So far, Catholic Church gets a pass on Italy's 'Green Pass' mandate
- Jul 23, 2021
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Papal surgery marks Francis’s first stay at ‘third Vatican’
- Jul 6, 2021
Pope Francis is currently recovering from colon surgery at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, also known as “the pope’s hospital” or “the third Vatican” given some of its more high-profile Catholic patients over the years.
Basking in soccer glory, Ukraine now seeks papal visit
- Jul 2, 2021
Earlier this week Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a private phone call with Pope Francis, during which he pressed for papal trip, appealing to the Catholic Church’s “moral authority.”
Vatican archbishop walks back criticism of protest on anti-homophobia bill
- Jul 1, 2021
After apparently to criticize the Vatican’s formal complaint of a proposed anti-homophobia law in Italy during a public event last week, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia has given several interviews on the topic in which he appears to walk back his critique and urges greater Church-State cooperation.
Catholic groups urge action against child pornography in Europe
- Jul 1, 2021
Catholic campaigners have demanded action to curb growing online pornography and child abuse in the European Union, as the bloc’s Catholic bishops welcomed new legislative proposals but also urged tighter controls.
Vatican secretary of state urges Catholic Church in Germany to unite
- Jun 30, 2021
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, urged German Catholics to put aside visions and individual needs, noting, “the community must take precedence.”
Vatican suppresses Italy-based lay movement founded by alleged visionary
- Jun 30, 2021
With the approval of Pope Francis, the Vatican has ordered the dissolution of an Italy-based lay movement.
Vatican ‘note’ on anti-homophobia law was a mistake, archbishop says
- Jun 30, 2021
In a recent interview, the Vatican’s top official on life issues criticized both a proposed anti-homophobia law in Italy and the Holy See’s resistance to the bill.
France to legalize IVF for lesbians, single women
- Jun 29, 2021
France’s lower house of parliament is set Tuesday to approve a law that will allow single women and lesbians access to medically assisted reproduction for the first time.
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