Topic: Federico Lombardi
An Italian television program about the transfer of a whistle-blowing Roman Catholic prelate has caused consternation at the Vatican and prompted...
The Vatican said on Wednesday an unknown buyer had snapped up the internet address vatican. xxx, a domain combining its name with an extension ...
From The Catholic Herald The Vatican has said that Pope Benedict XVI greeted with a smile the news that a German citizen had filed a complaint...
Tweet . A new study by the U.S. Conference of Bishops argues that neither celibacy nor homosexuality can be blamed for the clerical abuse scandal...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The Vatican said the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, a man who sowed division and hatred and who caused...
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Catholics cannot confess via iPhone and technology is not a substitute for being present when admitting sins to a priest, the Vatican spokesman said on Wednesday.The statement by Father Federico Lombardi follows the launch of an iPhone application ...
BORIS HORVAT / AFP / Getty Images. The Pope might have said no before, but now it's fairer to say, "Sometimes.". . The Roman Catholic Church has...
So now Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi has gone to the mountain and come back with confirmation that the pope not only said what he meant but also meant what Austin Ivereigh said he meant--that the use of condoms for the sake ...
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's landmark acknowledgement that the use of condoms is sometimes morally justifiable to stop AIDS is valid not only for gay male prostitutes but for heterosexuals and transsexuals too, the Vatican said on Tuesday.The clarification, the ...
Vatican spokesman: Pope's comments about using condoms to prevent HIV also apply to womenPope Benedict XVI's comments about condom use being a lesser evil than transmitting HIV also apply to women, the Vatican said Tuesday, a significant shift for a ...