‘He was humble and close to the people’: Catholics pay respects to Pope Francis
Worshippers gathered in Rome for the Easter weekend reflect on legacy of pontiff who pushed the limits Bill Nicoletti and his family, from Philadelphia, were...
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JD Vance had ‘exchange of opinions’ with senior cardinal, Vatican says
US vice-president, who is a Catholic convert, discusses immigration and international wars with secretary of state The US vice-president, JD Vance, had “an exchange of...
Holy Week in Spain – in pictures
Tens of thousands of worshippers fill rooftops, bridges and narrow streets of Seville in southern Spain to watch as images of Jesus and the Virgin...
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...
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...
