An 8-month-old infant in the United Kingdom has been given more time to live after an appeal suspended a judge’s mandate that she be removed from life support. Justice Robert Peel ruled Wednesday that Indi Gregory was to be removed from her
Nicaragua has released 12 Roman Catholic priests jailed on a variety of charges and sent them to Rome following an agreement reached with the Vatican, the Nicaraguan government said in a statement late Wednesday. The government of President Daniel Ortega said that
Israel’s foreign minister, Eli Cohen spewed staunch words toward the Vatican for not issuing a “clear and unequivocal” condemnation of the “murderous terrorist actions” of Hamas terrorists who poured into Israel last week and killed more than 1,300 Israelis in a surprise
The Vatican is prepared to serve as mediator for peace between Israel and Gaza. Secretary of State Pietro Parolin told Vatican News that negotiations for the safe return of hostages and an end to the violence were the church’s primary concern. “The
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A few years ago, Pope Francis told the head of the main Vatican-backed Catholic women’s organization to be “brave” in pushing for change for women in the Catholic Church. Maria Lia Zervino took his advice and in 2021
The Vatican is considering the findings of a church investigation into “very serious and deeply distressing” child sexual abuse allegations against a former Australian bishop, a church leader said on Tuesday. Christopher Saunders, now 73, resigned in 2021 as bishop of Broome,
The Vatican released a statement clarifying comments from Pope Francis regarding Russia on Wednesday, saying he was not praising a Russian imperialist agenda. Francis addressed a gathering of Russian Catholic youths last week and urged them to be proud of their Russian
Oleg Nikolenko – a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry – said that the pope’s comments, made in a live video address to Catholic youths gathered in St Petersburg, were “imperialistic propaganda”. However, Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, has now said the worldwide
The Vatican envoy who traveled to both Ukraine and Russia on the direction of Pope Francis met with President Biden. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, archbishop of Bologna, sat down for two and a half hours with Biden at the White House on Tuesday
An American Jesuit who runs outreach ministry for LGBTQ Catholics was been tapped by Pope Francis on Friday to be among participants at a major Vatican gathering of bishops and laypeople later this year. The Vatican unveiled the names of bishops, priests,