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Six nuns kidnapped by armed group in Haiti released unharmed

The women were taken by an armed group last week along with two other people, and were released Wednesday, said the archbishop of Port-au-Prince.

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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.

World News

Pope: Prince of Peace once more rejected by the futile logic of war

Pope Francis reiterated his call for peace while leading the traditional Christmas Eve Mass at Saint Peter's Basilica, attended by approximately 6,500 people on Sunday.

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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.

Culture news

A new Pope & Harry on the throne: Nostradamus' 2024 predictions

Here are Nostradamus' 2024 predictions - and we’re not at all doomed and everything's peachy. (Brace yourselves.)

Tech News

Pope Francis joins calls for an international treaty to regulate AI

The pope fell afoul of the technology earlier this year when an image of him in a white puffer jacket produced using generative AI went viral.

Europe Decoded

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.

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.

Climate

‘Spiritual heartland’: What role can religion play at COP28?

The Pope can no longer attend, but there will be hundreds of religious delegates at COP with a unique influence over the negotiations.

Vatican

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."

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.

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.

World News

GALLERY: War breaks out in the Middle East and fighting in Ukraine

The best photos from across Europe this week.

Vatican

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.

Culture news

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.

Vatican

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.