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VIDEO: Has Pope Francis been seen performing an exorcism?
Video from an event last Friday shows the pontiff laying his hands on a young man who convulses and then slumps over.
# vatican - Friday 17 May, 2013
Modern churches aren’t up to scratch, says Vatican museum chief
The Vatican official said that modern churches are missing the beauty and functionality of older churches.
# vatican - Monday 6 May, 2013
Controversial seven-time Italian premier Andreotti dies aged 94
Giulio Andreotti — nicknamed “The Untouchable” and “The Black Pope” — was a divisive figure in Italian politics, with close ties to the Vatican and rumoured mafia links.
# vatican - Thursday 25 April, 2013
RTÉ News chief ‘satisified’ with €167,000 cost of Pope coverage
Kevin Bakhurst said the cost of covering the change of Pope was €100,000 less than on the last occasion in 2005.
# vatican - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
IP addresses from Vatican linked to internet porn downloads
Data from a torrent monitoring website finds that addresses linked to the Holy See have been downloading explicit material.
# vatican - Friday 5 April, 2013
Pope urges Church to ‘act with determination in cases of sexual abuse’
The Vatican continues to receive around 600 claims against abusive priests ever year. Today’s comments from Pope Francis were his first on the clerical sex abuse scandal since succeeding Pope Benedict last month.
# vatican - Saturday 30 March, 2013
Archbishop Martin says the Church should not be ‘gagged’
But he added the Catholic Church in Ireland needs to learn that it cannot expect people to do as they are told.
# vatican - Friday 29 March, 2013
Pope Francis presides over his first Good Friday ceremony
The pope has attended the Passion of Christ in St Peter’s Basilica ahead of a torch-lit procession at the Colosseum later tonight.
# vatican - Saturday 23 March, 2013
Video: Pope Francis in unprecedented meeting with predecessor Benedict
The two men prayed after Pope Francis arrived at ‘Emeritus Pope’ Benedict’s lakeside residence in Castel Gandolfo earlier today in what was an historic rendezvous.
Here is the week’s news… skewed
Breaking via The Mire wire: RTE stars confused by Pope’s message of humility, and Office of Public Works ‘may never know’ the source of the Cork floods.
Francis to meet Benedict XVI in ‘first ever’ meeting of popes
This morning’s meeting of the Pope and Pope Emeritus is thought to be the first such meeting in history.
# vatican - Friday 22 March, 2013
Vatican tweets Batman story, but says it wasn’t hacked
To the Batcave aka St Peter’s Square!
Pope wants better relations with Muslims and atheists
Pope Francis called for the Catholic Church to “intensify” dialogue with Islam.
The 9 at 9: Friday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your wet and windy Friday.
# vatican - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
In Pictures: Pope Francis’ inauguration
In his address to the nearly 200,000 pilgrims the newly elected pope promised to embrace the “poorest, the weakest” of humanity.
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
LIVE: Pope Francis celebrates his inaugural Mass at the Vatican
Watch live proceedings from St Peter’s Square as Pope Francis formally commences his pontificate.
World leaders flock to Rome for Pope Francis’ inauguration
City authorities are preparing for an influx of up to a million people to the city for the inaugural mass this morning.
# vatican - Sunday 17 March, 2013
“I thank you from my heart” – Pope Francis sends his first tweet
Pope Francis’s first tweet from the @Pontifex account was a break from the more formal style of tweets sent from the account under Pope Benedict XVI.
# vatican - Saturday 16 March, 2013
Pope Francis gives rare insight into what happened at conclave
The new pope said today he wants “a poor Church for the poor” and spoke about how his name was inspired by St Francis of Assisi.
# vatican - Friday 15 March, 2013
The Ordinary Pontiff: Pope Francis pays hotel bill, carries his own luggage
Francis brushed off years of tradition and formality with a remarkable break in style, sending a message that he will reject many of the trappings enjoyed by the now-retired Benedict XVI.
# vatican - Thursday 14 March, 2013
Pope Francis is technically the Bishop of Kilfenora, Co Clare Exclusive
Kilfenora is the last remaining parish to come under the remit of the Holy See.
Tears, cheers and prayers as the Vatican reveals new pope
IN PICTURES: Twenty reactions to the election of the New World’s first pope.
FRONT PAGES: Pope Francis dominates the new and old worlds’ newspapers
It was a rare newspaper today that did not run images from the Vatican on its front page. Here’s a round up.
That was quick – but how long have papal conclaves lasted in the past?
The speedy election of this new pope was not a break from tradition…
# vatican - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Jorge Bergoglio’s first words as Pope Francis
Here is the 76-year-old’s first speech in full.
Why do Catholic cardinals wear scarlet for the conclave?
Blood and a willingness to die for their faith as a literal part of the “body” of the Church, apparently.
And the new pope is… Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Cardinals in conclave at the Vatican have revealed the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church: Pope Francis.
LIVE: White smoke emerges from Sistine Chapel as new pope is elected
Cardinals in conclave at the Vatican have elected a new pope, whose identity will be revealed in a few moments.
9 gorgeous – and unusual – spots to escape to
The one-hop European experiences you really have to see, taste, smell and feel this year.
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Los Angeles diocese pay out €10 million to four abuse victims
Files released last month revealed how a Cardinal had discussed how to cover up alleged crimes. He is now at the Vatican, choosing a new pope.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# vatican - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added missing engagement ring
Here are all the things we learned, loved and shared today.
PHOTOS: Day 1 of the Vatican conclave to elect the next Pope
The 115 cardinals under 80 were locked into the Sistine Chapel this afternoon to begin the process of choosing the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
Centuries-old rituals to be carried out as conclave begins
Cardinals will be sworn in with a solemn oath that threatens anyone who reveals the deliberations of the conclave with instant excommunication.
Explainer: How is a new Pope chosen?
There are currently 209 members of the College of Cardinals – but only 115 of them get a vote in choosing the new pontiff.
# vatican - Monday 11 March, 2013
Frontrunners emerge in last day of pre-conclave talks
One of the cardinals in contention, Timothy Dolan, told an interviewer that anyone mentioning him as a candidate must be “smoking marijuana”.
# vatican - Friday 8 March, 2013
Conclave to elect next pope will begin on Tuesday
Cardinals have chosen to bring their behind-closed-doors conclave forward by three days.
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