King Charles and Queen Camilla pay recovering Pope Francis surprise visit
British royals wish pontiff well in recovery from pneumonia during their state visit to Italy King Charles and Queen Camilla paid a surprise private visit...
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Pope seen praying at hospital chapel in photo released by Vatican
Francis pictured for first time since he was admitted to hospital more than a month ago with pneumonia The Vatican has released the first photograph...
Gay men can train as priests but must be celibate, say Italian bishops
Move marks shift in views but sexually active gay men will not be admitted to Roman Catholic seminaries Gay men will be allowed to train...
Paris Olympics organisers apologise to Christians for Last Supper parody
Apology follows anger among Catholics and other groups at opening ceremony segment that resembled biblical scene The organising committee of Paris 2024 has apologised to...
Blessed are the leaks: Italian home plays host to another ‘weeping’ statue
Figurine sits in front garden of family that previously claimed to have seen tears of blood from another statue In the front garden of the...
London-born boy who died aged 15 to become first millennial saint
Second posthumous miracle attributed to leukaemia victim Carlo Acutis, qualifying him for canonisation A London-born teenager who died of leukaemia aged 15 is to become...
Vatican tightens rules on supernatural phenomena in crackdown on hoaxes
Updated guidelines strip bishops of power to recognise ‘supernatural’ nature of purportedly divine events Apparitions of the Virgin Mary and weeping statues have been part...
Pope visits women’s prison in Venice and tours Vatican show at art Biennale
Pope Francis, 87, met inmates, staff and volunteers at Giudecca jail during first trip outside Rome for months The pope has met female prisoners in...
Insider art: Vatican sets up Biennale pavilion at Venice women’s jail
Pope Francis to attend installation that includes short film featuring Zoë Saldaña and Giudecca inmates Originally a convent dating to the 13th century, and once...
Pope presides over Easter Vigil service after skipping Good Friday procession
Appearance comes a day after last-minute decision to miss previous service to ‘conserve his health’ Pope Francis presided over the Vatican’s somber Easter Vigil service...
