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Papal envoy heads to Ukraine to 'listen carefully' to possible peace plans

Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, tasked by Pope Francis to carry out a peace mission to try to help end the war in Ukraine, headed to Kyiv on Monday for a two-day trip to sound out government authorities.

Reuters

Vatican reconsecrates St Peter’s altar after naked man’s Ukraine protest

The Vatican has conducted what it calls a purification rite after a naked man climbed on the altar of St Peter's Basilica.

The New Daily

Vatican cardinal performs rite at desecrated altar in St. Peter's Basilica after naked protest

The archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica has performed a special rite at the basilica's main altar

The Independent UK

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Pope Francis to visit Mongolia, home to just 1,300 Catholics

Pope Francis will travel in early September to Mongolia – a country with few Catholic faithful but that is strategically significant for the Roman Catholic Church due to its proximity to China.

Radio France Internationale

Pope warns of risk of corruption in missionary fundraising after AP investigation

Pope Francis is warning the Vatican’s missionary fundraisers not to allow financial corruption to creep into their work

The Independent UK

Man strips naked on Vatican church altar in protest over Ukraine war

Unidentified man has inscription painted on his back calling for children in Ukraine to be saved

The Independent UK

Naked man jumps on altar of St. Peter's to protest Ukraine war

A man visiting St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday stripped off his clothes and stood naked on the church's main altar in what appeared to be a protest against the war in Ukraine, a Vatican source said.

Reuters

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U.S. resisting global push for peace

Global South leaders, and even some in NATO, are pushing Putin and Zelenskyy toward talks. Time for U.S. to step up

Salon

Calvary takeover bill passes ACT's parliament

There was a fiery debate in the Assembly.

The Canberra Times

Vatican questions $17 million donation to impact investing fund, moves to prevent similar gifts

The Vatican is seeking clarity after the former director of its U.S. missionary fundraising office oversaw the transfer of at least $17 million of its donations into a new non-profit and private equity fund that he created

The Independent UK

Beyond the Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums says 'we are much more'

Barbara Jatta, the first woman to head the Vatican Museums, wants visitors to avoid being suffocated by the crowds and take in the lesser-known - but spectacular - attractions she helps to oversee.

Reuters

Vatican chastises bishops who stoke division on social media

The Vatican urged bishops and high-profile lay Catholic leaders on Monday to tone down their comments on social media, saying some were causing division and stoking polemics that harmed the entire Church.

Reuters

The pope and Emanuela Orlandi: Vatican back in the spotlight over mystery of missing girl

She was 15 when she was last seen alive in Rome. Her brother explains why he backs a new theory featured in a TV show

The Guardian - UK

Pope Francis resumes regular appointments after canceling schedule with a fever

Pope Francis resumed regular appointments on Saturday, one day after canceling his schedule due to a fever

The Independent UK

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Pope Francis resumes audiences after fever

Pope Francis on Saturday resumed audiences following a bout of fever that forced him to skip them on Friday.

Evening Standard

Pope Francis cancels audiences due to fever

The pope is due to preside at a Mass marking Pentecost in St Peter’s Square on Sunday

The Independent UK

Pope runs fever, skips meetings, Vatican says

The Vatican says Pope Francis canceled his meetings Friday because he was running a fever

Reuters

Pope skipped audiences because of a fever, Vatican says

Pope Francis did not receive anyone in audiences on Friday because he has a fever, the Vatican said on Friday.

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Nun accused of violating vow of chastity with priest appeals to Vatican

A Texas nun who accused the Fort Worth bishop of invading her privacy and violating civil law says the same bishop is refusing to allow her to choose her own representation in the church’s investigation.

The Independent UK

Climate activists tell Vatican court they never intended to hurt ancient statue in glue protest

Two environmental activists have told the Vatican’s criminal court they never intended to damage an ancient statue in the Vatican Museums when they glued their hands to its marble base

The Conversation

Vatican centralizes investigations on claims of Virgin Mary apparitions – but local Catholics have always had a say

The Vatican recently announced its plan to set up an “observatory” at one of its several academic institutions, the Pontificia Academia Mariana Internationalis, to investigate claims of apparitions and other mystical phenomena attributed to the Virgin Mary.

Reuters

Pope calls for freedom of worship for Catholics in China

Pope Francis called on Wednesday for freedom of worship for Catholics in China, a religious minority that has faced historic harassment and persecution in the communist country, causing friction between the Vatican and Beijing.

The Independent UK

Pope's Ukraine peace envoy blasts war as a 'pandemic' that affects everyone

Pope Francis’ peace envoy for Ukraine has blasted war as a “pandemic” and said all Christians are called to be peacemakers

The Independent UK

Pope sends Vatican official to Bolivia as abuse allegations escalate

Pope Francis has sent one of his top sex crimes investigators to Bolivia at a time when the Andean nation is being shaken by an escalating pedophilia scandal involving priests

The Canberra Times

Vatican kept informed about Calvary takeover

Vatican ambassador keeps close watch on fate of Calvary Public Hospital Bruce.

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