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Biden heads to Vatican City next month to meet with Pope, Italian heads of state

The White House has announced that President Joe Biden will travel to Italy next month for a public meeting with Pope Francis in Vatican City before the end of his term. Biden accepted an invitation to visit Vatican City in a phone conversation with Pope Francis on Thursday, the White House said. White House press […]

Vatican Nativity Scene Features Baby Jesus on Palestinian Scarf

ROME — This weekend, Pope Francis presided over the unveiling of a Nativity scene at the Vatican depicting the baby Jesus lying on a keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian scarf used as a national symbol. I greet the “representatives of the Embassy of the State of Palestine, in distressed Palestine, who, on behalf of the city […]

Vatican Launches ‘Made in Prison’ Tote Bags for Jubilee Year 2025

ROME — The Vatican has launched a series of “Made in Prison” tote bags for pilgrims to carry around Rome to celebrate the upcoming Jubilee Year of 2025. The official Jubilee bag was made from recycled materials by women's prison inmates and symbolizes “hope, forgiveness and restoration, which are at the heart of the Jubilee,” […]

Former Vatican Chief Accuses Pope Francis of ‘Sins Against the Holy Spirit’

ROME — German Cardinal Gerhard Müller, former head of the Vatican's Doctrine Secretariat (DDF), has published a scathing article accusing Pope Francis of “sins against the Holy Spirit.” Although he never mentioned the Pope by name, the 76-year-old cardinal nevertheless said: refer to Certain acts that only the Pope can perform. In an apparent reference […]

Pope Francis rejects tradition, opts for humble wooden casket and burial outside Vatican

Pope Francis has announced he will abolish the traditional and elaborate burial rites of his predecessors, in a decision that could modernize the Catholic Church. When the time comes, the 87-year-old pope will break with the centuries-old practice of burying popes in three interlocking coffins made of cypress, lead and oak, instead of a single […]

Former U.S. Ambassador to Vatican: Harris-Walz the ‘Anti-Catholic Ticket

ROME — Former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, Callista Gingrich, has published a scathing essay denouncing Harris Waltz's record of “radical” anti-Catholic policies. Gingrich said Kamala Harris and Tim Walz's personal records at the state and federal level “should be alarming to Catholic voters.” I declareand together they “build an anti-Catholic ticket that carries […]

Vatican Finally Condemns Paris Olympics Parody of Last Supper

ROME — The Vatican said this weekend it was “saddened” by a drag queen parody of “The Last Supper” that was displayed at the July 26 opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, after critics outraged the Vatican’s long-standing silence on the matter. “The Holy See is saddened by some scenes at the opening ceremony of […]