VATICAN CITY, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The official Vatican website was taken offline on Wednesday following an apparent hacking attack, the Holy See said.

Vatican police have detained a former employee after he allegedly tried to sell a 17th century manuscript back to the Holy See.

The Vatican panel due to produce annual reports on child abuse prevention within the Catholic Church will not deliver its first full review until 2024, its secretary said on Friday.

The Vatican has signed an agreement with Volkswagen to gradually replace its auto fleet with electric vehicles.

The Vatican City State, home to the Pope, will replace its entire fleet of vehicles with EVs by 2030. Volkswagen will deliver fully electric cars, including the ID.3 and ID.4, to the Vatican State ...

For one group of trans women, the pope and his message of inclusivity are a welcome change “Before, the church was closed to us. They didn’t see us as normal people, they saw us as the devil.” ...

The Vatican declared sex change operations and surrogacy as grave threats to human dignity, putting them on par with abortion and euthanasia as practices that violate God’s plan for human life.

The Holy See has signed an interfaith declaration on taking action to protect the environment during a religious summit held ahead of COP28.