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Vatican's top diplomat addresses intervention on controversial Italian draft law dealing with homophobia

pope francis and cardinal pietro parolin leave the paul vi hall on february 12, 2015. (filippo monteforte/afp via getty images)   the v...

UN's rights chief sounds alarm over Tigray

united nations high commissioner for human rights michelle bachelet at the human rights council on june 21, 2021 in geneva. (fabrice coffrin...

Cardinal clarifies exceptions to ban on private Masses in St. Peter’s Basilica

a view of the facade of st. peter's basilica from the vatican's apostolic palace, feb. 14, 2015./ lauren cater/cna.   --- vatican city,...

Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican Intervenes in Proposed ‘Anti-Homophobia’ Law in Italy

archbishop paul gallagher, the vatican secretary for relations with states./ daniel ibáñez/cna   vatican city, 22 june 2021 — the vatic...

Hannah Brockhaus

Catholic archbishop in Ukraine: ‘It is still springtime in our Church’

lviv, ukraine, jun 21, 2021 / 07:00 am an archbishop has said that the catholic church in ukraine is still enjoying a “springtime” despite r...

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‘Father of European unity’ on path to canonization

pope francis on saturday advanced robert schuman’s cause for sainthood, authorizing a decree of the congregation for the causes of saints re...

Pope donates ventilators, medical equipment to Covid hotspots

pope francis continues to provide charitable support for developing countries as they struggle to deal with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic...

Vatican imposes term limits on leaders of international lay organizations

the vatican’s dicastery for laity, family, and life has issued a new “ general decree ” – approved in forma specifica by pope francis and th...

Pope Francis rejects Cardinal Marx’s resignation

-- rome -- in a letter published by holy see press office on thursday, pope francis rejected cardinal reinhard marx’s resignation as head of...

Watchdog agency issues report critical of Vatican financial oversight

-- rome -- the european commission’s financial monitor, moneyval, has issued a highly critical report on the anti-money-laundering and gener...