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For Pope Francis and Vatican diplomats, peace in Ukraine more important than ideology

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — On Palm Sunday, Pope Francis once again expressed his closeness to the “martyred” country of Ukraine,…

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German bishops to head to Rome after Vatican demands they scrap a vote on contentious lay council

ROME (AP) — A delegation of German bishops is expected in Rome soon after the Vatican insisted they scrap a…

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Israel complains after Vatican denounces ‘carnage’ and disproportionate response in Gaza

ROME (AP) — Israel has formally complained after a senior Vatican official spoke of “carnage” in Gaza and what he…

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Comedy

Baffling Report Finds Vatican Also Tried To Cover Up Jared Fogle’s Sexual Abuse

VATICAN CITY—Concluding that high-ranking church officials had concealed evidence of the former Subway spokesman preying on young children, a baffling…

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Street artist of ‘Super Pope’ fame gets new stamp of Vatican approval

ROME (AP) — Street artist Maupal, whose cartoon-like depictions of Pope Francis as a “Super Pope” have graced buildings around…

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World

Nicaragua frees jailed Catholic bishop and 18 priests, hands them to the Vatican : NPR

Rolando Alvarez, bishop of Matagalpa, gives a news conference regarding the Roman Catholic Church’s agreeing to act as “mediator and…

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Vatican launches massive restoration effort of baldachin in St. Peter’s Basilica

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Four hundred years after its creation, the famed baldachin that sits above the tomb of St.…

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High-ranking Vatican official says priests should be allowed to marry

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Maltese Archbishop Charles Scicluna, a papal ally and an influential prelate at the Vatican, said in…

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Vatican says no heresy in allowing blessings for same-sex couples after pushback by some bishops

ROME (AP) — After pushback by some bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere, the Vatican on Thursday defended the recent…

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The most important stories from the Vatican in 2023

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a year that began with the funeral of his predecessor, Pope Francis, who marked the…

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