Vatican says transgender people can be baptized, serve as godparents
Bishop Jose Negri of Santo Amaro in Brazil sent the doctrinal office six questions in July regarding LGBT people and their participation in the sacraments of baptism and matrimony.
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Broome bishop facing abuse claims once told inquiry of ‘massive failure’ in how church deals with allegations
Christopher Saunders, who denies grooming young boys, criticised the Catholic church’s response to child sexual abuse allegations at a royal commission in 2017Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Catholic leader no…
Vatican considering report into ‘very serious’ allegations against former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders, church says
Archbishop of Perth says the former bishop has denied the ‘deeply distressing’ allegationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Catholic archbishop of Perth sa…
Vatican beatifies Polish family executed by Nazis for sheltering Jews
Ulma family including unborn child all beatified for their actions to help Jews during second world war The Vatican has beatified a Polish family of nine – a married couple and their small children – who were executed by the Nazis during the second wo…
Pope advised not to give Sunday blessing from hospital balcony
Prayer will instead be said in his suite after chief surgeon says Francis should avoid strain on abdomen Pope Francis’s recovery from surgery is going well but doctors have advised him not to deliver his Sunday blessing from a hospital balcony to avoid…
What kind of surgery does Pope Francis need?
Pope Francis is undergoing a surgery that involves opening up the abdomen to expose internal organs, and doctors planned to insert a prosthesis.
Pope Francis to make first ever papal visit to Mongolia, in August
Pope Francis is due to fly to Mongolia for five days in late summer on an official Apostolic Journey, the Holy See announced on Saturday.
The head of the Catholic Church plans to travel to the East Asian country from August 31 to September 4 at the in…
The pope and Emanuela Orlandi: Vatican back in the spotlight over mystery of missing girl
She was 15 when she was last seen alive in Rome. Her brother explains why he backs a new theory featured in a TV showNot long before she disappeared in the summer of 1983, Emanuela Orlandi went to Piazza del Catalone, a small square just outside of the…
Pope Francis Has Asked Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi To Carry Out A Ukraine Peace Mission
FILE – President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, speaks during a news conference in Rome, May 27, 2022. Pope Francis the cardinal to carry out a peace mission to try to help end the war in Ukraine, the Vatican said on Saturda…
Car rushes Vatican gate, reaches courtyard before driver apprehended: police
Vatican gendarmes fired a shot at the speeding car’s front tires after it rushed the gate, but the vehicle managed to continue on its way, the Vatican press office said.