Tag: Vatican
influential Cardinal Ouellet accused of sexual assault, Vatican embarrassment
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, cited for a time among the favorites to become pope, is accused of sexual assault. A woman explains that she was forcibly kissed and touched when he…
Swiss guard tasked with protecting Pope Francis fainted
During Pope Francis’ weekly speech at the Vatican, the Swiss Guard tasked with guarding him fainted. The officers lifted the fainted guard and led him out of the Paul VI…
Pope Francis calls for not forgetting Somalia
At the end of the Angelus prayer on Sunday August 14 in Saint Peter’s Square, the Sovereign Pontiff appealed to the international community to mobilize towards the Horn of Africa.…
after words, victims expect action
The pope took everyone by surprise on the flight back to the Vatican after a six-day stay in Canada. For the first time, he acknowledged that Indigenous peoples had suffered…
The Vatican will join the Paris agreements on climate change
The Holy See announced on Friday July 8 that it wanted to adhere to the Paris agreements of the UN. A commitment that has come to devote activism in recent…
The Vatican puts new archives of the Pius XII pontificate online
The Secretariat of State has announced the online publication of thousands of documents relating to Jews and their request for protection under the pontificate of Pope Pius XII. Funds which…
trial of pro-democracy cardinal complicates Vatican relations with Beijing
This morning in Hong Kong, six members of a mutual aid fund for pro-democracy activists appeared in court in West Kowloon. Among them are Margaret Ng, a famous human rights…
Pope Francis wants to strengthen the fight against pedocrime in the Church
The sovereign pontiff received this Friday, April 29, the members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, asking them ” a new start to combat the scourge of…
Pope Francis deplores an “Easter of war” and appeals for peace
Facing 100,000 worshipers in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Pope Francis dedicated much of his Easter message to Ukraine. The head of the Catholic Church appealed for peace, but…
In Rome, the Way of the Cross takes place at the Colosseum amid controversy around Ukraine
After two years of interruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the traditional Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum brought together around 10,000 pilgrims of different nationalities on this Good…