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Silence: The sole custodian of San Benedetto al Subasio abbey

A sole custodian watches over the remote St Benedict's Abbey in Assisi.

Art

Pancaked Popes & bananas: The Vatican's choice for the Venice Biennale

An infamous Italian artist will create an outdoor installation for the Vatican’s exhibition, held in a women’s prison on the island of Giudecca. Pope Francis will visit the pavilion in April, marking the first papal attendance at the Venice Biennale.

Vatican

Spanish bishop rebukes priests for hoping Pope 'goes to heaven soon'

Priests from Toledo were chastised for a comment made earlier this month about praying for Pope Francis "so that he can go to heaven as soon as possible."

Turkey

Turkey arrests 47 alleged IS members over Istanbul church attack

The Interior Ministry said police raided 30 locations and arrested 47 people as part of the investigation into the attack.

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Vatican

Priest hit by first-ever conviction for sexual abuse in the Vatican

An Italian priest and ex-altar boy has been convicted to 2 years and 6 months in prison for committing sexual abuse against a minor, a student he was tutoring in a vocational institute.

Culture news

Vatican doctrine chief’s book describing orgasms divides Catholics

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez’s 1998 book about mystical-sensual experiences with God describes orgasms in graphic detail. It’s exposing rifts within the Catholic Church.

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.

Vatican

Vatican top prosecutor appeals watershed fraud verdict

Despite the Holy See tribunal doling out an unprecedented prison sentence to Cardinal Angelo Becciu for embezzlement, the ruling made clear that the judges rejected most of the 487-page indictment.

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.

Vatican

Top Cardinal gets Vatican jail term following financial fraud trial

The trial of Cardinal Angelo Becciu, a former close advisor to Pope Francis, has come to an end following some 2 years of hearings.

The Cube

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.

Philippines

Deadly bomb attack on Philippines Catholic mass kills 4, injures more

A powerful explosion believed caused by a bomb ripped through a Catholic Mass and killed at least four people, wounding dozens of others, Sunday in a predominantly Muslim city in the southern Philippines, officials said.

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.

Ireland

A Catholic crisis: Why priests in Ireland are fading into history

In what was one of Europe's most religious countries, mass attendance has dropped severely, Irish priests find themselves working far past retirement age, and only a small number of apprentices are committing themselves to the church.

Economy

Living on €18 a day: Women most affected as France poverty deepens

Poverty is worsening in France with women highlighted as the main victims, according to a report published on Tuesday.

USA

Pope Francis fires conservative critic as Texas bishop

Strickland, 65, has emerged as a leading critic of Francis, accusing him in a tweet earlier this year of “undermining the deposit of faith.”

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.

Spain

Spanish bishops apologise for abuse but dispute 'outrageous' figures

Following an independent inquiry into child sex abuse in Spain's Catholic Church, the president of the country's bishops' conference has issued an apology.

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.

Spain

More than 200,000 children may have been abused in Spanish churches

After years of outcry at sexual abuse by church staff and lay people, the Spanish government has finally taken action to expose the reality of the problem.