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Vatican advances beatification process for Belgium's king who abdicated rather than approve abortion

The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified

The Independent UK

Meet Luce: Vatican's Anime-inspired Mascot Bridging Tradition And Pop Culture For 2025 Jubilee

Aside from the 2025 Jubilee, Luce will also serve as the official mascot for the Holy See's pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.

International Business Times UK

Vatican tribunal explains conviction of cardinal in ‘trial of the century’

The trial focused on the Vatican secretariat of state’s participation in a fund to develop a former Harrod’s warehouse into luxury apartments

The Independent UK

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Vatican chief of staff testifies in UK finance trial, points finger at deputy who escaped unscathed

Pope Francis’ chief of staff has become one of the highest-ranking Holy See officials to testify in a foreign court

The Independent UK

Vatican taken to trial for first time in an English court

Financier convicted in Holy See’s tribunal over high-value UK property deal launches civil action in London

The Guardian - UK

Vatican police arrest employee who allegedly tried to sell 17th century manuscript

Vatican police have detained a former employee after he allegedly tried to sell a 17th century manuscript back to the Holy See

The Independent UK

Beijing Willing to Work With Vatican for Better Ties, Foreign Ministry Says

Comments come after Holy See’s top diplomat expresses desire for a ‘stable presence’ in China

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Vatican Protests French Court Ruling On Nun's Dismissal

The Holy See protests French court ruling on nun's dismissal; Vatican disputes decision. French legal system holds church officials accountable in cases of...

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‘Nothing was done’: Vatican note suggests part blame in bombing of Monte Cassino

Eighty years on, document confirms Hitler’s role and reveals allied raid might have been avoided had action been taken to enforce neutral zone

The Guardian - UK

Vatican prosecutor appeals verdict that largely dismantled his fraud case but convicted cardinal

The Vatican’s chief prosecutor has appealed a court verdict that largely dismantled his theory of a grand conspiracy to defraud the Holy See of millions of euros

The Independent UK

Powerful Cardinal Sentenced To 5.5 Years In Vatican Fraud Trial

Angelo Becciu, 75, a former adviser to Pope Francis who was once considered a papal contender himself

Latin Times

The pope's absolute power, and the problems it can cause, are on display in 2 Vatican trials

Two Vatican trials are coming to a head this week

The Independent UK

Vatican defends wartime Pope Pius XII as conference honors Israeli victims of Hamas incursion

The Vatican secretary of state has strongly defended World War II-era Pope Pius XII as a friend of the Jews

The Independent UK

Ukraine's Catholic bishops tell pope that his praise for Russia's imperial past 'pained' Ukrainians

Ukraine’s Greek Catholic bishops have brought their complaints about the Vatican's diplomatic neutrality in Russia's war on their country to the Holy See itself

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Vatican is moving ahead with plan to reunite Ukrainian children taken to Russia with their families

The Vatican is pressing ahead with a plan to try to reunite Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the war with their families

The Independent UK

The pope's Ukraine peace envoy heads to Washington with the plight of children top of his agenda

Pope Francis’ peace envoy is traveling to Washington as part of the Holy See’s peace initiatives for Ukraine

Zenger

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen Begins Diplomatic Tour, Visits Rome And Vatican City

Cohen aims to strengthen Israel's relations with Italy and the Holy See, marking significant diplomatic milestones.

Bangkok Post

Thai business leader earns top Catholic honour

The Vatican has bestowed the Grand Cross of the Order, the highest rank in the Order of St Gregory the Great, to a Thai individual for his outstanding service to the Catholic Church and the wider community.

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The Independent UK

Convalescing Pope Francis holds talks with Cuba's president at Vatican

Pope Francis, in his first full week back at the Vatican following abdominal surgery, has met with Cuba's president

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Pope Francis will remain in hospital after a hernia-related surgery in Rome

The pope underwent "a laparotomy and abdominal wall surgery under general anesthesia" on Wednesday, the Holy See's official news portal says. The pope had complained of abdominal pain on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Cardinal blasts vendettas, 'plots against me' in Vatican financial trial

A Vatican cardinal on trial in the Holy See’s big financial crimes case has complained he can't properly defend himself because prosecutors have withheld key evidence

The Independent UK

Vatican seeks to assure Caritas that papal firings were necessary, not a criticism of work

A top Vatican cardinal is defending Pope Francis’ “drastic” leadership firings at the Holy See’s preeminent charity

The Independent UK

2nd Vatican official says pope OK'd ransom payments for nun

A second high-ranking Vatican official has said Pope Francis authorized spending hundreds of thousands of euros in ransom payments to try to free a nun who was kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali

The Independent UK

Pope nationalizes Vatican assets, property in new reform

Pope Francis has essentially nationalized all assets and property owned by Vatican departments and affiliated institutions

Reuters

Vatican establishes diplomatic ties with Oman, widening outreach to Islam

The Vatican and Oman established diplomatic ties on Thursday, marking a further widening of the Holy See's official relations with the Arab Muslim World.

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