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The Vatican’s ambassador to Israel has been summoned to the Jewish state’s Foreign Ministry after Pope Francis criticized the “cruelty” of airstrikes in Gaza, several Israeli media outlets reported on Wednesday.  …

The White House announced that President Joe Biden will head to Italy next month for a public meeting with Pope Francis in Vatican City before his term comes to an …

The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors has criticized the Catholic Church’s poor handling of clergy misconduct cases Pope Francis’ child protection board has called for greater transparency from …

The Vatican said on Friday that it had excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the church’s former ambassador to the United States, after finding him guilty of schism for refusing to …

“In the midst of so much gloomy news, immersed as we are in many social and even personal emergencies, you have the power to spread peace and smiles,” Francis told …

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Vatican police arrested a former employee for allegedly trying to sell to the city-state a 17th-century manuscript by Italian Baroque master Gian Lorenzo Bernini that had …

The Holy See has described the procedure as “threatening the unique dignity” that a person receives from the moment of conception Gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy represent major threats to the …

French outlet Intelligence Online has said the pontiff is in talks about a potential trip to Moscow Pope Francis has not received an invitation to visit Russia and is not …

The Catholic church’s view on same-sex couples goes against Christian teachings, Russian priests argue The Vatican’s recent decision to permit the blessings of same-sex couples is a deviation from the …