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Pope on new year: Pandemic is hard but focus on ‘the good that unites us’

In his new year’s wishes to the world, Pope Francis has encouraged people to focus on the good which unites them and decried violence against women while acknowledging that the coronavirus pandemic has left many scared and struggling amid economic ...

01 Jan 2022 at 14:55

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Pope praises women as peacemakers in New Year homily

Pope Francis ushered in the new year by praising the skills women bring to promoting peace in the world, and equated violence against women to an offence against God. The Roman Catholic Church marks January 1 as a day dedicated to world peace, ...

01 Jan 2022 at 12:25

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Pope urges humility as he chides cardinals and bishops in Christmas address

Pope Francis has urged Vatican cardinals, bishops and bureaucrats to embrace humility this Christmas, saying their pride, self-interest and the “glitter of our armour” was perverting their spiritual lives and corrupting the church’s mission. ...

23 Dec 2021 at 12:25

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Pope Francis baptises 16 babies in Sistine Chapel

Pope Francis has baptised 16 babies in the splendour of the Sistine Chapel, resuming a decades-old Vatican tradition which was interrupted last year by the pandemic. Francis told the parents of the nine girls and seven boys whom he formally ...

09 Jan 2022 at 14:55

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Bishop of Raphoe to attend ambitious Church assembly in Rome

The Bishop of Raphoe, Alan McGuckian SJ, has been selected by Pope Francis as one of the participants for the Synod on Synodality assembly in Rome in October. Bishop McGuckian will be one of 364 voting delegates for what is the 16th ...

10 Jul 2023 at 09:33

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Pope likely to be out of hospital within days after ‘marked improvement’

Pope Francis showed a “marked improvement” on Thursday after being given intravenous antibiotics for a bronchitis infection and could be released from the hospital in the coming days, the Vatican and his doctors said. The ...

30 Mar 2023 at 20:14

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Vatican excommunicates former US ambassador Vigano

The Vatican has excommunicated its former ambassador to the US, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, after finding him guilty of schism – an inevitable end for the firebrand conservative who became one of Pope Francis’ most ...

05 Jul 2024 at 13:56

King and Queen celebrate Italian cuisine at Highgrove dinner with Stanley Tucci

The King and Queen will join Hollywood star Stanley Tucci for a black tie dinner to celebrate Italian cuisine at Highgrove on Friday evening. The pair have invited the Italian-American Devil Wears Prada actor and ...

07 Feb 2025 at 08:33

King and Queen to pay state visits to Italy and the Vatican

The King and Queen are to pay state visits to Italy and the Vatican, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. The major spring tour, which has long been trailed in the media, will take place in early April and coincides ...

06 Feb 2025 at 21:00

King and Queen to mark meeting with Pope with official picture

The King and Queen’s meeting with the pope in Rome will be marked by the release of a picture recording the moment. Charles and Camilla made a private visit to the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon to spend time ...

10 Apr 2025 at 02:45

Pope Francis’s will in full

The Pope has decreed in his will that he be buried in a simple underground tomb in St Mary Major Basilica. Francis proclaimed that the tomb should only have “Franciscus” written on it. According to a ...

21 Apr 2025 at 21:26

Pope Leo XIV gives first major address at inauguration attended by thousands

Pope Leo XIV, the first ever pontiff from the US, has given his first major address during his inauguration ceremony attended by world leaders and thousands of faithful. Leo marked the start of his ...

18 May 2025 at 22:19

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