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10 Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return home after Vatican mediation
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ten Ukrainian civilians held prisoner for years by Russia arrived in Kyiv overnight Saturday after the mediation of the Vatican, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. They were freed Friday. Some had been captured years before Russia’s full-scale...
Pope's top adviser, women who say they were abused by ex-Jesuit artist ask for mosaics to be removed
ROME (AP) — The scandal over a famous ex-Jesuit artist who is accused of psychologically, spiritually and sexually abusing adult women came to a head Friday after some of his alleged victims and the pope’s own anti-abuse adviser asked for his artworks not to be promoted or displayed. ...
A Vatican Radio territory in north Rome once blamed for electro-smog will become a solar farm
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis decreed Wednesday that an area of northern Rome, long the source of controversy because of electromagnetic waves emitted by Vatican Radio towers there, will now house a field of solar panels to fuel Vatican City. Citing the Vatican’s pledge in U.N....
Pope calls drug traffickers 'murderers,' blasts liberalization laws as 'fantasy' at UN event
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Wednesday denounced drug traffickers as "murderers" and labeled drug liberalization laws a “fantasy” as he marked the U.N.'s day against drug use and illicit trafficking Francis devoted his entire weekly catechism lesson to a reflection on drug...
The Vatican appoints Pope Benedict's longtime secretary as its envoy to the Baltic states
BERLIN (AP) — Pope Francis has appointed the longtime secretary of the late Pope Benedict XVI, who was sent back to his native Germany without a new assignment last year after he fell out with the current pontiff, as the Vatican's diplomatic representative to the Baltic states. The...
The former nuncio to the US says he faces schism charges from the Vatican
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s former nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, said on Thursday that he has been summoned by the Vatican to face charges of schism. The archbishop posted the two-page decree from the Vatican’s Dicastry for the Doctrine of...
Defendant in Vatican trial takes case to UN, accuses pope of violating his rights with surveillance
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the defendants in the Vatican’s big financial trial has filed a formal complaint with the United Nations, alleging that Pope Francis violated his human rights by authorizing wide-ranging surveillance during the investigation. A lawyer for Raffaele...
Rome LGBTQ+ Pride parade celebrates 30th anniversary, makes fun of Pope Francis comments
ROME (AP) — The Rome LGBTQ+ Pride parade celebrated its 30th anniversary Saturday as tens of thousands of people in brightly colored outfits marched through the Italian capital waving banners, dancing and singing as they marked gay rights and poked fun at Pope Francis. Many of the...
Pope Francis meets more than 100 comedians at the Vatican: 'You also make God smile'
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Before flying to Italy's southern Puglia region to meet world leaders at the Group of Seven summit, Pope Francis hosted a very different audience at the Vatican on Friday celebrating the importance of humor. The pontiff welcomed more than 100 comedians from 15...
The Latest | Group of Seven summit turns to migration after promising tens of billions to Ukraine
BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (AP) — A summit meeting of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations focused on migration on Friday, the second and final day of the gathering in southern Italy, seeking ways to combat trafficking and increase investment in countries from where migrants start out on...
