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Vatican court convicts climate activists for damaging statue, fines them more than 28,000 euros

A Vatican court has convicted two environmental activists of aggravated damage after they glued their hands to an ancient statue in the Vatican Museums in a protest to draw attention to climate change

The Independent UK

Cardinal blasts vendettas, 'plots against me' in Vatican financial trial

A Vatican cardinal on trial in the Holy See’s big financial crimes case has complained he can't properly defend himself because prosecutors have withheld key evidence

The Independent UK

Russia acknowledges Vatican peace initiative, says no steps yet for a mission to Moscow

Russia has indicated it views Pope Francis’ Ukraine peace initiative positively

The Independent UK

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Car rams through Vatican gate, man arrested

A man has given himself up to police after driving a car through a gate of the Vatican at high speed.

The New Daily

Car breaches Vatican gate at high speed, man arrested

A man who breached Vatican security on Thursday evening driving at high speed through a gate of the city-state and reaching a central courtyard of the Apostolic Palace was arrested and will undergo compulsory medical treatment, the Vatican said.

Reuters

New head of Vatican charity Caritas looks to future after papal firings

The new head of Caritas Internationalis is looking to the future of the Vatican's preeminent charity following a tumultuous period that prompted Pope Francis to oust the previous leadership team

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy's European tour aimed to replenish Ukraine's arsenal and build political support

European leaders have promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy an arsenal of missiles, tanks and drones during a whirlwind three-day visit to Italy, the Vatican, Germany, France and the U.K. The trip aimed to replenish Ukraine’s depleted weapons supplies ahead of a long-anticipated spring offensive

The Independent UK

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Russia acknowledges retreat north of Bakhmut as Ukraine claims advances

Moscow acknowledged on Friday that its forces had fallen back north of Ukraine's battleground city of Bakhmut after a new Ukrainian offensive, in a retreat that the head of Russia's Wagner private army called a "rout". The rare acknowledgement came after Ukraine said its forces had made significant advances around…

France 24

Ousted Caritas chief denounces Vatican 'power grab'

The recently ousted head of the Vatican's main charitable organization is breaking six months of silence to denounce his removal as a “brutal power grab.”

The Independent UK

Vatican targets guru who claims Virgin Mary magics them up mystic pizza

Church does not want to stop devotees praying to Mary but is determined to avoid Catholicism being hijacked by fraudsters

Wales Online

Kremlin: We are not aware of any detailed Vatican peace plans

The Kremlin said on Thursday that it knew Pope Francis was thinking about ways to end the conflict in Ukraine, but that it was not aware of any detailed peace plans from the Vatican.

Reuters

Ukraine ask pope's help in getting children back from Russia

Ukraine's prime minister says he has asked Pope Francis to help facilitate the return of Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia

The Independent UK

Pope allows women to vote at upcoming bishops' meeting

Pope Francis has decided to give women the right to vote at an upcoming meeting of bishops

The Independent UK

Vatican inaugurates artisan apprentice school for basilica

The Vatican is inaugurating a new arts and crafts academy inside St. Peter’s Basilica

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Pope slams 'insinuations' against John Paul II as baseless

Pope Francis has publicly defended St. John Paul II, slamming as “offensive and baseless” what he called recent insinuations about the late pontiff

Reuters

Pope wants light shed on 40-year-old mystery of missing Vatican girl

One of Italy's most enduring mysteries, the disappearance of a Vatican schoolgirl 40 years ago, entered a new chapter on Tuesday when her brother met with a Vatican investigator whom Pope Francis has given free rein to get to the bottom of the case.

Reuters

Pope Francis visits children in hospital, will be discharged on Saturday

Pope Francis baptised a baby and greeted children in Rome's Gemelli hospital on Friday as he appeared to make a rapid recovery from a bout of bronchitis that caused him to be hospitalised earlier this week.

The Independent UK

Founding member of pope's child protection board resigns

A founding member of Pope Francis’ child protection advisory board has resigned

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The Independent UK

2nd Vatican official says pope OK'd ransom payments for nun

A second high-ranking Vatican official has said Pope Francis authorized spending hundreds of thousands of euros in ransom payments to try to free a nun who was kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali

The Independent UK

Pope renews cabinet of cardinal advisers, adds new members

Pope Francis has renewed his cabinet of cardinal advisers from around the world

The Independent UK

Journalist deflates accusation at Vatican financial trial

An Italian journalist has deflated an accusation in the Vatican’s sprawling financial trial

The Independent UK

Vatican to hear from PR expert with grudge against cardinal

The Vatican’s big financial fraud and corruption trial is hearing from a public relations specialist who has long harbored a grudge against one of the prime defendants

The Canberra Times

'Dumbos jumped on bandwagon': Summernats likened to Vatican porn

The event co-owner defended the shutdown of a part of the event due to safety concerns.

The Guardian - UK

Pope Benedict XVI laid to rest as 50,000 pay respects in St Peter’s Square

National leaders and royals among those gathered to see Pope Francis bury his predecessor

The Independent UK

Benedict's admirers keep streaming to Vatican to honor him

Lines of people wanting to honor Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's service to the Catholic church have formed in St. Peter's Square for a second day

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