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Putin to meet the Pope today
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Pope Francis on Thursday, amid speculation that the visit could be a prelude to…
Vatican court orders opening of 2 tombs in Emanuela Orlandi case
The Vatican court's ordered two tombs in the Vatican's Teutonic Cemetery to be opened after a petition from the family of a…
Vatican insists that priests cannot reveal confession secrets
The Vatican on Monday strongly reaffirmed Catholic teaching that priests cannot reveal what they learn in confession, in an apparent response to…
Pope praises Trump-Kim meeting
Pope Francis praised on Sunday the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and said he…
Tension between the Vatican and China
The Vatican has told bishops and priests in China that they must follow their own consciences in deciding whether to register with…
Photo Story: The Pope and the Grand Master
Current Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Fra' Giacomo Dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto (L) kisses…
Pope saddened by image of dead migrant father and baby at US-Mexico border
Reader's discretion is recommended due to the graphic nature of the photo attached to the story Pope Francis is profoundly saddened by…
Vatican reported to be considering ordaining married men as priests in remote areas of the Amazon
The Vatican has said it would consider ordaining married men as priests in remote areas of the Amazon, in a move that…
Scicluna urges Polish bishops to do what is needed to fight pedophilia
The Vatican’s leading sexual abuse investigator on Friday urged stronger action from Poland’s Catholic bishops who are under growing public pressure over…
Pope Francis decries modern ‘culture of insults’ on social media
The Pope warned that the more people use online platforms the less social they become, and criticized the trend "to hurl adjectives"…
Pope appeals for more vocations
Pope Francis told participants at a Congress for the Pastoral Care of Vocations in Europe not to be afraid to take up…
Pope and Putin to meet again in July
Pope Francis will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin in an audience in the Vatican on July 4, Vatican spokesperson Alessandro Gisotti told…