Pietro Parolin

Pope Francis’s new body believed to be on collision course with Secretariat of State

Five accused of leaking information face eight-year prison sentence if found guilty

Church influence blamed for fact Italy is last country in western Europe without civil union

Oscar winner Roberto Benigni describes Pope Francis as ‘greatest man in the world’

Monsignor who was central to social media strategy is also made secretary of Council for Culture

Cardinal Robert Sarah: Such relationships ‘retrogressive for culture and civilisation’

Holy See states desire for end to US embargo and improved human rights on the island

Relations between Ireland and the Vatican have ‘improved immensely’

Vatican prepares proposals to go before Pope Francis at next Synod of Bishops

Archbishop Eamon Martin says ‘two parallel discussions’ going on

Cardinal’s comments better applied to holocaust than Irish referendum

Secretary of State called result of the Irish referendum a ‘disaster for humanity’

Secretary of state Cardinal Pietro Parolin reaction to vote

Some see Pope Francis’s latest project for the poor as a gimmick and not of any value

The Vatican declines visit ‘for obvious reasons’

Pontiff to pay homage to martyrs of Christian, Orthodox and Muslim faiths

Two suspects detained by police for questioning

Non-European bias appears to have worked against Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin

Announcements illustrate pontiff’s determination to bring about ‘effective change’ in the church

Appointment of Italian archbishop Pietro Parolin suggests papal reform of Curia will be more constructive than destructive

Paddy Agnew reports on arguably the most important appointment of the pontificate to date