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![Pope warns of risk of corruption in missionary fundraising after investigation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Pope warns of risk of corruption in missionary fundraising after investigation
He warned the Vatican’s fundraisers of financial corruption creeping into their work.
![Vatican arrest: Speeding driver bursts through palace gate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Vatican arrest: Speeding driver bursts through palace gate
Vatican gendarmes fired at the speeding car’s front tyres after it rushed the gate.
![Pope Francis leaves hospital after bronchitis treatment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Pope Francis leaves hospital after bronchitis treatment
86-year-old Francis was hospitalized 3 days ago on Wednesday.
![Pope accuses critics of exploiting Pope Benedict XVI’s death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Pope accuses critics of exploiting Pope Benedict XVI’s death
Pope Francis accused his critics of trying to score ideological points with the church.
![Hundreds gather for Cardinal George Pell’s Sydney funeral](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Hundreds gather for Cardinal George Pell’s Sydney funeral
Heavy police presence as mourners, and protesters carrying rainbow flags, gather.
!['Toxic nightmare': Cardinal Pell's views on Pope's rule revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Toxic nightmare': Cardinal Pell's views on Pope's rule revealed
Secret memo, article show view of late cleric whose child sex convictions were overturned.
![What happened to Emanuela? Vatican to reopen infamous cold case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
What happened to Emanuela? Vatican to reopen infamous cold case
New York Times: In 1983, the daughter of a Vatican employee vanished from a Rome street.
![Pope honours divisive Australian Cardinal George Pell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Pope honours divisive Australian Cardinal George Pell
Pell, whose child sex convictions were overturned, died yesterday.
![Cardinal George Pell dead at 81 after hip surgery complications](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Cardinal George Pell dead at 81 after hip surgery complications
Pell returned to Vatican in 2020, after being acquitted of child sexual abuse convictions.
![Pope on Christmas: Jesus was poor, so don’t be power-hungry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Pope on Christmas: Jesus was poor, so don’t be power-hungry
Some 7000 Romans, tourists and pilgrims attended this year's Mass.
![Vatican envoy comes under fire in Ukraine as he delivers aid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Vatican envoy comes under fire in Ukraine as he delivers aid
Vatican Almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski and entourage forced to take cover.
![Climate protesters target the Vatican's Laocoon statue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Climate protesters target the Vatican's Laocoon statue
Their banner placed under the statue read, 'No gas, no coal'.
![Russell Crowe's private Sistine Chapel tour has locals fuming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Russell Crowe's private Sistine Chapel tour has locals fuming
The Kiwi-Aussie star has copped criticism from locals for breaking this strict law.
![Elon Musk meets Pope, announces the audience on Twitter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Elon Musk meets Pope, announces the audience on Twitter
Elon Musk uses Twitter to announce his meeting with Pope Francis.
![Is Pope Francis stepping down? Rumours about future of pontiff grow](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Is Pope Francis stepping down? Rumours about future of pontiff grow
Speculation in Italian media suggests the 85-year-old might resign.
![Pope celebrates Christmas Eve Mass as virus surges in Italy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Pope celebrates Christmas Eve Mass as virus surges in Italy
A maskless Francis processed down the central aisle as the Sistine Chapel choir sang Noel.
![Pope Francis 'planning trip' to North Korea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Pope Francis 'planning trip' to North Korea
The Pope will travel to Hungary and Slovakia and now his sights set on North Korea.
!['The pope needs your prayers': Pope Francis hospitalised](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'The pope needs your prayers': Pope Francis hospitalised
It's the pope's first known hospital treatment since he was elected to the papacy in 2013.
![Girl experimented on by Nazis used Auschwitz tattoo to find long-lost mum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Girl experimented on by Nazis used Auschwitz tattoo to find long-lost mum
"I remember the pain, and [Josef Mengele's] cold gaze and his highly polished boots."
![God 'cannot bless sin': Vatican bars gay union blessing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
God 'cannot bless sin': Vatican bars gay union blessing
The Vatican holds that gay people must be treated with dignity and respect.
![Pope treads new ground in Iraq](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Pope treads new ground in Iraq
Editorial: The visit to Iraq shows the power of personal example.