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The Holy See's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith confirms that transgender Catholics can be baptized "if it would not cause scandal or confusion", while also acknowledging the possibility of baptizing children of same-sex couples.
2023-11-8

Nicaraguan bishop Rolando José Álvarez Lagos, imprisoned in February for refusing exile to the United States with 222 political prisoners, is temporarily released but immediately rearrested, amidst conflicting reports and tensions between the Nicaraguan government and the Holy See.
2023-07-3

A court in the Holy See agrees to return to the investigative phase of an ongoing trial against Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu for alleged embezzlement, abuse of power and fraud, and other charges. Becciu was fired from his position in the Vatican City by Pope Francis in 2020 for alleged nepotism, which Becciu also denies.
2021-10-5

The Vatican appoints Francesca Di Giovanni undersecretary for multilateral affairs in the Secretariat of State, the first woman to hold a management position in this office.
2020-01-15

A framework accord between the Vatican and China on the appointment of bishops is ready and could be signed in a few months in what would be an historic breakthrough in relations, according to a senior Vatican source.
2018-02-1

The Vatican denies an Italian newspaper report that Pope Francis has a benign brain tumour, saying the 78-year-old pontiff is in good health, and denounces the article as utterly reprehensible.
2015-10-21

The Vatican denies claims that Pope Francis failed to speak out against human rights abuses during military dictatorship in Argentina.
2013-03-15

The Vatican announces Pope Benedict XVI will send a delegation to Damascus to "express his brotherly solidarity with the entire population". [http:--staff.blogs.aljazeera.com-topic-syria-pope-benedict-xvi-will-send-delegation-syrian-capital-express-his-brotherly-solidarity (Al Jazeera)]date=August 2019
2012-10-16

Pope Benedict XVI's butler, Paolo Gabriele, is placed under house arrest while awaiting trial for allegedly leaking confidential papers revealing fraud and disputes within the Vatican.
2012-07-21

China describes recent criticism of its control on the Catholic Church by the Vatican as "imprudent and ungrounded".
2010-12-23