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July 2012

July 02, 2012

Levada out, Muller in at CDF

Details: Anticipated for months, it's finally official -- at Roman Noon this Monday, the Pope named...

June 2012

June 14, 2012

Vatican proposes Personal Prelature for SSPX — UPDATED

The Holy See's statement about yesterday's meeting: "The purpose of the meeting was to present...

June 13, 2012

Vatican applies for control of “.catholic” domain online

Details from CNS: The Vatican is in line to control the new Internet address extension...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

How the Vatican marks the end of Mary’s month

If you can't be in Rome, check out this video preview, courtesy CNS:

May 25, 2012

BREAKING: Arrest in “VatiLeaks” case

From CNS: The Vatican police have arrested an individual in possession of private Vatican documents...

May 24, 2012

Vatican publishes rules on Virgin Mary sightings

It's unclear if this is connected to the ongoing investigation into Medjugorje, but it's an...

October 2011

October 19, 2011

Meet the new nuncio: Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano

This just in: Pope Benedict XVI named Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, 70, to be the...

July 2011

July 28, 2011

So just what, exactly, is an Apostolic Nuncio?

The sudden death of Pietro Sambi may have a few people wondering. Sambi had a...

July 28, 2011

Apostolic Nuncio Pietro Sambi dies — UPDATED

Rocco broke the news late yesterday, and notes that it's the first time a papal...

July 04, 2011

Vatican to Africa: involve women in decisions

That comes from Archbishop Savio Hon Tai Fai, seen below, from the Congregation for Evangelization....

July 03, 2011

Vatican: profits up, donations down

The Holy See reports that it is back in the black. Details: The Vatican returned...

June 2011

June 22, 2011

The new Vatican website, explained

H/T to web wizard Deacon Eric Stoltz. Click to enlarge.

May 2011

May 14, 2011

Amnesty International cites Vatican for human rights concerns

Not so very long ago, something like this would have been unimaginable. From NCR: Amnesty...

April 2011

April 15, 2011

And now, from the Ringling Brothers Desk …

Tomorrow is World Circus Day and, in lieu of a Clown Mass, the Vatican is...

April 11, 2011

Coming soon: "The Church of Blessed John Paul II"?

It could happen -- most notably in the late pontiff's native Poland. The Vatican today...

March 2011

March 30, 2011

"Secret Access: The Vatican"

Thanks to my pal Dave Gibson, who alerted his readers to a History Channel special...

March 04, 2011

Vatican population: 572

It's the tiniest country in the world, and most of its citizens are overwhelmingly male....

February 2011

February 12, 2011

Number of priests worldwide continues to grow

That's according to Church statistics released just this week. Details, from CNA: There are more...