The decision was made in response to the request of Emanuela Orlandi's family, he said, and their questioning "the possible concealment of her cadaver in the small cemetery located within Vatican City State."

The Mass July 8 will mark the sixth anniversary of the pope's visit to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.

The "note of the Apostolic Penitentiary on the importance of the internal forum and the inviolability of the sacramental seal" was approved by Pope Francis June 21 and published by the Vatican July 1.

A columnist for Corriere della Sera has published a new report on a meeting that he had with Benedict XVI in the Vatican gardens.

The Holy See also calls on the Chinese authorities to refrain from using “intimidatory pressures” on the members of the underground church communities.

This week on "Inside the Vatican," we talk about some of the stories we’ll be keeping our eyes on over the next few months.