Pope Francis

Pope Francis to go to Indonesia: government of the world’s most Muslim country announces date

This trip for September 2024 also includes Papua New Guinea, in addition to Timor.

Apr 02, 2024 23:59

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Local Church•Pope Francis

The Pope’s 8-Hour Visit to Venice: A Prison, Young People and the Famous Basilica of Saint Mark

The main reason for the Pontiff’s trip to Venice is to take part in Venice’s Biennial, where the Holy See will have a pavilion. The Biennial is one of the most important artistic events in the world.

Mar 26, 2024 23:36

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Pope Francis•Vatican City

Pope Francis Reforms the Roman Basilica of Saint Mary Major: These Are the New Measures

The Pontiff made Bishop Makrickas Coadjutor Archpriest of the Basilica (with the right of succession)and equipped him with all the faculties for the government of the Council (the Council is a body or community of capitular ecclesiastics of a Cathedral or Collegial church).

Mar 20, 2024 00:09

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Pope Francis

After two days of cancelled audiences, Pope Francis is taken to hospital

It was ANSA that first reported the Pope’s transfer to the hospital. Later, the Holy See Press Office would communicate very briefly: «After the general audience, Pope Francis went to Gemelli Hospital on Tiber Island for some diagnostic tests. Then he returned to the Vatican.»

Feb 28, 2024 00:19

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Analysis Opinion•Vatican City

Before a Next Conclave, Historian Suggests a Reform That Makes It Slower and Says Why

A simple but effective solution is proposed: to space out the votes to enable a greater internal debate and to avoid precipitate decisions.

Feb 27, 2024 23:59

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Vatican City

Story of Vatican Secret Archive Recounted in a Book by Its Prefect: Conclave, Napoleon and Pius XII and the Black Legend

Archbishop Sergio Pagano’s book-interview offers a unique and fascinating vision of the Vatican Apostolic Archive, revealing hidden secrets and offering a new understanding of its role in world history.

Feb 27, 2024 23:50

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Protection of vulnerable people

Rupnik Case on the 5th Anniversary of the Summit on Abuses Held in the Vatican: Two Abused Women Show Their Faces

Five years later, precisely in February, on the morning of February 21, a press conference was held at the headquarters of the National Federation of the Italian Press in Rome, in which two women, former members of the Loyola Community, founded by the priest and former Jesuit Marko Ivan Rupnik, took part.

Feb 22, 2024 13:03

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Dicasteries•Pope Francis

Pope establishes study groups between dicasteries and Synod Secretariat to study issues raised in first part of synod on synodality

The Pontiff established that «the Dicasteries of the Roman Curia collaborate, «according to their respective specific competencies, in the activity of the General Secretariat of the Synod,» by forming study groups that will initiate, with a synodal method, the in-depth study of some of the themes that emerged from the First Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.

Feb 18, 2024 03:33

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Cardinals and Bishops

France awards Cardinal Tagle its highest distinction: the Legion of Honor

On the occasion of the presentation of the official insignia of the Legion of Honor to Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Ambassador Mangin reviewed the path of the honoree, a path marked by his concern for the poorest and his many actions to help vulnerable children in Manila.

Feb 16, 2024 22:43

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Vatican Diplomacy

Israeli ambassador attacks Vatican for stating the obvious: that there is disproportionate killing in Gaza

In the Declaration, the ambassador forgets to say that the right to exist belongs to both states, not just Israel, and that this is practically the unanimous stance of the international community

Feb 15, 2024 23:33

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Pope Francis•Vatican Diplomacy

Milei to the Pope: I want to apologize for my statements in the past

During the cordial talks at the Secretariat of State, satisfaction was expressed for the good relations between the Holy See and the Argentine Republic and the desire to strengthen them even more. They then discussed the new government’s program to face the economic crisis.

Feb 12, 2024 23:33

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Church and World•Pope Francis•Vatican City

What Is the Pope’s and the Vatican’s Position on the War in the Holy Land?

Although a Two-State solution isn’t a novelty, as in the past Saint John Paul II as well as Benedict XVI both defended and promoted it, it’s true that Pope Francis has recalled it once again.

Feb 07, 2024 22:29

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