Pope meets relatives of Israeli hostages and Palestinians in Gaza and sets off firestorm over words
Pope Francis has met separately with relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinians living through the war and set off a firestorm by using words that Vatican diplomats usually avoid: โTerrorismโ and according to the Palestinians โgenocide.โ.
Letter showing Pope Pius XII had detailed information from German Jesuit about Nazi crimes revealed
Newly discovered correspondence in the Vatican archives suggests that Pope Pius XII had detailed information from a trusted German Jesuit that up to 6,000 Jews and Poles were being gassed each day in German-occupied Poland.
Flooded with sightseers, Europe's iconic churches struggle to accommodate both worship and tourism
With tourism reaching or surpassing pre-pandemic levels across southern Europe this summer, iconic sacred sites struggle to find ways to accommodate both the faithful who come to pray and millions of increasingly secular visitors.
Pope voices willingness to return Indigenous loot, artifacts
Pope Francis says talks are underway to return artifacts in the Vatican Museum that were acquired from Indigenous peoples in Canada and has voiced a willingness to return other colonial-era objects in the Vaticanโs collection on a case-by-case basis.
Jesuits admit artist excommunicated before new abuse claims
The head of Pope Francisโ Jesuit religious order has admitted that a famous Jesuit priest had been convicted of one of the most serious crimes in the Catholic Church some two years before the Vatican decided to shelve another case against him for allegedly abusing other adult women under his spiritual care.
Pope: Vatican seeks talks on Nicaragua's Catholic crackdown
Pope Francis says the Vatican is in contact with the Nicaraguan government about its crackdown on the Catholic Church and hoped that โat the very leastโ nuns from Mother Teresaโs Sisters of Charity religious order would be allowed to return to the country.