Vaticano: Vatican's 'trial of the century' sets new standards for the surreal

In a decision that could set the stage for a decisive turn in the Vatican's long - running 'trial of the century,' the president of the Vatican's tribunal ruled Thursday that although the pope himself cannot be called as a defense witness, the pontiff's chief of ...

... who's now back as a witness in the pontiff's 'Trial of the ... who's now back as a witness in the pontiff's 'Trial of the Century.' ... only to be indicted and convicted by a Vatican tribunal for ...

Friday's hearing was one of the most eagerly anticipated in the Vatican's 'trial of the century,' given it featured testimony from one of the more colorful figures in recent Vatican history, ...

... inside the Vatican walls. The oldest surviving church in the ... having survived the destruction of old St Peter's basilica, is ... Parts of it date back to the fifth century. Closed to the public, only ...

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Priests have fathered children since the church's earliest days ... But around the 12th century, celibacy became a condition of ...who have broken celibacy vows and fathered children that the Vatican ...

The latest round of hearings at the Vatican's historic finance trial has revealed several twists that profoundly changed proceedings and raised several questions for the court in the new year. First of all, the so - called 'super ...

...1688 and entered into the collections in the early 19th century. ... In 2008, the Vatican lent the fragment of the young boy to the ... The pope's donation turns up the pressure on the British Museum to ...

... a crescendo for the Vatican's policy of Ostpolitik, and an inspiration for Rome's current efforts to end the war in Ukraine. This coming Tuesday, the aspiration for a 21st century version of the ...

...committing one of the most sensational crimes in recent Vatican ...history - fatally shooting his commander and the senior officer's ...Francis in hopes of getting some closure nearly a quarter - century ...