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A Holy Year is about to start in Rome. Here's what you need to know

Pope Francis is formally inaugurating the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome, amid new security fears following a Christmas market attack in Germany

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Israeli Strikes In Gaza Kill Dozens, Vatican Envoy Visits

Israeli strikes in Gaza lead to casualties; Vatican envoy conducts Mass amidst conflict. Ongoing violence and humanitarian concerns persist in the region.

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Pope Francis Urges Vatican Bureaucrats To End Gossip

Pope Francis delivers a powerful Christmas address at the Vatican, urging humility, condemning gossip, and calling for peace.

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Pope scolds Vatican staff for gossiping

“The people say it very well: Gossip is zero”

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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

A part of my brain will always be dedicated to the time someone in the Vatican pirated Football Manager 2013

You know it’s not the Pope, but your head goes there all the same.

PC Gamer

Pope Francis warns Vatican staff over gossiping and backstabbing

Pope Francis used his Christmas message to tell Vatican bureaucrats that ‘Gossip is an evil that destroys social life’

The Independent UK

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President-Elect Trump Appoints Brian Burch As Vatican Ambassador

President-elect Trump appoints Brian Burch, CatholicVote president, as U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, solidifying U.S.-Vatican relationship.

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For some, the pope's big Holy Year only aggravates housing crisis as overtourism pushes out Romans

When Pope Francis formally opens the Holy Year next week, he will launch a dizzying 12-month calendar of events that include special Jubilee Masses for the faithful from all walks of life

The Independent UK

Biden expected to visit Pope Francis in final international trip of his presidency, AP sources say

President Joe Biden is expected to announce soon that he will visit the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis next month for what would likely be the final international trip of his presidency

The Independent UK

Madonna divides fans with controversial AI-generated Pope Francis photos

Singer is still causing controversy decades after angering the Catholic Church with 1989 hit ‘Like a Prayer’

The Independent UK

Pope Francis Removes Keffiyeh From Vatican Nativity Scene

Pope Francis oversaw a Nativity scene with a keffiyeh-draped manger, sparking discussions on symbolism and tradition in the Holy Land.

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Vatican’s Palestinian Nativity scene raises eyebrows – and then disappears

Pope Francis is due to meet Abbas, the Palestinian president, at the Vatican

The Independent UK

After 9 hours, I can't bear to leave The Vatican in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Now Playing | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's first area packs enough content that'd leave me satisfied if it was the whole game

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle gets its first patch on Xbox and PC, with a nice feature for those of you with particularly beefy NVIDIA GPUs

Ray Tracing and bug fixes arrive for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which is available now in early access on Xbox and PC.

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How to unlock the Blackshirt disguise in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Explore with ease and get yourself into an underground boxing ring.

The Independent UK

Pope Francis presides over ceremony for new cardinals with wide bruise on his chin

Pope Francis appeared with a significant bruise on his chin Saturday, but presided over a ceremony to install new cardinals without apparent problems

The Independent UK

Pope creates 21 cardinals, many of them reformers in their own right, to carry out his reform plans

Pope Francis is installing 21 new cardinals, many of whom are key figures in his reform agenda

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review: most cinematic game ever made

Indy gets a whole new movie – except it’s a video game, and you’re at the controls.

Latin Times

Vatican Declares Texas Convent 'Extinct' After Reverend Mother Accused of Online Affair With Out-of-State Priest

The Vatican declared a Texas convent is "extinct" after it was revealed its reverend mother had an online affair with an out-of-state priest.

The Guardian - UK

Inside the Vatican’s secret saint-making process

The long read: Canonisation has long been a way for the Catholic church to shape its image. The Vatican is preparing to anoint its first millennial saint, but how does it decide who is worthy?

The Guardian - UK

Vatican installs webcam at St Peter’s tomb for next year’s Catholic jubilee

Pope inaugurates livestream as part of efforts to connect with faithful around the world during holy year

The Guardian - UK

Conclave review – Ralph Fiennes is almighty in thrilling papal tussle

Fiennes gives one of the performances of the year as a cardinal assailed on all sides in Edward Berger’s elegant adaptation of Robert Harris’s Vatican bestseller

The Independent UK

Books of the month: what to read this December

BOOKS: Martin Chilton shares his December reading highlights

Latin Times

How Silvia Pinal Challenged The Censorship From The Vatican And The Spanish Dictatorship And Saved 'Viridiana'

Pinal's bravery was key for the movie to survive censorship and get international acclaim

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