er sich gegen die Vorwürfe der Kirchenbank wehrt. Es enthält brisante Dokumente…. [mehr…]

orf: Vatikan verhaftet Mann wegen Geheimnisverrats

In Zusammenhang mit der Veröffentlichung vertraulicher Dokumente des Papstes und der römischen Kurie hat die vatikanische Gendarmerie eine verdächtige Person festgenommen. Das berichtete der vatikanische Pressesprecher Pater Federico Lombardi heute. [mehr…]