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Pope rebukes Vatican secretary of stateCardinal Pell vindicated

Pope rebukes Vatican secretary of state
Cardinal Pell vindicated

At first glance Thursday’s surprise announcement from the Vatican looks like a routine matter: a shift in office responsibilities. But look more carefully, and the

U.S. gays on existential peripheries?Maybe Francesco describes Italy

U.S. gays on existential peripheries?
Maybe Francesco describes Italy

“Pope Blesses Gay Weddings”, declares the headline in Metro, one of Britain’s largest newspapers, over the subhead, “Homosexuals Are Children of God … They Have a Right To Civil Unions”. True? Accurate? Close enough? Not

St. Francis was not a wimp'Fratelli Tutti' unconcerned with a serious conversation about economic issues

St. Francis was not a wimp
'Fratelli Tutti' unconcerned with a serious conversation about economic issues

One of the first things that will strike readers of Pope Francis’s new social encyclical Fratelli Tutti is its sheer length. At about 43,000 words in English (including footnotes), that’s more than the Book of Genesis (32,046)

Cardinal Becciu’s effect on the rest of the VaticanMirrors the case of Theodore McCarrick

Cardinal Becciu’s effect on the rest of the Vatican
Mirrors the case of Theodore McCarrick

At last, decisive action to address financial corruption at the Vatican! At last, a ranking prelate has been held accountable! After years of promising reforms and accountability—while leaving effective power in the hands of those

Cardinal Pell thanks Pope for getting Becciu to resign“I hope the cleaning of the stables continues"

Cardinal Pell thanks Pope for getting Becciu to resign
“I hope the cleaning of the stables continues"

Cardinal George Pell thanked Pope Francis Friday following the dramatic resignation of Vatican Cardinal Angelo Becciu. In a statement sent to Catholic News Agency (CNA) Sept. 25, the former prefect of the Vatican

Pompeo writes to the VaticanSecret agreement with China up for re-negotiation

Pompeo writes to the Vatican
Secret agreement with China up for re-negotiation

The human rights situation in China has deteriorated severely under the autocratic rule of Xi Jinping, especially for religious believers. Credible reports have exposed the Chinese Communist Party’s program of forced sterilizations and abortions of

Red Delta targets Vatican and Hong Kong CatholicsSpear phishing ahead of meeting

Red Delta targets Vatican and Hong Kong Catholics
Spear phishing ahead of meeting

State-sponsored hackers have reportedly targeted Vatican computer networks in an attempt to give China an advantage in negotiations to renew a provisional deal with the Holy See. A report, released July 28, said

“The pavements, the altars, the sacristy, the stairs, practically all the surfaces”St. Peter's Basilica sanitized ahead of reopening to public

“The pavements, the altars, the sacristy, the stairs, practically all the surfaces”
St. Peter's Basilica sanitized ahead of reopening to public

Ahead of its eventual reopening to the public, St. Peter’s Basilica is being cleaned and sanitized at the direction of the Vatican’s health and hygiene department.

Public Masses will resume throughout Italy from

John Paul II’s secret Russian contactsYelena Bonner: "He’s all light"

John Paul II’s secret Russian contacts
Yelena Bonner: "He’s all light"

Students of the Cold War’s dark arts know that Communist intelligence services deeply penetrated the Vatican in the 1970s.

The 20th century’s emblematic popeMay 18 – 100th anniversary of John Paul II's birth

The 20th century’s emblematic pope
May 18 – 100th anniversary of John Paul II's birth

Shortly after the death of Pope John Paul II on April 2, 2005, Henry Kissinger told NBC News that it would be difficult to imagine anyone having had a greater impact on

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