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Five years after the Vatican summit on pedophilia, the fight against abuse remains difficult
Five years ago, Pope Francis summoned to the Vatican the presidents of episcopal conferences from around the world, as well as the superiors of religious orders, for an unprecedented summit…
Vatican scolds Israel over ‘carnage’ in Gaza
The remarks of the Secretary of State of the Holy See provoked a strong reaction from the embassy of the Jewish State in Rome. 1 min With our correspondent in…
Pope Francis calls for the release of six nuns kidnapped in Haiti
After the Angelus prayer this Sunday, January 21 at the Vatican, the sovereign pontiff shared his concern after the kidnapping on January 19 of six Catholic nuns by an armed…
I don’t want to be buried in the Vatican
Tina Magnergård Bjers/TT Pope Francis photographed in the Vatican on Wednesday. 1 / 3 Photo: Gregorio Borgia/AP/TT Pope Francis does not want to be buried in the crypt under St.…
The Vatican opens the “city of the dead” to everyone
Share the article Save the article fullscreen Tombstones in the Vatican Necropolis. Photo: Gregorio Borgia/AP/TT Deep under Vatican City lies a Roman burial site, the Via Triumphalis necropolis which is…
Vatican: the synod on the future of the Church takes a step towards women
After a month of work, the synod on the future of the Church ended yesterday evening, Saturday October 28, at the Vatican. Bishops, cardinals, but also lay people from around…
Dialogue around the archives of the pontificate of Pius XII during the Nazi period
From October 9 to 11, this international conference brought together researchers from around the world at the Pontifical Gregorian University to take stock of the opening, three years ago, of…
pope defends “pastoral charity” rather than ideology
On the eve of a synod on the future of the Church, five conservative cardinals publicly asked Pope Francis to reaffirm Catholic doctrine on gay couples and the ordination of…
Pope Francis began his visit to the south in Marseille
Pope Francis, 86, arrived this Friday, September 22 in Marseille, in the south-east of France, for a two-day visit devoted in particular to the theme of migration and the Mediterranean.…
Pope’s visit to Marseille: the Vatican faces the slow decline of Catholicism in France
During the last visit of a pope to Marseille, France had on its soil a number of Catholics almost equal to its number of inhabitants. The philosophers of the Enlightenment…