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Now playing Next Vatican Vatican says blessings for same-sex couples are not heresy The Vatican said it is “vital” that all bishops’ conferences respect the decision made by Pope Francis last month. 04/01/2024
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Now playing Next world news Pope Francis celebrates his 87th birthday The Pontiff continues his reign as the oldest pope in the past century and one of the oldest popes in the Church’s history. 17/12/2023
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Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis cancels trip to COP28 on doctor's orders Francis, who turns 87 next month, was scheduled to leave Rome on Friday to address the COP28 meeting first thing Saturday morning. He also was supposed to inaugurate a faith pavilion Sunday on the sidelines of the conference before returning home. 29/11/2023
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Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis authorises Catholic church to baptise trans people The children of gay couples will also be baptised, with trans people permitted to serve as godparents and wedding witnesses. 09/11/2023
Now playing Next Vatican Pope's meeting on church future says it's 'urgent' to guarantee governance roles for women The move comes following a month of closed-door debate between senior Catholic bishops as well as lay people. 29/10/2023
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