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Pope's visit to Hungary overshadowed by conflict in Ukraine

Roman Catholic leader Pope Francis arrived in Hungary on Friday for a three-day visit that's likely to be dominated by the war in Ukraine and his meeting with nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose views often run counter to his own.

Radio France Internationale

Amid Ukraine war, pope to give vision for Europe in Hungary

Pope Francis will be outlining his vision for the future of Europe during a three-day visit to Hungary

The Independent UK

How does a British coronation differ from Europe’s other monarchies?

There are 12 sovereign monarchies left on the continent, with 10 of them hereditary, and two, Vatican City and Andorra, elective.

The Independent UK

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Ukraine PM invites pope to visit, seeks help repatriating deported children

Ukraine's prime minister said on Thursday he had invited Pope Francis to visit Ukraine and asked for help in repatriating thousands of children taken to Russia or Russian-occupied land since Moscow's invasion.

Reuters

Pope allows women to vote at bishops’ meeting for first time

Pope Francis has decided to appoint 70 non-bishop members of the synod and has asked that half are women.

Al Jazeera

In a historic shift, Pope Francis allows women to vote at bishops' meetings

Catholic women's groups that have long criticized the Vatican for treating women as second-class citizens immediately praised the move as historic in the 2,000-year life of the church.

WEKU

Pope allows women to vote at bishops meeting for first time

Pope Francis, in a historic move that could lead to more inclusiveness in decision-making in the Roman Catholic Church, will allow women to vote for the first time at a global meeting of bishops in October.

Reuters

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Pope to visit Hungary amid diverging views on war, migrants

Pope Francis’ spiritual priorities will be on display during a trip to Hungary this week

The Independent UK

The Pope's Exorcist sequel is officially on the way, with Russell Crowe expected to return

Father Amorth is set to make a comeback in The Pope's Exorcist 2

Total Film

Victory — for now — at Northwest Side church after Vatican appeal

Parishioners were upset when the archdiocese decreed in 2022 that Our Lady of Victory would be deconsecrated and ‘relegated to profane use,’ but the Vatican took their side.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pope Francis plans to visit his native Argentina in 2024, local media reports

Pope Francis, who has not visited his home country Argentina since he left for the Vatican a decade ago, said he planned to visit in 2024, local media reported on Sunday.

Reuters

Hong Kong bishop invites head of China's state-backed church

Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop has invited a leader of the Communist Party-controlled group for Catholics in mainland China to visit his city

The Independent UK

Jason Momoa plots to blow up the Vatican in blistering new Fast 10 trailer

The new trailer teases cannon cars, bomb pinball, and, of course, family

Total Film

Hong Kong bishop hopes for closer ties with Beijing diocese

Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop says he hopes the dioceses of Hong Kong and Beijing will have more exchanges and cooperation

The Independent UK

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Pope Francis gifts ‘Crucifixion relics’ to King Charles for coronation

The cross leading King Charles’ upcoming coronation will contain supposed relics from the cross Jesus was crucified on, following a gift from the Vatican on Wednesday.

Cinemablend

Fast X's Latest Trailer Shows Jason Momoa Trying To Blow Up The Vatican. No, Seriously

Jason Momoa is having a hell of a time in Fast X, as the latest trailer shows him trying to blow up the holiest city in the world.

The Independent UK

Defrocked Catholic cardinal, 92, is charged with sexually assaulting Wisconsin teen over 45 years ago

The defrocked Roman Catholic cardinal who became the face of the church’s clergy sex abuse crisis has been charged in Wisconsin with sexually assaulting an 18-year-old man in 1977

The Independent UK

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged in Wisconsin with sex abuse

The defrocked Roman Catholic cardinal who became the face of the church’s clergy sex abuse crisis has been charged in Wisconsin with sexually assaulting an 18-year-old man more than 45 years ago

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The Guardian - UK

Pope Francis attacks ‘insinuations’ that John Paul II prowled for underage girls

Pope defends predecessor after remarks by brother of 15-year-old girl who went missing in Rome in 1983

The Independent UK

Hong Kong bishop visits Beijing on historic trip

Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop arrived in Beijing on Monday, marking the first visit to the Chinese capital by the city’s bishop in nearly three decades, despite signs of Sino-Vatican strains

Reuters

Hong Kong bishop visits Beijing in historic trip amid Sino-Vatican tension

Hong Kong's top Catholic cleric is due to arrive in Beijing on Monday on the first visit to the Chinese capital by a bishop of the former British colony in nearly 30 years, despite signs of new Sino-Vatican tension.

Reuters

Pope Francis calls 'insinuations' against John Paul II unfounded

Pope Francis on Sunday rejected as offensive and unfounded what he called insinuations by the brother of a Vatican schoolgirl who went missing 40 years ago about one of his predecessors as pontiff, Saint John Paul II.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong Bishop heads to mainland China amid Vatican strains

Stephen Chow’s visit comes as China’s Beijing-approved Catholic Church makes appointments in defiance of Vatican deal.

Chicago Sun-Times

Russell Crowe’s latest film role — Vatican’s ‘James Bond of exorcists’

Rev. Gabriele Amorth was appointed chief exorcist of the Diocese of Rome in 1986 and remained there until 2016, when he died at age 91. In those three decades, Amorth claimed to have conducted over 60,000 exorcisms.

The Independent UK

Papal official rejects new claims in 'Vatican Girl' mystery

The Vatican is pushing back hard against insinuations against St. John Paul II that were aired following the reopening of an investigation into the 1983 disappearance of the daughter of a Vatican employee

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