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Conclave review – Ralph Fiennes shines as papal election results in high-camp gripper

Fiennes is broodingly compelling as a potential English pope caught up in murky Vatican intrigue around choosing the next pontiff

The Guardian - UK

Vatican Launches A Monthly Magazine Featuring Pope's Responses To Readers' Questions

To prepare for the 2025 Jubilee Year, the Vatican has announced new initiatives aimed at reaching a wider audience, including the launch of a monthly magazine and livestreaming key religious sites.

International Business Times

Vatican Introduces Webcams For Remote Pilgrimage Experience

Vatican launches webcams for virtual access to St. Peter's Basilica and Holy Door, fostering global engagement with believers.

Top News

Abuse survivors urge the Vatican to globalize the zero-tolerance policy it approved in the U.S.

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are urging the Vatican to adopt the same zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the U.S. Catholic Church in 2002

The Independent UK

Pope Francis urges inquiry into Gaza genocide allegations

The Catholic Church pontiff made his most explicit criticism yet of Israel’s conduct in extracts from an upcoming book.

Al Jazeera

Catholic bishops urged to boldly share church teachings — even unpopular ones

Several U.S. Catholic bishops on Wednesday encouraged the church to boldly share Vatican teachings on a range of hot-button issues, including the condemnation of abortion, euthanasia, surrogacy and gender-affirming surgery

The Independent UK

The Vatican picked its Christmas tree for 2024. That’s when the trouble started…

The church wants a 200-year-old fir tree, but environmentalists aren’t happy.

Fortune

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The Guardian - UK

Campaigners in Italy urge pope to stop ‘sacrifice’ of 200-year-old tree for Xmas

Twenty-nine-metre tall fir destined to be chopped down and transported to St Peter’s Square in the Vatican

PC Gamer

Astarion has breached the Vatican—Baldur's Gate 3 has sold 2 copies in Vatican City, says Larian's director of publishing

"Wish I could see their mod list. Bet it's absolutely gnarly."

The Conversation

Papal elections aren’t always as dramatic as ‘Conclave’ – but the history behind the process is

I’m a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the Cambridge History of the Papacy. So it was more or less mandatory for me to see the new movie “Conclave.”

TechRadar

Microsoft teams up with the Vatican to bring an AI experience of St Peter’s Basilica to the masses

Microsoft has teamed up with the Vatican to allow people from around the globe to see St Peter's Basilica.

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The Guardian - US

Head of New Orleans’ embattled Catholic archdiocese offers to resign

Gregory Aymond’s offer, required because he turns 75, says he wants to stay for resolution of institution’s bankruptcy but adds it is up to Pope Francis

The Independent UK

Vatican, Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter's Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damage

A digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica has been created using artificial intelligence to explore one of the world’s most important monument’s

The Conversation

How updated Vatican rules on validating supernatural appearances of Mary will affect the famed pilgrimage site of Medjugorje

For over 40 years, six people from Medjugorje, a small town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, have claimed to see and speak with the Virgin Mary. For almost as long, hordes of pilgrims have traveled to visit sites of the virgin’s alleged appearance and to observe the seers’ daily trances.

The Guardian - US

Conclave: the fun, exciting Vatican thriller is perfect election escapism

The Oscar-tipped papal saga, starring Ralph Fiennes, offers all the thrills of an election … without the grim reality

The Independent UK

Sorrentino's ode to Naples, 'Parthenope,' gets mixed reviews in Italy over San Gennaro sex scene

Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film “Parthenope,” has gotten mixed reviews and an early thumbs down from Italy's Catholic Church

Latin Times

AI Art Website Flooded with Pornographic Images of New Vatican Anime Mascot: 'Lord Forgive Me'

The Vatican's anime-inspired mascot has become the target of AI-generated pornographic images.

International Business Times 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.

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