Pope personally thanks State department for overtime

Apr 12, 2013 - 09:24 am .- The last month of papal transition meant that the employees of the Vatican’s Secretariat of State worked long hours, so Pope Francis decided that he would offer his heartfelt thanks by making a personal visit.

Pope considering Secretariat of State overhaul

Apr 8, 2013 - 09:55 am .- A top official who works at the Secretariat of State says Pope Francis is thinking about streamlining his department by combining it with another Vatican government body.

Pope's election changed headlines but decisions loom

Mar 25, 2013 - 06:00 am .- “The election of Pope Francis marked a change in the newspapers headlines regarding the Church,” according to Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri, the secretary of the conclave that elected the new pontiff.

Vatican judges find computer tech's testimony not credible

Dec 3, 2012 - 04:45 pm .- The Vatican court said in a detailed sentence issued Dec. 1 that the testimony given by the computer technician Claudio Sciarpelletti was neither “credible” nor “truthful.”

Vatican computer technician goes on trial over press leaks

Nov 5, 2012 - 01:55 pm .- Despite his lawyer’s appeal to drop the case on the opening morning of hearings, a Vatican judge ruled that the trial for the second man accused in the so-called Vatileaks scandal will continue.

Vatileaks suspects receive Sept. 29 court date

Sep 17, 2012 - 12:19 pm .- The two men charged in the “Vatileaks” case will go to trial Sept. 29, according to a communique released Sept. 17 by the Vatican Press Office.

Pope's butler will stand trial for alleged document leaks

Aug 13, 2012 - 11:34 am .- Pope Benedict XVI's personal assistant Paolo Gabriele has been charged with theft amid suspicion that he leaked confidential papal documents to the press with the help of an accomplice.

'Vatileaks' committee to deliver findings to Pope next week

Jul 12, 2012 - 03:11 pm .- The special Commission of Cardinals established by Pope Benedict XVI to investigate the leak of confidential Vatican documents is on the verge of presenting its discoveries.

Pope stresses importance of fidelity for Vatican employees

Jun 11, 2012 - 12:17 pm .- Pope Benedict XVI told the Vatican’s diplomatic school that “faithfulness” is a key virtue for anybody working in the service of the Holy See.

Cardinal Bertone speaks of 'ferocious' Vatileaks attack on Pope

Jun 6, 2012 - 06:05 pm .- The Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, believes the continued leaking of confidential papal information to the media is “ferocious, biting and organized.”