Vatican City

18

Apr

Pope calls for lowering of tensions in eastern Ukraine

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, delivering his Sunday address to a live audience for the first time in more than a month, called for a lowering of tensions in…

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04

Apr

Pope, in Easter message, slams weapons spending in time of pandemic

Pope Francis urged countries in his Easter message on Sunday to quicken distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly to the world's poor, and called armed conflict and military spending during a…

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02

Apr

Pope meets cardinal he fired, in apparent reconciliation

Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Thursday with Cardinal Angelo Becciu, according to the cardinal who was fired by the pontiff last September on accusations of embezzlement and nepotism. Becciu told…

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12

Dec

In Pictures – The Silent Night where all went bright – Vatican City

St. Peter’s Square was aglow on Friday evening, as a host of onlookers beheld the lighting of this year’s creche and Christmas tree. It provided a sign of Advent hope…

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26

Jul

Don’t leave the ‘grandparents’ alone – Pope Francis

After reciting the Angelus in St Peter's Square, Pope Francis recalled the liturgical memorial of Saints Joachim and Ann, Jesus's grandparents. The Pope invited them to reach out tenderly to…

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07

Jun

“Be careful, don’t sing victory too soon” – Pope Francis

In his greetings to the faithful following the recitation of the Marian Prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis noted that their presence in St Peter’s Square was a sign that “the…

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10

May

United in Prayer

A nun stands behind a barricade fence as faithful gather outside the square while Pope Francis gives his blessing from the window of his study in a closed St. Peter's…

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28

Apr

Pope Francis prays for prudence and obedience as world embarks on exit route from Covid-19 pandemic

“At this time, when indications have been given to exit out of quarantine, we pray the Lord will grant to His people, all of us, the grace of prudence and…

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21

Dec

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Cardinal Angelo Sodano as dean of College of Cardinals

Pope Francis Saturday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Angelo Sodano as dean of the College of Cardinals and declared that the position will now have a five-year term limit with…

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21

Sep

Heads of Vatican and its State institutions informed of “rapidly growing deficit of the Holy See”

The heads of dicasteries and Vatican City State institutions met Friday to discuss finances and how to reverse a reportedly rapidly growing deficit in the Holy See’s budget, the Catholic News…

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28

Jul

“Father, Why?” – Pope Francis appeals for decisive and speedy action to address migration

Pope Francis has once again called on the international community “to act with speed and decisiveness” to address the issue of migration. His appeal came during the Sunday Angelus, when…

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20

Jul

Orlandi Case: Fresh probe begins into ossuaries inside Vatican City

Forensic experts extracted bones from two ossuaries within the walls of the Vatican on Saturday as part of an investigation aimed at resolving the case of a girl who vanished…

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14

Jul

Cardinal Paolo Sardi dies aged 84

Cardinal Paolo Sardi, who served under five popes, died Saturday at Gemelli Hospital in Rome after a short illness. The 84-year-old Piemontese cardinal had been retired from his work in…

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01

Jun

Pope Francis urges Hungarians and Romanians to put their troubled past behind

Pope Francis braved a rain-soaked, twisting drive through the mountains of Transylvania on Saturday to visit Romania’s most famous shrine, urging Romanian and ethnic Hungarian faithful to work together for…

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13

May

On this day in 1981 – Assassination attempt on Pope St John Paul II

On 13th May 1981, a man called Mehmet Ali Ağca attempted to assassinate Pope St John Paul II, shooting him as he travelled through the crowds of St Peter’s Square…

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18

Feb

Pope calls for prayers for Summit on sexual abuse

Pope Francis has called on the faithful to pray for a summit this coming week at the Vatican to look at the issue of sex abuse. The Pontiff called the…

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13

Feb

Artificial Intelligence, the Common Good and Humanity on the agenda of meeting between Pope Francis and Microsoft’s President

Pope Francis debated the potential threats artificial intelligence poses to humanity with the head of Microsoft on Wednesday, ahead of a robotics summit at the Vatican, it said. "In the wrong…

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08

Dec

Signs and symbols in Christmas traditions help us contemplate mystery of God made man – Pope Francis

As the Vatican illuminated its 65-foot Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square Friday, Pope Francis shared the deeper meaning found in the traditional festive spruce. The signs and symbols found…

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19

Nov

Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing with a quick roundup of the main headlines from the various portals, agencies and newspapers from Malta, Europe and the world to start your day…

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16

Jun

‘Abortion of sick children is a Nazi technique but done using white gloves’ Pope Francis

Vatican City: A world guided by self-centred logic has lost the sense of stable bonds. This makes it difficult to understand the value of the family. Civil institutions should rather…

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16

May

“Don’t tweet too much” – Vatican says that cloistered nuns should use social media with sobriety and discretion

The Vatican has issued new guidelines for cloistered nuns, reminding them that they’re supposed to live separated from the world and in silence — and therefore shouldn’t be tweeting too…

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03

May

Pope Francis tells Chilean survivors “I was part of the problem. I apologise”

Three survivors of clerical sex abuse urged Pope Francis to turn his words into action against the "networks of abuse" in the Catholic Church. At a news conference in Rome,…

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