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Rosalía receives surprise praise from Vatican for her ‘provocative’ songs about faith

Rosalía’s new album has received widespread praise for her daring new musical pursuit

The Independent UK

Pope Leo rectifies technical glitch in Vatican law after woman given top job

This change follows Pope Francis's February appointment of Sister Raffaella Petrini

The Independent UK

Belarus frees 2 imprisoned Catholic priests after talks with Vatican

Officials say two Roman Catholic priests imprisoned on what human rights officials said were politically related charges were freed from prison following talks with the Vatican

The Independent UK

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Standoff at COP30 as conservatives push to equate gender with biological sex

Negotiations over the strengthened Gender Action Plan (GAP) have entered a tense phase at the COP30 climate summit after disputes broke out on how to define gender. A conservative bloc is seeking to reduce the definition to biological sex — a shift that would erase trans and non-binary people from…

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Hollywood Stars at Vatican Film Summit; Reveals His Favourite Films

Pope Leo XIV hosted Cate Blanchett, Spike Lee and other Hollywood stars at the Vatican, urging them to save cinema amid its 'troubling decline'.

International Business Times UK

Pope Leo celebrates cinema in meeting with Hollywood stars, urging inclusion of marginal voices

The 70-year-old, Chicago-born Leo met with representatives of the film world at the Vatican on Saturday, with the Pontiff recalling the fundamental role of cinema and theatres for marginalised voices and communities.

Euronews

Pope Leo XIV celebrates cinema with Hollywood stars and urges inclusion of marginal voices

Pope Leo XIV has welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and dozens of other Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican audience

The Independent UK

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Vatican returns contested Indigenous artifacts to Canada after 100 years

The Catholic Church is reckoning with its colonial past

The Independent UK

From Hollywood to holy water: Pope Leo invites stars to the Vatican

Observers say that welcoming of guests including Cate Blanchett, Monica Bellucci and Spike Lee is a move to raise pontiff’s profile

The Guardian - UK

Pope Leo XIV shares his favourite movies ahead of Vatican special audience with Hollywood stars

Pope Leo XIV will host several film stars and directors at an event this weekend as part of the Roman Catholic Church Jubilee, which takes place every quarter century. The pontiff has shared his favourite films...

Euronews

Vatican bank rehires couple fired for violating workplace marriage rule

A married couple fired from the Vatican bank for violating a new rule against workplace marriages has been rehired in a settlement

The Independent UK

Pope Leo's Favourite Films: The Vatican's Unexpected Cultural Reveal

Pope Leo XIV shares his top four movies of all time..

International Business Times UK

Holy see: three of Pope Leo’s favourite films are divine. The fourth is hard to forgive

Praise be for The Sound of Music, Ordinary People and It’s a Wonderful Life! But the sinfully twee and queasy Life is Beautiful must be renounced

The Guardian - UK

Vatican Swiss guard under investigation for ‘making spitting gesture at Jewish women’

The women in St Peter’s Square said the guard ‘noticeably hissed at us’

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Vatican investigates Swiss Guard after claims of antisemitism in St Peter's Square

Founded in 1506, the Pontifical Swiss Guard is the world’s oldest standing military corps and is charged with protecting the Pope.

The Independent UK

Vatican Swiss Guard under investigation for antisemitic incident

The Vatican has launched an investigation into a possible antisemitic incident involving a Swiss Guard

The Independent UK

At the 6-months mark, Pope Leo finds his footing and starts charting his own path and style

Pope Leo XIV is getting used to being pope at the six-month mark, following his shock election in May and sharp learning curve over the summer

Euronews

Pope Leo XIV and Palestinian leader Abbas meet to address Gaza situation

The two met in person for the first time, in what the Holy See described as a "cordial" encounter.

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The Guardian - UK

Mary was not co-redeemer, Vatican says amid spread of cult of the Madonna

Pope Leo approves decree saying co-redeemer title risks eclipsing exclusive role of Jesus in saving humanity

The Independent UK

Pope settles decades-long Catholic debate on role of Virgin Mary

Recent popes have disagreed on how to refer to the mother of Jesus

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‘The Chronovisor’: The insane story of the Vatican’s supposed ‘time machine’ and the Pope’s plan to cover it up

The unlikely saga of the Pope's private time machine.

The Independent UK

Pope condemns antisemitism and vows to fight it as tensions rise over Israel's war in Gaza

Pope Leo XIV has reaffirmed the Catholic Church's commitment to fighting antisemitism amid rising tensions from Israel's war in Gaza

The Independent UK

Pope reaffirms dialogue with Jews as he marks 60th anniversary of a key document

Pope Leo XIV has marked the 60th anniversary of the landmark Vatican document that revolutionized the Catholic Church’s relations with Jews

The Independent UK

Top American cardinal celebrates old Latin Mass in St. Peter's in sign of hope for traditionalists

Traditionalist Catholics are celebrating after Pope Leo XIV approved the old Latin Mass at St. Peter's Basilica

Marie Claire

Queen Camilla Wears Queen Elizabeth’s "Sentimental" $53,000 Brooch to Vatican—And Her Dramatic Black Veil Has a Hidden Meaning

The Queen honored her late mother-in-law with a special piece of jewelry.

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