Sources: BBC
Pope Francis creates 19 new cardinals in a ceremony at St Peter's Basilica in Rome. In addition, the Pope emeritus Benedict XVI makes his first public appearance at the Vatican since his resignation in 2013. 2014-02-22
Roman Catholic Cardinals meet in Rome in a conclave to appoint a successor to Pope Benedict XVI. 2013-03-12
Papal conclave, 2013: More than 100 Roman Catholic cardinals meet in Rome to start the process of selecting a successor to Pope Benedict XVI. 2013-03-4
An internal plot among cardinals to kill Pope Benedict XVI is alleged in Italy. 2012-02-10
Pope Benedict XVI appoints Charles J. Chaput, the current Archbishop of Denver, as the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia replacing Cardinal Justin Rigali. 2011-07-19
Pope Benedict XVI beatifies Cardinal John Henry Newman in an outdoor mass in Birmingham, England, on the final day of his visit to the UK. 2010-09-19
Bishop of Augsburg Walter Mixa offers his resignation after admitting his abuse of children to "avert further damage to the Church and allow a new start". 2010-04-22
Homosexuality is to blame for paedophilia, according to Vatican Secretary of State and the Pope's Deputy, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, speaking today at a news conference in Chile. 2010-04-12
Nine Irish Roman Catholic bishops and Cardinal Seán Brady arrive in Rome to discuss the Murphy Report and Ryan Report into the Catholic sexual abuse scandal in Ireland with Pope Benedict XVI, the first such meetings there in eight years. 2010-02-14