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Openly gay men can now become priests, Vatican signals
New guidelines released by the Italian Bishops’ Conference on Friday brings the ordination of openly gay men to the Catholic…
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Catholic priest in Belarus sentenced to 11 years as crackdown tightens
‘The harsh sentence is intended to intimidate and silence hundreds of other priests ahead of January’s presidential election,’ human rights…
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Vatican to publish new magazine with Pope replying readers’ questions
The magazine, as well as the livestream of St. Peter’s tomb in the Vatican, are part of the outreach programme…
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Son of a bot! AI Jesus hologram takes confessionals in Swiss church
ADVERTISEMENT Those visiting the oldest church in Lucerne, Switzerland, may be in for a surprise when they are greeted in…
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‘God’s influencer’: First millennial to be made saint next year
Carlo Acutis, “the patron saint of the internet”, will become the first millennial to be canonised by the Catholic church.…
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Belgian PM gives Pope blistering welcome over Catholic abuse legacy
Pope Francis applauded at the end of De Croo’s damning speech, in which he stressed the need for reparations and…
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Pope to face appalling Catholic abuse legacy on Belgium trip
Revelations of Belgium’s horrific abuse scandal have dribbled out in bits since 2010, when the country’s longest-serving bishop was allowed…
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Vatican backs devotion at Bosnian shrine where Virgin Mary ‘appeared’
The Vatican did not rule that the accounts that children and teenagers saw Mary in the village of Međugorje in…
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Lourdes to Fatima: Inside the lucrative world of religious tourism
This week, the Vatican officially approved religious pilgrimages to Međugorje in Bosnia. ADVERTISEMENT This week, the Vatican officially approved religious…
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