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Probe into Conor McGregor's alleged assault on Italian DJ could take two years

Dubliner McGregor had been in the Italian capital with fiancee Dee Devlin to baptise their five-month-old son Rian at the Vatican

Dublin Live

Pope gave green light to secret deal to free kidnapped nun, court told

Pope Francis approved a secret million-euro operation to free a Colombian nun who was held captive for more than four years by an Islamist militant group in Mali before she was released in 2021, a cardinal told a Vatican court on Thursday.

Reuters

Cardinal says Pope authorized €1M payment to free kidnapped nun

A cardinal has testified that Pope Francis authorized spending up to 1 million euros to free a Colombian nun kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali

The Independent UK

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Madonna asks Pope Francis for meeting after claiming to have been ‘ex-communicated 3 times’

Madonna has urged Pope Francis to sit down with her to discuss her ‘blasphemous’ actions

Evening Standard

Sensorium Partnership To Produce Art Metaverse Initiatives

The metaverse developer has announced a strategic alliance with the Humanity 2.0 Foundation.

Zenger

‘I’m a good Catholic, I swear!’: Madonna asks Pope Francis to meet and discuss her ‘blasphemous’ behaviour

Singer’s 1989 ‘Like a Prayer’ music video was banned by the Vatican

The Independent UK

Oligarchs to patriarchs: EU eyes sanctions for Orthodox head

European Union diplomats say the EU plans to sanction the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in its next round of measures to punish Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Pope, Japan PM, discuss hopes for nuclear-free world

Pope Francis and the prime minister of Japan, the only country to be hit by atomic bombs, met on Wednesday and discussed their common hope for a world free of nuclear weapons.

Reuters

Vatican preparing for possibility of women Swiss Guards

The new barracks of the Vatican Swiss guards will be built to accommodate female members if Pope Francis or his successors allow women to join the elite and colourfully dressed force.

Reuters

Pope Says Eager To Visit Moscow And Meet Vladimir Putin

Pope Francis of the Vatican City, in an interview with the Italian news outlet, said that North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) "barking" at Russia's door may have led to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Benzinga

Pope's Ukraine diplomacy a political and spiritual tightrope

Pope Francis hasn’t made much of a diplomatic mark in Russia’s war in Ukraine: His appeals for a truce have gone unheeded, and his planned meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church was called off

The Independent UK

Pope Says he Wants to Go to Moscow to Meet Putin over Ukraine

Pope Francis said in an interview published on Tuesday that he asked for a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to stop the war in Ukraine but had not received a reply. The pope also told Italy's Corriere Della Sera newspaper that Patriarch Kirill of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pope wants to meet Putin in Moscow

ROME: Pope Francis said in an interview published on Tuesday that he asked for a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to stop the war in Ukraine but had not received a reply.

Bangkok Post

Pope warns of lost trust without more abuse accountability

Pope Francis has given a new mandate to his sex abuse advisory commission

The Independent UK

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Reuters

Pope cancels day's activities due to flare up of knee pain -Vatican

Pope Francis on Tuesday abruptly cancelled his activities for the day because of a flare up in knee pain, the Vatican said.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Elizabeth Wellington: With more women behind the camera, more men are baring it all on screen

When a man texts a pic of his junk in a lame effort to turn me on, I delete it. But if I catch a glimpse of full-frontal nudity on cable TV or in a film, it feels delightfully naughty.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Vatican Committee Visits Beirut to Complete Preparations for Pope's Visit

Pope Francis' visit to Lebanon on June 12-13 is of great importance to many Lebanese who see it as a gateway to hope after all the difficulties that the country has experienced since 2019. Preparations are underway for the Pontiff's visit, in coordination between Lebanese and Vatican officials. In mid-April,…

The Independent UK

Pope appoints key posts, including nun in development office

Pope Francis has made key appointments in his newly reformed Vatican bureaucracy

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Pope Says June Meeting with Russian Orthodox Patriarch is Off

Plans for Pope Francis to meet in June with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who has backed Russia's war in Ukraine, have been suspended, the pope has told an Argentine newspaper. Reuters reported on April 11 that the Vatican was considering extending the pope's trip to Lebanon on June 12-13 by…

The Independent UK

Pope clears schedule for medical checks on painful knee

Pope Francis has cleared his schedule to undergo medical checks on his right knee

Reuters

Pope thanks Orban for taking Ukrainians, Orban invites pope to Hungary

Pope Francis met Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday, expressing appreciation for Budapest taking in Ukrainian refugees, and Orban invited the pope to make a state visit to Hungary.

The Independent UK

Hungary's Orban meets pope with Ukraine war as backdrop

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has met with Pope Francis at the Vatican as the war in Ukraine cast a shadow over two leaders who have long sought closer ties with Russia

The Independent UK

Benedict XVI turns 95 as book focuses on anomaly of 2 popes

Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI turned 95 this past weekend

Reuters

Ukraine mayor describes 'hard' interrogation by Russian captors

A Ukrainian mayor described hours of "hard" interrogations when held for almost a week by Russian forces last month and said he had appealed to the pope for help to stop a war that had wrecked swathes of his city in southern Ukraine.

Bangkok Post

On 'Easter of war,' pope implicitly criticises Russia over Ukraine

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, marking an "Easter of war" on Sunday urged leaders to hear the people's plea for peace in Ukraine and implicitly criticised Russia for dragging the country into a "cruel and senseless" conflict.

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