The Vatican has begun to digitise more than seven million photos in its archives dating back to the pontificate of Pius XII.

Almost 2,000 people have said they were abused while in the care of the Dutch Catholic Church, an independent report has found.

The state-approved Chinese Catholic Church has elected new leaders in defiance of the Vatican.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan has published a new, colloquial translation of the Hail Mary for trial use throughout the country.

An ampoule containing traces of John Paul II’s blood may be installed in a new church on the site of a former factory where the late pope worked during the Second World War.