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Eastern Religions Join Call For Ethical AI

Sect leaders from major Eastern religions on Wednesday signed on to a Vatican-led code for AI ethics that also includes major tech companies at a ceremony in the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

International Business Times

Vatican to prepare a document on the role of women in leadership in the Catholic Church

The Vatican says its doctrine office will be preparing a document on women in leadership roles in the Catholic Church, as part of a new initiative to respond to longstanding demands by women to have a greater say in the church's life

The Independent UK

Vatican excommunicates former US ambassador Vigano, declares him guilty of schism

The Vatican has excommunicated its former ambassador to the U.S., Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, after finding him guilty of schism

The Independent UK

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‘We are not criminals’: Philippines considers making divorce legal

The staunchly Catholic Southeast Asian nation is the only place other than the Vatican where divorce is banned.

Al Jazeera

Work by artist accused of abusing women to remain on Lourdes shrine for now

The Rev. Marko Rupnik has been accused by over 20 women of psychological, spiritual and sexual abuses over decades

The Independent UK

Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return to Kyiv

Ten Ukrainians held prisoner for years have been released from Russian captivity with the Vatican's mediation

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: multiple casualties in Russian attack on Dnipro apartment block

Infant among six injured, with at least one dead and more trapped in building in central Ukraine; 10 Ukrainian civilians freed from Russia and Belarus jails in Vatican-mediated deal. What we know on day 857

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Capturing the voices of women in Lebanon

Annette Young talks to Lebanese journalist and author, Dalal Mawad, whose book 'All She Lost' focuses on the horrific explosion in Beirut four years ago, and its impact on women. They speak about the myth of resilience among the Lebanese population as the country faces the risk of yet another…

France 24

Women who say they were abused by ex-Jesuit artist ask Catholic bishops to remove his mosaics

Five women who say they were psychologically, spiritually and sexually abused by a famous ex-Jesuit artist are asking Catholic bishops around the world to remove his mosaics from their churches

The Independent UK

Pope Francis may have surprised many by inviting comedians to the Vatican, but the value of humor has deep roots in Catholic tradition

When Pope Francis addressed a group of top international comedians on June 14, 2024, he called them “artists” and stressed the value of their talents.

The Conversation

Vatican taken to trial for first time in an English court

Financier convicted in Holy See’s tribunal over high-value UK property deal launches civil action in London

The Guardian - UK

A Vatican Radio territory in north Rome once blamed for electro-smog will become a solar farm

Pope Francis has decreed that an area of northern Rome long used by Vatican Radio will now house a field of solar panels to fuel Vatican City

The Independent UK

The Vatican appoints Pope Benedict's longtime secretary as its envoy to the Baltic states

Pope Francis has appointed the longtime secretary of the late Pope Benedict XVI, who was sent back to his native Germany without a new assignment last year after a falling-out with the current pontiff, as the Vatican’s diplomatic representative to the Baltic states

The Independent UK

Rome may finally solve one of its biggest problems for tourists

The Vatican predictes more than 30 million pilgrims will visit Rome next year, threatening to overwhelm its services

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Happily never after: Fighting for the right to divorce in the Philippines

When he was elected president of the Philippines in 2022, Ferdinand Marcos Jr vowed to legalise divorce. The Catholic nation is the only country in the world, along with the Vatican, to ban it. Yet two years on, legislation has still not been passed. That could happen by the end…

The Independent UK

Pope warned by student to stop using offensive language against LGBT+ community

Jack Lorenz Acebedo Rivera accuses the pontiff of causing ‘immense pain’

The Independent UK

The former nuncio to the US says he faces schism charges from the Vatican

The Vatican’s former nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, ssays he has been summoned by the Vatican to face charges of schism

International Business Times

Rebel Spanish Nuns Declare Schism With Vatican Over Property Deal

A community of nuns in a 15th century convent in northern Spain has split with the Roman Catholic Church because of a property dispute and doctrinal wrangling that has seen them join up with a renegade priest.

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Pope Francis brings comedians to Vatican

"He spoke in Italian, so I'm not quite sure what was said," Conan O'Brien quipped of his holiness

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Pope Francis Hosts International Gathering Of Comedians At Vatican

Pope Francis hosts international comedians at the Vatican, emphasizing humor's role in unity and social change.

The Independent UK

The Pope and 100 comedians walk into the Vatican...

Pope Francis also said it was OK to ‘laugh at God’

The Guardian - UK

Did you hear the one about the pope? Francis tells audience of comedians it’s OK to laugh at God

More than 100 comics visited the pontiff, who told them that laughing at God is not blasphemy

International Business Times

Pope Arrives At G7 For Historic Address After Morning Of Comedy

Pope Francis arrived at a G7 summit Friday in Italy, the first head of the Catholic Church to take part in the meeting of rich democracies, after a morning clowning with comedians at the Vatican.

The Independent UK

Why Pope Francis invited Stephen Colbert, Chris Rock and Whoopi Goldberg to the Vatican

‘You unite people, because laughter is contagious,’ the pontiff tells audience of more than 100 comedians from 15 countries

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