Vatican ‘saddened’ by Olympics opening ceremony scenes

AFP 08/04/2024

VATICAN CITY, Holy See– The Vatican said Saturday it was “saddened by certain scenes” at the Olympics opening ceremony that gave “offense” to Christians, as controversy rages over a segment some say lampooned Jesus’ Last Supper. The July…

Italian teenage computer wizard set to become the first saint of the Millennial generation

AP 05/25/2024

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis paved the way for the canonization of the first saint of the millennial generation on Thursday, attributing a second miracle to a 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia in 2006.…

Pope will travel to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore in longest trip of papacy

04/13/2024

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, confirming the longest trip of Francis’ papacy that is sure to test his health, stamina…

Transgender Catholics say new Vatican document shows no understanding of their lives

Associated Press 04/09/2024

Transgender Catholics — as well as a priest who welcomes them to his parish — expressed disappointment Monday with a new Vatican document rejecting the fundamental concept of changing one’s biological sex. In essence, it was a restatement of…

Vatican: Gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy are violations of human dignity

Associated Press 04/09/2024

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Monday declared gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy as grave violations of human dignity, putting them on par with abortion and euthanasia as practices that it said reject God’s plan for human life.…

Pope soldiers through Easter Vigil after missing procession

03/31/2024

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Saturday soldiered through a more than 2-hour Easter Vigil Mass in St Peter’s Basilica, one of the longest services in Catholic liturgy, amid renewed concerns about the 87-year-old’s frail condition.…

Pope skips Good Friday procession ‘to preserve his health’

03/30/2024

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis cancelled at the last minute his attendance at the Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum, in what the Vatican described as a bid “to preserve his health” ahead of more Easter week…

Tagle inducted to French Legion of Honor

Jerome Aning 02/18/2024

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the highest-ranking Filipino prelate serving in the Vatican, has been inducted to the French Legion of Honor, the highest recognition France bestows on its citizens and foreign nationals. In ceremonies held in Rome…

Vatican approves blessings for same-sex couples in landmark ruling

12/19/2023

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican said on Monday in a landmark ruling approved by Pope Francis that Roman Catholic priests can administer blessings to same-sex couples as long as they are not part of regular Church rituals…

Pope Francis makes his first public appearances since being sick

12/09/2023

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday made his first public appearance outdoors since being stricken by bronchitis two weeks ago, which forced him to cancel a planned trip to the COP-28 climate conference in Dubai. The…

Pope Francis stable, receives IV antibiotics for lung inflammation — Vatican

11/27/2023

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, currently battling lung inflammation, is in a ‘good and stable’ condition. Doctors are administering antibiotics intravenously and will restrict his activities for the next few days to preserve his strength. Vatican Spokesman…

Five things to know about Pope Francis’ Synod

10/02/2023

Vatican City, Holy See— Pope Francis opens the Synod of Bishops’ general assembly in Rome Wednesday, October 3, 2023, which, in a historic first, gives women a vote, after a vast global consultation on the future Catholic Church.…

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