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Was Pope Francis spotted wearing an LGBTQ+ coloured cross?

A photograph of Pope Francis wearing a multicoloured cross has caused quite a controversy online with many believing this signals the Catholic Church is going back on its historic stance anti-LGBTQ+ stance. The Cube took a closer look at these claims.

08/12/2023

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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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Pope Francis receiving antibiotics for lung problem

The Vatican says the pontiff does not have pneumonia but may miss “some important commitments expected for the next days."

27/11/2023

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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

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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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Vatican synod aims for inclusiveness but critics fear a schism

Taboo subjects such as the ordination of women and the role of LGBTQ congregants will be discussed

04/10/2023

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Pope Francis suggests blessings for gay unions are possible

The Vatican published a letter in response to the cardinals just ahead of a major three-week synod at which the place of LGBTQ+ Catholics in the church will be on the agenda.

03/10/2023

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The Catholic Church's Synod: What's new this time?

From online surveys to women and laypeople participating, Euronews Culture looks at how this year's Catholic Synod looks quite different from its predecessors.

01/10/2023

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Pope Francis elevates 21 new cardinals to fill highest ranks of Church

Throughout his papacy, Francis has sought to create a more inclusive, universal Church, looking past Europe to clergy in Africa, Asia and Latin America to fill the Church's highest ranks.

30/09/2023

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Catholic Church marks 109th World Migrant and Refugee day

Pope Francis, returning from a two-day trip to Marseille, called for the right not to migrate after the Angelus prayer on Sunday.

24/09/2023

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New claims that WW2 Pope Pius XII knew about Nazi crimes

A letter has been published in Italian media suggesting that the late Pope Pius XII may have had detailed information from a German Jesuit about Nazi crimes in the Second World War.

16/09/2023

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Pope causes fury after praising Russia's imperialist past

The Vatican stepped in to clarify the remarks after Pope Francis told young people they were the "heirs of the great Russia".

29/08/2023

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Pope says 'backward' US conservatives replaced faith with ideology

Pope Francis condemned the "very strong, organised, reactionary attitude" in the US church and said Catholic doctrine allows for change over time.

28/08/2023

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Pope condemns assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate

Several Colombians have been arrested in connection with the murder of Fernando Villavicencio.

12/08/2023

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Pope Francis greets the public after abdominal surgery in hospital

Francis greeted the public in St. Peter’s Square, expressing thanks for the comfort he received after surgery and thanking the crowd.

18/06/2023

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'No complications' following Pope Francis' intestinal surgery: Vatican

The pontiff is expected to remain at a hospital in Rome for several days after undergoing surgery on his intestine, two years after he had 33 centimetres of his colon removed because of inflammation and narrowing of the large intestine.

07/06/2023

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Vatican confirms Pope's Portugal trip, including Fatima shrine visit

Vatican confirms Pope's Portugal visit, including a pilgrimage to Fatima shrine, in August for World Youth Day.

22/05/2023

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Statue struck by lightning painstakingly cleaned and rebuilt

This 2,000-year-old statue of the demi-god is now on display at the Vatican Museums. It is being painstakingly restored to its former glory in a project due to last until December.

15/05/2023

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Pope Francis outlines his vision for Europe's future

Hungary's nationalist leader Viktor Orban and the Pontiff have starkly different views on migration and the war in Ukraine.

28/04/2023

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Emanuela Orlandi: Pope slams claims against John Paul II as baseless

One of the Vatican’s enduring mysteries took another twist Friday, April 14, 2023, with the Vatican pushing back hard against “slanderous” insinuations that St. John Paul II was involved in molesting young girls.

17/04/2023

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Pope calls for peace in Northern Ireland to be consolidated

Peace in Northern Ireland and the desire for peace in Ukraine marked Pope Francis' Easter service in Vatican City.

10/04/2023

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Pope prays for both Ukrainian and Russian people at Easter Mass

In an Easter message highlighting hope, Pope Francis on Sunday invoked prayers for both the Ukrainian and Russian people, praised nations which welcome refugees.

09/04/2023

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Pope Francis misses Good Friday Way of the Cross procession

The recently hospitalised Pope Francis will be watching from his home at the Vatican due to unseasonably cold night-time temperatures in Rome, the Holy See said.

07/04/2023

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'I'm still alive': Pope Francis jokes as he leaves hospital

Pope Francis was discharged on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, quipping to journalists before being driven away: “I'm still alive.”

01/04/2023

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Pope Francis set to return home after three days in hospital

In the first images of the Pope since his admission to hospital on Wednesday, Francis is seen baptising a newborn baby at Rome's Gemelli hospital, where he was being treated for bronchitis.

31/03/2023

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Pope Francis 'gradually improving' after being hospitalised

A Vatican spokesman said on Thursday that Pope Francis had resumed work from his hospital room at Rome’s Gemelli hospital.

30/03/2023