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First Nations meet with pope over Canada school abuses

Pope Francis has welcomed a First Nations delegation to the Vatican

The Independent UK

Pope approved payment for Vatican to exit botched deal, court told

A defendant at a Vatican trial testified on Wednesday that superiors including Pope Francis approved a 15 million euro settlement to get the Vatican out of a botched London real estate deal to avoid a total loss.

Reuters

Testimony: Pope approved Vatican payout for London property

A suspect in the Vatican's big embezzlement and fraud trial has testified that Pope Francis himself allegedly authorized key parts of the deal in question

The Independent UK

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Canada indigenous ask pope for residential schools records

Survivors of Canada's residential schools on Monday asked Pope Francis to guarantee unfettered access to Church records on the institutions where indigenous children were abused and their culture denied.

Reuters

Canada's indigenous peoples seek papal apology at Vatican for residential schools

Canadian indigenous peoples meet Pope Francis this week to ask him to apologise for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools where children were abused and their culture denied.

Reuters

Canadian Indigenous leaders to meet pope over school abuse

In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI met with a First Nations delegation from Canada and privately expressed regret over abuse suffered by Indigenous children at church-run boarding schools

The Independent UK

Pope leads global prayer for peace between Russia and Ukraine

Pope Francis led the world's Catholic bishops on Friday in praying for peace between Russia and Ukraine, saying the world had forgotten the tragedies of the 20th century and was still menaced by nuclear war.

Reuters

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Pope to meet Canadian Indigenous people following schools scandal

Pope Francis will meet with representatives of Canada's native peoples this month to listen to their concerns following the discovery of bodies of children buried in church-run schools in Canada, the Vatican said on Wednesday.

Reuters

As an Indigenous delegation prepares to visit the Vatican, it's worth revisiting Trudeau's 2017 papal gift of the Jesuit 'Relations'

A delegation of Indigenous people with the Assembly of First Nations, Métis National Council and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami soon travels to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican for events during the week of March 28.

The Conversation

Pope Francis Tells Aoun Lebanon Is at Heart of His Concerns

Pope Francis reiterated his intention to visit Beirut imminently, stressing that Lebanon was at the center of his concerns. His comments came during a meeting with President Michel Aoun at the Vatican on Monday. A statement by the Holy See Press Office said the talks were “cordial”, adding that the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Vatican defends hasty rollout of revolutionary laity reform

Vatican officials are defending the last-minute rollout of Pope Francis’ long-awaited reform of the Holy See bureaucracy while also painting it as one of the most consequential of his pontificate

The Independent UK

Pope rules baptised lay Catholics, including women, can lead Vatican departments

Pope Francis introduced a landmark reform on Saturday that will allow any baptised lay Catholic, including women, to head most Vatican departments under a new constitution for the Holy See's central administration.

Reuters

Pope releases long-awaited reform of Vatican bureaucracy

The Vatican has released the document laying out Pope Francis’ long-awaited reform of the Holy See bureaucracy

The Independent UK

Vatican cardinal says donations went to charity, not brother

A once-powerful cardinal has told a Vatican court that he donated 125,000 euros ($140,000) of Vatican money to a Sardinian diocesan charity for purely charitable reasons

The Independent UK

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Cardinal calls accusations 'grotesque' at Vatican corruption trial

The cardinal at the centre of a huge corruption trial testified for the first time on Thursday, saying he was the victim of a "media massacre" and would prove he had not embezzled even one cent of the Vatican's money.

Reuters

Kyiv mayor invites pope to make peace plea in Ukrainian capital

The mayor of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has urged Pope Francis to travel to the city even in the current circumstances, saying his presence there was "key" to saving lives and achieving peace.

ABC News

Pope's Vatican employee Joanne Bergamin returns to Gold Coast with Swiss Guard husband

More than a decade ago, Joanne Bergamin threw caution to the wind and boarded a plane to Italy. Little did she realise her Italian adventure would turn out something like a Hollywood movie script.

The Independent UK

Vatican in 'pain' at Nicaragua expulsion of papal nuncio

The Vatican has expressed “surprise and pain” at Nicaragua’s expulsion of the papal nuncio, which comes at a time of growing pressure on opposition figures in the Central American nation

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Vatican told Lavrov bombings in Ukraine must stop, humanitarian corridors guaranteed

The Vatican's Secretary of State told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a phone call on Tuesday that the Holy See wants armed attacks in Ukraine to stop and humanitarian corridors to be guaranteed.

Reuters

Vatican tells Moscow armed attacks in Ukraine must stop

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Ukraine latest updates: Zelenskyy calls for more support

Ukraine news from March 8: Ukraine’s president pushed for more support in address to the British parliament.

Reuters

Naming and shaming Russia not part of pope's diplomatic playbook, experts say

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis has called out "those who make war", condemned violation of international law, spoken of people "oppressed by bombs and fear" and lamented Ukraine as a "martyred country".

The Independent UK

Local churches shun Vatican's moderate stance on Russia

The head of the Polish bishops’ conference has done what Pope Francis has avoided doing by publicly condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pope to Visit to South Sudan in July

Pope Francis will visit South Sudan in July, the Vatican said on Thursday, making a trip he has repeatedly had to delay because of security concerns in a country still emerging from a post-independence civil war. July will mark the 11th anniversary of South Sudan's secession from Sudan. Civil war…

The Independent UK

Pope to visit Congo, South Sudan in July trip

The Vatican says Pope Francis is planning to visit Congo and South Sudan in July

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