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For this group of trans women, the pope and his message of inclusivity are a welcome change

Pope Francis is hosting a special lunch for more than 1,000 poor people to mark the Catholic Church's World Day of the Poor

The Independent UK

The Vatican broadens public access to an ancient Roman necropolis

In the past, tours of the ancient burial site were generally only granted to approved academics, students and other specialists.

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Hong Kong's Roman Catholic cardinal says he dreams of bishops from greater China praying together

Hong Kong’s newly appointed Roman Catholic cardinal says he dreams of having bishops and faithfuls from different parts of greater China pray together one day

The Independent UK

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Vatican plans to gradually replace car fleet with electric vehicles in deal with VW

The Vatican has signed an agreement with Volkswagen to gradually replace its auto fleet with electric vehicles

The Independent UK

Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church begins historic trip to Hong Kong

The head of the Catholic church in China has begun a trip to Hong Kong at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed Roman Catholic cardinal, marking the first official visit by a Beijing bishop in history

The Independent UK

Vatican monastery that served as Pope Benedict XVI's retirement home gets new tenants

The converted monastery in the Vatican gardens that served as Pope Benedict XVI’s retirement home is getting some new tenants

The Independent UK

Vatican removes conservative Texas bishop who was critical of Pope Francis

Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, who has been openly opposed to Pope Francis' reforms, was asked to resign, which he refused to do. Francis later made the decision to remove the bishop.

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The Vatican says priests can baptize transgender people

The statement came in response to a series of questions from bishops seeking guidance on administering the sacraments.

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Transgender people can be baptised as long as there is no ‘risk of scandal’, Vatican says

The notice also says transgender people can be godparents at a baptism

The Independent UK

Trans people can be baptised and be godparents, Vatican says

It comes after a national conference of Catholic bishops in the United States rejected the concept of gender transition

Evening Standard

Trans people can be baptised in church and be godparents, says Vatican

Vatican office adds there must be no ‘situations in which there is a risk of generating a public scandal’

The Guardian - UK

500-year-old Hebrew note reveals 'lost' earthquake swarm in Italy

A Hebrew note found in the Vatican Library describes a 1446 earthquake swarm previously unknown to seismologists.

LiveScience

Vatican says it's permissible for transgender Catholics to be baptized

In the United States, the national conference of Catholic bishops rejects the concept of gender transition, leaving many transgender Catholics feeling excluded

The Independent UK

Italy grants citizenship to a terminally ill British baby after a Vatican hospital offers her care

An 8-month-old terminally ill British girl has been granted Italian citizenship after a court in Britain authorized the withdrawal of life-supporting invasive treatment

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Breathless Pope Francis opts out of speech with ‘bit of a cold’

Pontiff, 86, hands over rather than reads out prepared speech at Vatican meeting with European rabbis

The Independent UK

Ailing Pope Francis meets with European rabbis and condemns antisemitism, terrorism, war

Pope Francis has met with a delegation of European rabbis but opted not to read his speech, saying he wasn't well

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Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church will visit Hong Kong as ties with Vatican are strained

The Hong Kong Roman Catholic diocese says that the leader of China’s Communist Party-sponsored version of the Catholic church will visit Hong Kong this month at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed cardinal

The Independent UK

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American Ballet Theatre's dancers rehearse opening night at the Shanghai Grand Theater, returning to China for the first time in a decade. Britain's King Charles III in Kenya, on his first state visit to a Commonwealth country as monarch. Pope Francis leads a special prayer for peace at The Vatican,…

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Pope Francis To Drive Climate Change Agenda At UN’s COP28 Summit In Dubai

Pope Francis to Make Historic Appearance at COP28 Climate Change Summit in Dubai

The Independent UK

Pope orders Vatican to reopen case of priest ousted from Jesuits after claims of adult abuse

Pope Francis has ordered the Vatican to reopen the case of a well-known priest-artist accused of sexually, psychologically and spiritually abusing adult women

The Independent UK

Priest kicked out of Jesuits for alleged abuse of women welcomed into Slovenia diocese

A famous priest-artist who was thrown out of the Jesuits after being accused of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuse of women has been accepted into a diocese in his native Slovenia

Evening Standard

Senior Polish bishop resigns after priest caught up in ‘gay orgy’ scandal

Bishop Kaszak’s diocese admits ‘serious violation of moral norms’ after Polish police called to party attended by male sex worker

The Independent UK

Pope's big synod on church future produces first document, but differences remain over role of women

Pope Francis’ big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church is heading into its final stretch

The Conversation

Hot-button topics may get public attention at the Vatican synod, but a more fundamental issue for the Catholic Church is at the heart of debate

High-ranking Catholics from across the globe have converged on the Vatican, where a landmark initiative is underway that will shape the future of the Catholic Church.

The Guardian - UK

Drink, lechery and fellatio by snake: was the Renaissance a sexually subversive love-in?

From Bosch’s crazed party to the homoerotic images Michelangelo smuggled into the Vatican, this was an age of taboo-busting. And, as our writer argues in a new book, it sparked its own culture wars

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