Vatican
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Vatican chimney installed ahead of papal conclave
May 2, 2025Firefighters installed the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Friday which will emit white smoke to signal the election of a new pope as preparations proceed just five days before cardinals gather for the conclave. Some... -
Vatican puts brakes on progressive German Catholic movement
Jul 22, 2022The Vatican on Thursday put the brakes on a German progressive movement that seeks to give people Catholics a voice on doctrinal issues like homosexuality and women priests, claiming that doing so runs the risk of... -
Biden arrives at the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis
Oct 29, 2021President Joe Biden and Pope Francis rekindled their tight friendship on Friday, meeting for 90 minutes, which was twice as long as the President’s first encounter with a pontiff, with Pope John Paul II. On Friday,... -
Pope Francis undergoes colon operation: Vatican
Jul 5, 2021Pope Francis, 84, underwent surgery Sunday for an inflamed large colon, a Vatican statement said. The pontiff was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital “for a scheduled surgery for symptomatic diverticular stenosis of the colon”, it... -
‘Spiderman’ with Pope at Vatican
Jun 25, 2021Pope Francis was spotted at the Vatican last Wednesday by a diverse participant among ordinary visitors. He is ‘Spiderman’. He appeared at the Vatican’s San Damaso Courtyard in a red-and-black-and-blue outfit for Spiderman’s comic and movie... -
China and the Vatican are preparing to renew the historic agreement
Sep 22, 2020China and the Vatican City are preparing to renew a historic agreement on the appointment of bishops. Pope Francis has already agreed. The French news agency AFP quoted the source as saying that the agreement was... -
Pope Paul VI to be made a saint: Vatican
Mar 7, 2018Pope Paul VI, who oversaw the sweeping “Vatican II” reforms of the Catholic Church in the 1960s, will soon be made a saint, the Vatican announced on Wednesday. Oscar Romero, the archbishop of San Salvador who... -
Vatican rebukes cardinal over ‘selling out’ to China accusations
Jan 31, 2018The Vatican on Tuesday rebuked a senior cardinal who said its diplomats were “selling out” Chinese Catholics loyal to the pope as part of a deal aimed at normalising ties with Beijing’s communist government. In a... -
Vatican condemns Catholic radio that said quakes were God’s wrath for gay law
Nov 6, 2016News Hour: The Vatican on Friday condemned a right-wing Catholic radio station that said a series of earthquakes that hit Italy in the past three months was “God’s punishment” for the country approving same-sex civil unions.... -
Vatican and China in final push for elusive deal on bishops
Oct 23, 2016News Hour: Representatives from the Vatican and China are expected to meet before the end of the month in Rome in an effort to finalize a deal on the ordination of bishops on the mainland, a...
