Pope at summit on children’s rights: tough on abortion and child exploitation, announces exhortation on childhood

Feb 04, 2025 18:08

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Pope Francis attended the World Summit on the Rights of Children Photo: Vatican Media

The Cuban government announced the gradual release of 553 prisoners in response to a direct appeal from Pope Francis.

Brian Burch, the leader of the conservative Catholic advocacy group CatholicVote

of the 194 countries, the Holy See does not have diplomatic relations with ten

President Abbas, often referred to as Abu Mazen, met with Pope Francis in a 30-minute private audience

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Diplomacy: Pope speaks of Vatican’s “positive neutrality” to 11 new ambassadors

Address of the Pope to the new ambassadors of India, Jordan, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sao Tome and Principe, Rwanda, Turkmenistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Kenya, on the presentation of their credentials

Dec 07, 2024 20:01

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Antony Blinken Meets Pope Francis Amid Global Turmoil: A Push for Peace and Humanitarian Action

Nov 28, 2024 19:19

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[PHOTO GALLERY] Ukrainian First Lady before the Pope: this was the visit to Rome

1,000 Days of War: Ukraine’s First Lady Honors Resilience and Faith in Rome

Nov 22, 2024 22:43

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Vatican urges UN to continue support for Palestinian refugee agency condemned by Israel

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia Highlights Dire Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza at UN Assembly

Nov 18, 2024 17:00

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Pope Francis sparks debate with call to investigate Gaza genocide allegations

The remarks were swiftly condemned by Israel’s ambassador to the Holy See and the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), who accused the Pope of inflammatory rhetoric.

Nov 18, 2024 17:00

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Pope Leo XIV will visit Algeria, the land of Saint Augustine, according to local media: these are the dates given by the press

There is also a practical indication reinforcing the plausibility of the trip. The official calendar of Wednesday general audiences published by the Prefecture of the Papal Household does not list an audience for April 15

Pope Leo XIV to priests: no to homilies with Artificial Intelligence and the search for “likes” and “followers” on social media

The Pope also warned against a subtler distortion of priestly identity: the search for validation on social media platforms such as TikTok. The illusion, he suggested, is to believe that accumulating followers or “likes” means one is effectively evangelizing

Pope at summit on children’s rights: tough on abortion and child exploitation, announces exhortation on childhood

Cuba responds to the Pope by releasing half a thousand prisoners in the context of Jubilee 2025

Pope’s Secretary of State gathers Pontifical Nuncios in Jordanian capital in view of situation in Middle East

Traits of a diplomacy of hope: the Pope’s address to ambassadors with whom the Vatican has diplomatic relations

Trump names CatholicVote leader as U.S. ambassador to the Vatican

Vatican Reveals Number of Countries with Which It Has Diplomatic Relations

A Historic Icon and a Call for Peace: Pope Francis Meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

Diplomacy: Pope speaks of Vatican’s “positive neutrality” to 11 new ambassadors

Antony Blinken Meets Pope Francis Amid Global Turmoil: A Push for Peace and Humanitarian Action

[PHOTO GALLERY] Ukrainian First Lady before the Pope: this was the visit to Rome

Vatican urges UN to continue support for Palestinian refugee agency condemned by Israel

Pope Francis sparks debate with call to investigate Gaza genocide allegations