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Vatican should renew China deal for ‘one or two years,’ says negotiator
June 09, 2020
With the Vatican’s interim deal with the Chinese government due to expire in September, an archbishop who helped to negotiate the agreement said this week that he believes it should be renewed for one or two more years
Pope Francis tells Catholic youth: Live the Gospel like St Anthony
June 05, 2020
Pope Francis has pointed to St Anthony of Padua as an example for younger generations of Catholics to “live the Gospel courageously”
Vatican Museums offer free entry to Italian medical workers
June 03, 2020
The Vatican Museums are offering free entry to medical workers in appreciation for their work on the front line of Italy’s coronavirus outbreak
Pope Francis prays for the soul of George Floyd and for peace and justice in US
June 03, 2020
Pope Francis has said that he is praying for the soul of George Floyd and all victims of racism, adding that nothing is gained by violence
Bishops join woman with Down syndrome in call to change N Ireland abortion law
June 02, 2020
Bishops in Northern Ireland have strongly backed a call by a campaigner with Down syndrome to reject a law permitting abortion up to birth on grounds of disability
Vatican Museums reopening unveils restored Raphael Rooms
June 02, 2020
The Vatican Museums reopened Monday revealing newly restored frescoes in the Raphael Rooms depicting scenes from early Church history to the public
Catholic gift shops near Vatican struggle to reopen after coronavirus lockdown
May 29, 2020
Walking toward St Peter’s Square, one sees sign after sign posted on the closed doors of religious gift shops and other local businesses: “Without help from the government, we cannot reopen.”
Chinese bishop who suffered years of forced labour dies at 98
May 27, 2020
A Chinese underground bishop who was sentenced to 10 years of forced labour in the 1980s for taking Catholics on pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Sheshan died this month at the age of 98.
Pope Francis entrusts China to the Blessed Virgin Mary
May 25, 2020
Pope Francis has entrusted China to the Blessed Virgin Mary and asked people to pray for a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the country
Vatican Museums will reopen on June 1 as Italy opens borders to tourists
May 25, 2020
Entrance to the Vatican Museums will only be possible via prior reservation. All visitors will be required to wear a mask.
Pope Francis appoints new archbishop for Taiwan’s capital
May 25, 2020
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Thomas An-Zu Chung as the next Metropolitan Archbishop of Taipei
Around the globe, Catholics hope papal Mass online will continue
May 21, 2020
After the Vatican stopped livestreaming Pope Francis’ daily Masses this week, Catholics from around the world have urged the Pope to resume the broadcast.
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