Federico Lombardi
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Vatican to give guidebook on dealing with child sex abuse to bishops
- Europe
- February 25, 2019, 05:03
The Vatican is to prepare a guidebook for Catholic bishops worldwide so they “clearly understand their duties and tasks” in dealing with clerical chil(...)

Vatican denies Turkey’s claim Pope Francis has ‘crusader mentality’
- Europe
- June 26, 2016, 16:38
The Vatican hit back in Sunday at Turkey’s depiction of Pope Francis as having a “crusader mentality” after he used the word “genocide” to describe th(...)

Pope reveals new measures for bishops who mishandle sex abuse
- Religion & Beliefs
- June 4, 2016, 19:34
Pope Francis has copperfastened the concept of “Bishop Accountability” in relation to the handling of sex abuse cases within the Catholic Church on Sa(...)

Appeal by ‘silenced’ priests fails to elicit Vatican response
- Religion & Beliefs
- April 28, 2016, 17:54
An appeal by dissident theologians for “accountability and transparency” within the Catholic Church’s powerful Congregation For the Doctrine of the Fa(...)

Pope’s Lesbos visit to stress solidarity with locals and refugees
- Europe
- April 15, 2016, 01:00
Pope Francis travels to Lesbos on Saturday – not to publicly criticise the manner in which Europe has handled the migration crisis, but as a “humanita(...)

Pope Francis to visit Africa amid security fears
- Africa
- November 24, 2015, 21:51
Against a post-Paris backdrop of security concerns, Pope Francis this morning sets out on a five-day visit to Africa, travelling to Kenya, Uganda and (...)

Vatican investigates journalists over alleged leaks
- Religion & Beliefs
- November 12, 2015, 15:23
Two investigative journalists behind controversial books about the Vatican are under investigation by the Vatican City state judiciary on charges rela(...)

Pope Francis facing Vatican ‘intimidation’, author claims
- Europe
- November 4, 2015, 18:43
A suspect break-in and a subsequent safe robbery, a whole batch of Holy See confidential documents and even documents related to mafia banker Michele (...)

Vatican condemns media claim that pope has brain tumour
- Europe
- October 21, 2015
The Vatican has strongly denied Italian media reports that Pope Francis is suffering from a brain tumour. Senior Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lo(...)

Patsy McGarry: Pope Francis sows confusion among bishops at synod
- Opinion
- October 12, 2015, 01:00
It was the late Brian Friel who coined the phrase “confusion is not an ignoble condition”. Not many senior prelates in the Catholic Church might agre(...)