/tags/vatican Vatican en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 09 May 2025 17:23:23 GMT /americas/2025-05-09/new-pope-has-creole-roots-in-new-orleans The pope’s maternal grandparents, both of whom are described as Black or mulatto in various historical records, lived in the city’s 7th Ward, an area that is traditionally Catholic and a melting pot of people with African, Caribbean and European roots. Fri, 09 May 2025 17:23:23 GMT /americas/2025-05-09/new-pope-has-creole-roots-in-new-orleans Richard Fausset and Robert Chiarito | New York Times /americas/2023-07-04/argentine-bishop-named-to-vatican-office-rejects-criticism-of-his-handling-of-abuse-allegations An Argentine bishop named by Pope Francis to lead a powerful Vatican office is rejecting accusations that he refused to believe victims of sexual abuse by a priest. Tue, 04 Jul 2023 18:11:03 GMT /americas/2023-07-04/argentine-bishop-named-to-vatican-office-rejects-criticism-of-his-handling-of-abuse-allegations The Associated Press /world/2023-01-10/the-vatican-reopens-a-40-year-old-case-of-an-employees-daughter-who-disappeared The Vatican opened a file on the disappearance of a teenage girl months after a new Netflix documentary aired on the case and weeks after her family asked the Italian Parliament to take up the cause. Tue, 10 Jan 2023 19:00:00 GMT /world/2023-01-10/the-vatican-reopens-a-40-year-old-case-of-an-employees-daughter-who-disappeared The Associated Press /world/2023-01-05/thousands-mourn-benedict-xvi-at-funeral-celebrated-by-pope Bells tolled Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who made history by retiring, as thousands of mourners packed St. Peter's Square. Thu, 05 Jan 2023 12:30:00 GMT /world/2023-01-05/thousands-mourn-benedict-xvi-at-funeral-celebrated-by-pope The Associated Press /religion/2022-12-19/vatican-defrocks-an-anti-abortion-priest-who-once-placed-an-aborted-fetus-on-an-altar The priest, Frank Pavone of Texas, heads the anti-abortion group Priests for Life. The Vatican said he was defrocked for "blasphemous communications on social media" and "persistent disobedience." Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:30:00 GMT /religion/2022-12-19/vatican-defrocks-an-anti-abortion-priest-who-once-placed-an-aborted-fetus-on-an-altar The Associated Press /2022-04-01/the-pope-apologizes-for-abuse-of-indigenous-children-in-canadas-residential-schools Pope Francis met with Indigenous leaders and survivors of Canada's residential schools this week. He had expressed sorrow in the past on behalf of the church, but this is the first formal apology. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:09:42 GMT /2022-04-01/the-pope-apologizes-for-abuse-of-indigenous-children-in-canadas-residential-schools Deepa Shivaram /2021-07-05/the-vatican-says-the-pope-reacted-well-to-intestinal-surgery The Vatican said the 84-year-old pope had been diagnosed with "symptomatic diverticular stenosis of the colon," a reference to a narrowing in the large intestine. Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:48:23 GMT /2021-07-05/the-vatican-says-the-pope-reacted-well-to-intestinal-surgery The Associated Press /news/2021-03-15/vatican-says-catholic-church-cannot-bless-same-sex-marriages "The presence in such relationships of positive elements ... cannot justify these relationships and render them legitimate objects of an ecclesial blessing," the Vatican said Monday. Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:39:28 GMT /news/2021-03-15/vatican-says-catholic-church-cannot-bless-same-sex-marriages Bill Chappell /news/2020-12-24/at-the-vatican-a-christmas-eve-mass-shaped-by-the-pandemic Only 100 or so people attended the service, and they wore masks and socially distanced. The Mass began two hours early so all could make it home before Italy's virus curfew. Thu, 24 Dec 2020 22:46:44 GMT /news/2020-12-24/at-the-vatican-a-christmas-eve-mass-shaped-by-the-pandemic Laurel Wamsley /2020-07-16/new-vatican-guidance-urges-clergy-to-report-cases-of-sexual-abuse A step-by-step manual for investigating and reporting sexual abuse cases involving clergy calls on church authorities to alert civilian officials even if not required to do so by law. Thu, 16 Jul 2020 20:24:11 GMT /2020-07-16/new-vatican-guidance-urges-clergy-to-report-cases-of-sexual-abuse David Welna