Pope Francis promises European auditors ‘clean finance’ from Vatican

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived at the Vatican for talks with one of his most high-profile critics, Pope Francis.

One hundred fountains including two Baroque masterpieces in St. Peter's Square began to be turned off on as the Vatican felt the heat from a prolonged drought in surrounding Rome.

A topless activist from the feminist group Femen tried to remove a statue of the baby Jesus from the Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square on Monday, but was stopped by police.

The head of the Catholic church lead followers in the feast of Epiphany which marks the end of the Christmas season.

FG partners Vatican to establish international science centre.

Cardinal George Pell, who helped elect popes and ran the Vatican's finances, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two choirboys in the 1990s, Australian media have reported. Pell has maintained his innocence.

A Vatican tribunal has confirmed the child abuse conviction of former Guam Archbishop Anthony Apuron. He was accused of molesting altar boys in the 1970s, but the Vatican has not released the exact details of his crimes.

Human bones found close to the tombs of two 19th-century German princesses will be examined by forensic experts. Not only is the mystery of a teenager's 1983 disappearance yet to be solved, but a new puzzle has surfaced.

The head of Vatican security, Domenico Giani, has resigned amid a finance scandal in the city-state. The resignation follows the leak of information from an investigation into alleged financial wrongdoing.

The Catholic Church issued new guidelines to the clergy, indicating they should contact police if there is suspected abuse. The Church had long opposed such an idea, saying it could lead to wrongful prosecution.

Cardinal Angelo Becciu has hit back at Pope Francis, after the Holy See announced his resignation on Thursday. The now-former head of the Vatican's saint-making body says the pontiff pushed him out over fraud claims.

European finance experts are in Rome as part of an audit and have praised the Vatican's efforts to clean its financial house. The pope likened the fight to Jesus expelling the money changers from the temple.