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Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war, a day after saying a deal was close
Read full article: Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war, a day after saying a deal was closePresident Donald Trump says he doubts Russiaās Vladimir Putin wants to end his war in Ukraine.
Pope Francisās historic farewell: Vatican grieves Catholic Churchās 1st head from the Americas
Read full article: Pope Francisās historic farewell: Vatican grieves Catholic Churchās 1st head from the AmericasThe Vatican is grieving the first head of the Catholic ChurchĀ from the Americas and Saturday marks the beginning of the Novendiales, nine days of mourning. It also marks the fifth day of national mourning in Italy.
Pope Francisās funeral service: 1st row is for Argentines, 2nd row for Italians
Read full article: Pope Francisās funeral service: 1st row is for Argentines, 2nd row for ItaliansWhile Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re presides over Pope Francisās funeral service at St. Peterās Square, some of the most prominent world leaders will be in attendance.
From 'conclave' to 'white smoke,' a glossary of terms used in a papal transition
Read full article: From 'conclave' to 'white smoke,' a glossary of terms used in a papal transitionA change in popes is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church and the Vaticanās head of state.
An Irish-born American cardinal is entrusted as the 'camerlengo,' running the Holy See between popes
Read full article: An Irish-born American cardinal is entrusted as the 'camerlengo,' running the Holy See between popesAn Irish-born American cardinal was entrusted by Pope Francis to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy See after the death of one pontiff and before the election of another.
The rites and rituals following the death of a pope, his funeral and burial, explained
Read full article: The rites and rituals following the death of a pope, his funeral and burial, explainedThe death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins.
Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after tangle over migration, gets chocolate eggs for kids
Read full article: Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after tangle over migration, gets chocolate eggs for kidsU.S. Vice President JD Vance has met briefly with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday as the pontiff recovers from pneumonia.
A recovering Pope Francis visits Rome prison to keep annual Holy Week appointment
Read full article: A recovering Pope Francis visits Rome prison to keep annual Holy Week appointmentPope Francis has visited Romeās main prison and kept an Easter season appointment to spend Holy Thursday among the least fortunate.
Convalescing Pope Francis opens Holy Week with in-person greeting in St. Peterās Square
Read full article: Convalescing Pope Francis opens Holy Week with in-person greeting in St. Peterās SquareA convalescing Pope Francis has greeted the crowd in St_ Peterās Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a āHappy Palm Sunday, Happy Holy Week."
Pope makes surprise appearance at St. Peterās Square, 2 weeks after leaving hospital
Read full article: Pope makes surprise appearance at St. Peterās Square, 2 weeks after leaving hospitalPope Francis has made a surprise entrance to St. Peterās Square during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick and medical workers in his first public appearance at the Vatican since leaving the hospital.
Pope's work during convalescence includes clearing path for saints from Venezuela, Papua New Guinea
Read full article: Pope's work during convalescence includes clearing path for saints from Venezuela, Papua New GuineaThe Vatican says Pope Francis spends part of his days at his desk working and concelebrates Mass daily in his private chapel.
Pope Francis is back home after a 5-week hospital stay for life-threatening double pneumonia
Read full article: Pope Francis is back home after a 5-week hospital stay for life-threatening double pneumoniaA weak and frail Pope Francis has returned home to the Vatican from the hospital after a five-week, life-threatening bout of pneumonia.
King Charles III plans to meet Pope Francis during Vatican state visit in April
Read full article: King Charles III plans to meet Pope Francis during Vatican state visit in AprilKing Charles III is scheduled to have an audience with Pope Francis during a state visit next month to the Vatican, suggesting the Holy See is optimistic the pontiff will be back at work by then.
Vatican switchboard nuns field growing calls about pope ā but no, you canāt speak with him directly
Read full article: Vatican switchboard nuns field growing calls about pope ā but no, you canāt speak with him directlyThe nuns who operate the Vaticanās switchboard are fielding a growing number of calls.
Clutched by the global faithful and draped on candles and statues, rosaries abound for Pope Francis
Read full article: Clutched by the global faithful and draped on candles and statues, rosaries abound for Pope FrancisAs Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St. Peterās and by the hospital to pray the rosary for him.
Pope resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he battles pneumonia
Read full article: Pope resting after sleeping through the night with a ventilation mask as he battles pneumoniaThe Vatican says that Pope Francis has increased his physical activity, called the Catholic parish priest in Gaza and marked the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead.
Life imitates art as Pope Francis fights pneumonia while 'Conclave' heads into Academy Awards
Read full article: Life imitates art as Pope Francis fights pneumonia while 'Conclave' heads into Academy AwardsThere has long been a Vatican taboo against openly talking about a conclave when a pope is sick: Itās considered gauche to speculate about the election of a new pope while the current one is fighting for his life.
Vatican says Pope Francis continues to improve but his prognosis remains guarded
Read full article: Vatican says Pope Francis continues to improve but his prognosis remains guardedPope Francis is continuing his slow recovery from double pneumonia and beating back speculation of an imminent death, resignation or conclave.
Pope Francis spends 13th night hospitalized, makes āslight improvementā
Read full article: Pope Francis spends 13th night hospitalized, makes āslight improvementāPope Francis remained hospitalized on Wednesday, his 13th day on the 10th floor of the Agostino Gemelli Hospital in Rome, according to the Holy See Press Office.
Pope Francisā health crisis sparks prayers from thousands outside the Vatican
Read full article: Pope Francisā health crisis sparks prayers from thousands outside the VaticanThousands of people have gathered in St. Peterās Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, hope for his recovery and gratitude for his efforts to steer the Catholic Church in new directions.
What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
Read full article: What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is sick.
Vatican says Pope Francis is in 'fair condition' at a hospital with a mild fever
Read full article: Vatican says Pope Francis is in 'fair condition' at a hospital with a mild feverThe Vatican says that Pope Francis is in āfair conditionā at a hospital with a respiratory tract infection and is running a mild fever.
Opus Dei cardinal acknowledges Vatican sanctioned him after abuse allegation but denies wrongdoing
Read full article: Opus Dei cardinal acknowledges Vatican sanctioned him after abuse allegation but denies wrongdoingThe once-powerful archbishop of Peruvian capital Lima and the first-ever cardinal of Opus Dei has acknowledged that the Vatican had imposed sanctions on him in 2019 following an allegation of sexual abuse.
Vatican to install a webcam at St. Peter's tomb as part technological outreach for Holy Year
Read full article: Vatican to install a webcam at St. Peter's tomb as part technological outreach for Holy YearRoman Catholic faithful will be able to view St. Peterās tomb via a webcam as part of the Vaticanās upcoming Holy Year.
Vatican and Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter's Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damage
Read full article: Vatican and Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter's Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damageA digital twin of St. Peterās Basilica has been created using artificial intelligence to explore one of the worldās most important monumentās.
Pope Francis' Catholic church reform process ends without giving more equity to women
Read full article: Pope Francis' Catholic church reform process ends without giving more equity to womenPope Francisā yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church has closed with recommendations that fell far short of giving women more equity as hoped.
Pope expels a bishop and 9 other people from a Peru movement over 'sadistic' abuses
Read full article: Pope expels a bishop and 9 other people from a Peru movement over 'sadistic' abusesPope Francis has taken the unusual decision to expel 10 people from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation uncovered āsadisticā abuses of power, authority and spirituality.
In Asia, pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of 'harmony in diversity,' fight extremism
Read full article: In Asia, pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of 'harmony in diversity,' fight extremismPope Francis has urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of āharmony in diversityā and fight religious intolerance.
Pope embarks on longest, farthest and most challenging trip to Asia, with China in the background
Read full article: Pope embarks on longest, farthest and most challenging trip to Asia, with China in the backgroundPope Francis is making the longest, farthest and most challenging trip of his pontificate when he goes to Asia and Oceania this week.
Pope Francis calls for Olympic truce for countries at war, prays for peace
Read full article: Pope Francis calls for Olympic truce for countries at war, prays for peacePope Francis has voiced his hope that the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games will provide an opportunity for countries at war to respect an ancient Greek tradition and establish a truce for the duration of the Games.
Vatican will prepare a document on the role of women in leadership in the Catholic Church
Read full article: Vatican will prepare a document on the role of women in leadership in the Catholic ChurchThe Vatican says its doctrine office will be preparing a document on women in leadership roles in the Catholic Church, as part of a new initiative to respond to longstanding demands by women to have a greater say in the church's life.
Pope Francis meets more than 100 comedians at the Vatican: 'You also make God smile'
Read full article: Pope Francis meets more than 100 comedians at the Vatican: 'You also make God smile'Before flying to Italyās southern Puglia region to meet world leaders at the Group of Seven summit, Pope Francis hosted a very different audience at the Vatican celebrating the importance of humor.
Some of the Catholic Church's best-known approved, and not approved, reports of apparitions of Mary
Read full article: Some of the Catholic Church's best-known approved, and not approved, reports of apparitions of MaryThe Vatican has revised how it evaluates purported supernatural events, such as reported visions of the Virgin Mary, to guard against hoaxes and account for news going viral.
Vatican moves to adapt to hoaxes, Internet and overhauls its process for evaluating visions of Mary
Read full article: Vatican moves to adapt to hoaxes, Internet and overhauls its process for evaluating visions of MaryThe Vatican has radically reformed its process for evaluating alleged visions of the Virgin Mary, weeping statues and other seemingly supernatural phenomena.
Pope will travel to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore in longest trip of papacy
Read full article: Pope will travel to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore in longest trip of papacyThe Vatican says Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September.
Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity
Read full article: Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignityThe Vatican has declared that gender-affirming surgeries and surrogacy are grave violations of human dignity.
Pope appears in better health, praises Israeli and Arab fathers who both lost daughters in conflict
Read full article: Pope appears in better health, praises Israeli and Arab fathers who both lost daughters in conflictPope Francis appears in better health, walking into the Vatican audience hall on his own with a cane for his weekly audience and delivering his prepared text with a clear voice.
The Vatican unveils its project for the Venice Biennale of Art: inside a women's prison
Read full article: The Vatican unveils its project for the Venice Biennale of Art: inside a women's prisonThe Vatican has unveiled a groundbreaking project for the upcoming Venice Biennale of Art: It is mounting a multimedia installation inside Veniceās Giudecca womenās prison.
The pope delivers Sunday prayers from the Vatican window a day after suffering a mild flu
Read full article: The pope delivers Sunday prayers from the Vatican window a day after suffering a mild fluPope Francis was well enough to celebrate his weekly Angelus prayer from the Vatican window overlooking St. Peterās Square, a day after cancelling his engagements because of a mild flu.
The Vatican's problematic process to address clergy sex abuse cases, explained
Read full article: The Vatican's problematic process to address clergy sex abuse cases, explainedFive years ago this week, Pope Francis convened an unprecedented summit of bishops from around the world to impress on them that clergy abuse was a global problem and that they needed to do something about it.
Pope Francis congratulates Italy after tennis player Jannik Sinner wins the Australian Open
Read full article: Pope Francis congratulates Italy after tennis player Jannik Sinner wins the Australian OpenPope Francis has congratulated Italy after tennis player Jannik Sinner became the countryās first man to win a Grand Slam singles title in nearly a half century.
Pope says 'our hearts are in Bethlehem' as he presides over the Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's
Read full article: Pope says 'our hearts are in Bethlehem' as he presides over the Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter'sPope Francis in a Christmas Eve homily said that āthe clash of arms even todayā prevents Jesus āfrom finding room in the world."
Vatican prosecutor appeals verdict that largely dismantled his fraud case but convicted cardinal
Read full article: Vatican prosecutor appeals verdict that largely dismantled his fraud case but convicted cardinalThe Vaticanās chief prosecutor has appealed a court verdict that largely dismantled his theory of a grand conspiracy to defraud the Holy See of millions of euros.
Cardinal is convicted of embezzlement in big Vatican financial trial, sentenced to 5½ years
Read full article: Cardinal is convicted of embezzlement in big Vatican financial trial, sentenced to 5½ yearsA Vatican tribunal has convicted a cardinal of embezzlement and sentenced him to 5 ½ years in prison in one of several verdicts handed down in a complicated financial trial that aired the city stateās dirty laundry and tested its justice system.
Pope Francis is still having trouble breathing due to lung inflammation, Vatican says
Read full article: Pope Francis is still having trouble breathing due to lung inflammation, Vatican saysThe Vatican says Pope Francis is stable but is still having trouble breathing as a result of a lung inflammation that forced him to cancel a weekend trip to Dubai.
Women's voices and votes loom large as pope is set to open a Vatican meeting on church's future
Read full article: Women's voices and votes loom large as pope is set to open a Vatican meeting on church's futurePope Francis will open this week a global gathering of Catholic bishops and laypeople to discuss the future of the church.
Women who say they were abused by a onetime Jesuit artist denounce an apparent rehabilitation effort
Read full article: Women who say they were abused by a onetime Jesuit artist denounce an apparent rehabilitation effortWomen who say they were abused by a once-prominent Jesuit artist say they are now being revictimized by his superiors.
Pope's Ukraine peace envoy raises stalled Black Sea grain exports in Beijing talks
Read full article: Pope's Ukraine peace envoy raises stalled Black Sea grain exports in Beijing talksPope Francisā Ukraine peace envoy has discussed the need to resume the stalled Ukraine grain export deal to feed the worldās hungry during a meeting with a Chinese official in Beijing.
Parliamentary inquest into 'Vatican Girl' mystery moves forward as pope acknowledges family's pain
Read full article: Parliamentary inquest into 'Vatican Girl' mystery moves forward as pope acknowledges family's painItalyās Parliament is poised to open a bicameral commission of inquiry into the 1883 disappearance of the teenage daughter of a Vatican employee.
Vatican says new leads are worth pursuing in the disappearance of employee's daughter 40 years ago
Read full article: Vatican says new leads are worth pursuing in the disappearance of employee's daughter 40 years agoExactly 40 years after the teenage daughter of a Vatican employee disappeared, the Vatican announced new leads āworthy of further investigationā have surfaced.
Vatican document highlights need for concrete steps for women, 'radical inclusion' of LGBTQ+
Read full article: Vatican document highlights need for concrete steps for women, 'radical inclusion' of LGBTQ+An unprecedented global canvassing of Catholics has called for the church to take concrete steps to promote women to decision-making roles.
A high-profile French nun is inspiring hope for Catholic women. But can she really bring change?
Read full article: A high-profile French nun is inspiring hope for Catholic women. But can she really bring change?A French nun is charting an unprecedented period of reform in the Catholic Church as one of the highest-ranking women at the Vatican.
Pope Francis, back to Vatican routine post-surgery, says thanks to shouts of 'Long live the pope!'
Read full article: Pope Francis, back to Vatican routine post-surgery, says thanks to shouts of 'Long live the pope!'Two days after being discharged from the hospital, Pope Francis resumed his cherished Sunday custom of greeting the public in St. Peter's Square.
Pope warns of risk of corruption in missionary fundraising after AP investigation
Read full article: Pope warns of risk of corruption in missionary fundraising after AP investigationPope Francis is warning the Vaticanās missionary fundraisers not to allow financial corruption to creep into their work.
Vatican questions how priest moved $17 million meant for missionary work into investment fund
Read full article: Vatican questions how priest moved $17 million meant for missionary work into investment fundPope Francis has asked aides to get to the bottom of how at least $17 million was transferred from the Vaticanās U.S.-based missionary fundraising coffers into an impact investing vehicle run by a priest.
Pope Francis skips meeting because he is running a fever, the Vatican says
Read full article: Pope Francis skips meeting because he is running a fever, the Vatican saysThe Vatican No. 2 says a fever that a fatigued Pope Francis developed was owed to the fact that the pope greeted a huge crowd of people.
Pope taps successor as archbishop of Buenos Aires, again says he might finally return home to visit
Read full article: Pope taps successor as archbishop of Buenos Aires, again says he might finally return home to visitPope Francis has tapped an Argentine bishop with years of ministry in the countryās prisons as his successor as archbishop of Buenos Aires.
Pope Francis skips Good Friday at Colosseum in chilly Rome
Read full article: Pope Francis skips Good Friday at Colosseum in chilly RomePope Francis, hospitalized recently with bronchitis, has skipped the traditional Good Friday nighttime procession at the Colosseum because of chilly weather in Rome.
Some 200,000 turn out over 3 days to view Benedict's body
Read full article: Some 200,000 turn out over 3 days to view Benedict's bodyPope Francis has praised Pope Emeritusā Benedict XVIās āacute and gentle thoughtā on the final day of public viewing of his body in St. Peterās Basilica before his funeral.
Though faulted, Benedict turned Vatican around on sex abuse
Read full article: Though faulted, Benedict turned Vatican around on sex abusePope Emeritus Benedict XVI rarely got credit for having turned the Vatican around on clergy sexual abuse, but as cardinal and pope, he pushed through revolutionary changes to church law to make it easier to defrock predator priests.
Pope warns Vatican staff an 'elegant demon' lurks among them
Read full article: Pope warns Vatican staff an 'elegant demon' lurks among themPope Francis has warned Vatican bureaucrats to beware the devil that lurks among them, saying it is an āelegant demonā that works in people who have a rigid, holier-than-thou way of living the Catholic faith.
Italy: Parliamentary inquest eyed for missing 'Vatican Girl'
Read full article: Italy: Parliamentary inquest eyed for missing 'Vatican Girl'Opposition lawmakers in Italy are seeking a parliamentary commission of inquiry into three cold cases that have consumed the Italian publicās imagination for decades.
Jesuit artist has ministry cut; Vatican doesn't prosecute
Read full article: Jesuit artist has ministry cut; Vatican doesn't prosecuteThe Vatican is under pressure to explain why it didnāt prosecute a famous Jesuit artist and merely let his order restrict the priest's ministry following allegations that he abused his authority over adult women.
Vatican vendettas: Alleged witness manipulation jolts trial
Read full article: Vatican vendettas: Alleged witness manipulation jolts trialRevelations that a key prosecution witness may have been manipulated into changing his story and cooperating with prosecutors has jolted a Vatican trial over a money-losing investment in a London property.