Benedict comes home to new house, new pope
18 days ago
Federico Lombardi, has acknowledged the 86-year-old's post-retirement decline but insists he isn't suffering from any ailment and is just old.
Benedict XVI returns to Vatican Thursday
20 days ago
Federico Lombardi, said Tuesday that Benedict will live on the ground floor of the monastery inside the gardens that has been renovated for his use.
Bergoglio OK'd sainthood cases for slain churchmen
62 days ago
Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi says Jorge Bergoglio approved the beatification cause of Carlos de Dios Murias, a Franciscan priest whose eyes were gouged out and hands cut off in Argentina's...
Pope wades into crowd before 1st window appearance
64 days ago
Federico Lombardi said it was likely Francis, at least for the moment, given the off-the-cuff style, was sticking with Italian, a language he's comfortable with.
Priest details arrest during Argentine dirty war but doesn't comment on Pope...
66 days ago
Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said there "was never a concrete or credible accusation" against Bergoglio, noting he "was questioned by an Argentinian court as someone aware of the situation...
Retired Argentine cardinal has heart attack
66 days ago
Federico Lombardi told journalists Friday that Mejia was in stable condition.
First steps on becoming a pope
68 days ago
Federico Lombardi, told reporters a few hours before the election, it's up to the new boss to set the agenda.
Francis without Roman numeral
68 days ago
Federico Lombardi sought to clear up any possible confusion, noting that Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, who announced the name to the world, said simply Francis.
Vatican: Victim group wrong to criticize cardinals
68 days ago
Federico Lombardi said at a news briefing that the criticisms raised by the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests are "well known" and cardinals already have responded.
Ingredients of papal conclave smoke signals
68 days ago
Federico Lombardi said the black smoke that came Tuesday and Wednesday - indicating a pope had not been elected - was made by adding cartridges containing potassium perchlorate, anthracene (a...
