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Pope Francisโ health crisis sparks prayers from thousands outside the Vatican
Read full article: Pope Francisโ health crisis sparks prayers from thousands outside the VaticanThousands of people have gathered in St. Peterโs Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, hope for his recovery and gratitude for his efforts to steer the Catholic Church in new directions.
What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
Read full article: What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?The Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but not when he is sick.
Haitian leader says the Trump administrationโs plans will be 'catastrophic' for his country
Read full article: Haitian leader says the Trump administrationโs plans will be 'catastrophic' for his countryThe president of Haitiโs transitional presidential council has said that the Trump administrationโs decisions to freeze aid programs, deport migrants and block refugees will be โcatastrophicโ for Haiti.
Don't ignore us: Backed by pope, poorer nations use COP28 summit to press rich world on climate
Read full article: Don't ignore us: Backed by pope, poorer nations use COP28 summit to press rich world on climateLeaders of developing nations launched into the second-day of a U.N. climate summit to press rich industrialized countries to share their knowhow to fight global warming and ease the financial burdens they face.
EU draft pulled after Vatican complains Christmas 'canceled'
Read full article: EU draft pulled after Vatican complains Christmas 'canceled'The European Commission has retracted internal communication guidelines that had proposed substituting the โChristmas periodโ with โholiday periodโ after an outcry by conservatives.
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Vatican No. 2 intervenes to shed light on Swiss Guard deaths
Read full article: Vatican No. 2 intervenes to shed light on Swiss Guard deathsThe Vatican secretary of state has intervened personally to shed light on one of the most sensational Vatican scandals of recent times: The 1998 murder of the Swiss Guard commander and his wife, purportedly by a disgruntled younger Swiss Guardsman who then took his own life.
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Pope moves against secretariat of state amid finance scandal
Read full article: Pope moves against secretariat of state amid finance scandalROME โ Pope Francis has given the Vatican secretariat of state three months to transfer all of its financial holdings to another Vatican office following its bungled management of hundreds of millions of euros in donations and investments that are now the subject of a corruption investigation. The Vatican released the letter that Francis wrote to Parolin on Aug. 25 in which he announced he was stripping the secretariat of state of its ability to independently manage the money. Its financial holdings are now to be held by the Vatican's treasury office, known as APSA and incorporated into the Holy See's consolidated budget, Francis wrote. The outcome is essentially that which was sought years ago by Cardinal George Pell, Francisโ first economy minister who clashed with the secretariat of state over his financial reform and transparency efforts. Francis moved against his own secretariat of state amid a year-long investigation by Vatican prosecutors into the office's 350-million-euro investment into a London real estate venture.
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Pompeo, Vatican clash over China after tensions spill out
Read full article: Pompeo, Vatican clash over China after tensions spill outU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, at the Vatican, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. Pompeo is meeting Thursday with top Vatican officials, a day after tensions over U.S. opposition to the Vaticans China policy spilled out in public. The State Department sought to play down the differences, but tensions were palpable during Pompeoโs two-day visit to Rome. The disagreement on China comes as the Vatican is heading into delicate negotiations with Beijing to extend its controversial 2018 accord over bishop nominations. Pompeo spent about 45 minutes Thursday meeting in the Apostolic Palace with his Vatican counterpart, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and the Vatican foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Gallagher.