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Cuba releases a prominent dissident as part of plan to free more than 500 prisoners

Cuba has released prominent dissident José Daniel Ferrer from jail, as part of a Cuban government decision to gradually free more than 500 prisoners as part of talks with the Vatican

The Independent UK

Cuba Releases Prisoners After U.S. Announces Lifting of Sanctions, But Rubio Has Already Hinted At a Backtrack Under Trump

Havana denies the releases are linked to U.S. plans to lift Cuba's state sponsor of terrorism designation, framing the move as Vatican-driven.

Latin Times

Pope Francis Injures Arm In Fall, No Fractures Reported

Pope Francis, 88, sustains a right arm injury after a fall at the Vatican. Despite health challenges, he remains dedicated to his duties.

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‘This wasn’t on my bingo card’: surprise at Biden’s last-gasp Cuba sanctions deal

Hundreds of prisoners set to be released as part of agreement that removes Cuba from terrorism-sponsor list

The Guardian - UK

This 100-year-old fabric atelier has worked on interiors for Audrey Hepburn, Lee Radziwell, and the White House – we journey through the design stories

In its century-old history, La Manufacture Cogolin has designed for some of the most famous people on the planet – and dressed Versailles and the Vatican

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Cuba starts freeing prisoners a day after the US said it would lift terror designation

Cuba has started releasing some prisoners as part of talks with the Vatican, a day after President Joe Biden’s administration announced his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism

The Independent UK

Hope by Pope Francis review: a tale of two Francises, the lover of peace and the liberal control freak

For fans of Conclave, there’s quite the inside story of the real thing in 2013 in the Pope’s new autobiography. We find that he arrived at the cardinals’ guest house with two cassocks and a return ticket to Buenos Aires. He was frisked, like the other cardinal electors, for phones,…

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Pope Francis handed box of papers over ‘most difficult and painful’ Vatican scandals by Benedict

Pope Francis’ reveals in his new autobiography titled ‘Hope’ – the second of two books in two years by the pontiff

The Independent UK

Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical in his autobiography, at least about his youth

Pope Francis' autobiography is being released Tuesday

The Independent UK

Trump deportation threat puts US on collision course with Vatican

Pope’s appointment of progressive Robert McElroy comes as rightwing Catholics wield notable influence in US capital

The Guardian - US

Pope Francis baptizes 21 babies in annual ceremony at the Sistine Chapel

Pope Francis has baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an annual tradition that marks the end of the Christmas holiday period at the Vatican

The Independent UK

How to watch 'Father Brown' season 12 online – stream BBC cozy crime from anywhere

After the wait of almost a year, the coziest of cozy crime shows returns. Here's how to watch "Father Brown" season 12 online, on TV and from anywhere in the world.

Tom’s Guide

The Pope’s Feminism: Progress for Women, Just Not Too Much

As calls for female ordination grow, the Vatican grapples with its limits

The Walrus

Pope Francis Appoints First Woman To Lead Vatican Office

Pope Francis appoints Sister Simona Brambilla as the first woman prefect of a major Vatican office, signaling a historic shift towards gender diversity in ...

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Vatican Spies by Yvonnick Denoël review – a head-spinning history of saints and sinners

A no-holds-barred account of the Vatican’s covert operations – from escape routes for Nazi war criminals to money laundering for the mafia – is revelatory but sometimes too dense for its own good

International Business Times

Pope Kicks Off Christmas Under Shadow Of War

Christmas revellers around the world donned red and white Santa hats, offered meals to the homeless and lit candles on Wednesday, as Pope Francis launched observation of the global holiday with a sombre mass in the Vatican.

International Business Times

On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis Launches Holy Jubilee Year

Pope Francis opened the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims to Rome.

The Independent UK

A Holy Year is about to start in Rome – the city had changed forever

Expert more tourists, more police and more indulgences

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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.

Salon

Pope scolds Vatican staff for gossiping

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

The Independent UK

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

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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.

The Independent UK

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’

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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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