China accused of hacking the Vatican ahead of key diplomacy talks

The Vatican ‘was hacked by Chinese state-backed cyber gang’ ahead of talks intended to improve relations between the two sides Chinese gang RedDelta are accused of hacking the Vatican since this May U.S. group Recorded Future has published a report on the ‘hacking’ which China denies It is thought they wish to find out the … Read more

Conjoined twins, 2, separated at a Vatican paediatric hospital

Conjoined twins whose skulls were fused back-to-back and who had ‘one of the rarest and most complex forms of cranial and cerebral fusion’ doctors had seen have successfully been separated.  The two-year-old sisters Ervina and Prefina, were born in 2018 in Mbaiki, Central African Republic, with their heads attached and sharing critical blood vessels around their … Read more

Fugitive tycoon says China bribes Vatican with £1.6n every year

An exiled billionaire has accused the Chinese government of giving the Vatican £1.6billion every year in bribes to prevent it from criticising Beijing’s sweeping clampdown on religions.  Fugitive tycoon Guo Wengui claimed in a podcast that the Communist Party had been paying the Holy See generously since 2014 because Beijing ‘wanted the Vatican to shut … Read more

Retired Pope Benedict is seen on rare trip out of the Vatican

Retired Pope Benedict is seen on rare trip out of the Vatican as he visits his ailing 96-year-old brother in his native Germany Pope Benedict XVI, 93, made his first trip out of Italy to his native Germany  He will be visiting his ailing 96-year-old brother Reverend Georg Ratzinger   It marks his first trip outside … Read more

Vatican is sanitised and temperatures will be checked before Sunday Mass in bid to control Covid-19

The Vatican was sanitised by men wearing protective overalls ahead of masses restarting next week, as it revealed it will test the temperatures of the faithful before Sunday Mass to curb the spread of coronavirus. Men wearing protective overalls and masks were seen sanitising St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican today. Workers sanitised all the … Read more

How to go on holiday… from your living room! You can visit Disney World and the Vatican for free

Many will be left frustrated after their holidays around the globe have been cancelled due to the coronavirus.  This could leave them with a case of post-holiday blues, without ever being able to take the trip in the first place and locked down in their homes to boot.  However, those looking for adventure shouldn’t despair. … Read more

Vatican City reports its first case of coronavirus, days after Pope tested negative 

Vatican City reports its first case of coronavirus, days after Pope tested negative Patient in Vatican City, Italy tested positive for the COVID-19 virus on Thursday  Outpatient services in clinics will be suspended while areas are deep cleaned The confirmation comes days after Pope Francis tested negative for the virus  By Faith Ridler For Mailonline … Read more

Pope cancels event due to ‘illness’ after touching hands and kissing heads at Vatican

Pope Francis has been forced to cancel a planned Mass in Rome with other clergy after suffering a ‘slight illness’.  The Vatican said the 83-year-old pontiff had a ‘slight indisposition’ that meant he did not attend an event at the St John Lateran basilica in Rome on Thursday morning. A spokesman said Francis would continue with … Read more