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Pope to address Artificial Intelligence at G7 summit in June

April 27, 2024

ROME – Adding to what was already a busy papal schedule for 2024, the Vatican confirmed Friday that Pope Francis will participate, in person, in a G7 summit scheduled for the southern Italian region of Puglia 13-15 June. According to a statement from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the pope will take part in a

Study parses what US Catholics think about Pope’s views on climate change

March 27, 2024

A new study from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) looks at the differing views of US Catholics on the environmental issues raised by Pope Francis, and specially addresses their views on what has come to be known as “climate justice”. Climate justice is an approach to environmental action that focuses on

Italian school closes to ‘celebrate’ Ramadan, while another prevents Easter blessing

March 21, 2024

ROME – In examples which suggest the strains of a county navigating the transition from being almost entirely Catholic to a more multi-ethnic and multi-religious society, one Italian school has announced a day off to allow Muslim students to celebrate the end of Ramadan, while another has refused permission for a Catholic priest to offer

Pope calls for truth about ‘Vatican Girl’ as Italian Parliament launches probe

March 16, 2024

ROME – Pope Francis has repeated his own desire that the truth surrounding the 1983 disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi finally emerge, just as the Italian Parliament is gearing up to launch a large-scale investigation of the infamous “Vatican Girl” case. “In the Vatican, we are still suffering greatly from the disappearance, more than forty years

Future conclaves need protecting from media interference and ‘megalomaniac occult powers’

February 29, 2024

Amid ongoing concerns about the health of the 87-year-old Pope, a prominent progressive supporter of Francis has suggested making changes to the rules governing conclaves in order to slow down the election of the next pope, and guard against the possibility that well-timed leaks or other forms of interference might influence the outcome. Specifically, veteran Italian

European farmers’ protest denied entry to Vatican—along with star cow

February 12, 2024

ROME – As part of continent-wide protests against low food prices and rising costs, a small delegation of farmers on Sunday led a cow that has become a symbol of the uprising toward St. Peter’s Square for the Pope’s traditional noontime Angelus address. They were turned away before being able to enter. Convoys of farmers

Concerns for Turkey’s Christian minority after Sunday attack claimed by ISIS

January 29, 2024

ROME – In the wake of a shooting at a Catholic church in an Istanbul neighbourhood that left one person dead, fear is once again on the rise among Turkey’s embattled Christian minority. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack. The violence on Sunday, 27 January, occurred at the Church of St. Mary in the

Second Canadian cardinal named in sexual abuse lawsuit

January 26, 2024

ROME – A Canadian cardinal and key ally of Pope Francis has been named in a class action sexual abuse lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Quebec, with the specific charge being that he inappropriately touched a 17-year-old girl on two occasions in 1987 and 1988. Cardinal Gérald Lacroix’s name was added to a list of

Rome’s Chief Rabbi expresses ‘great disappointment’ with Vatican’s stance on Gaza

January 24, 2024

ROME – Having already warned of “many steps backward” in Catholic-Jewish relations as a result of contrasting reactions to Israel’s war with Hamas, the Chief Rabbi of Rome has used a new interview to express “great disappointment” with the way the Vatican has responded to the crisis in Gaza. “The Jewish community, and not only

Rome to be spruced up in time for Year of Jubilee, Mayor Gualtieri tells Pope Francis

January 07, 2024

ROME – In a half-hour audience with Pope Francis on Friday, Rome’s Mayor Roberto Gualtieri reported that more than 1,400 public work sites are open across the city in preparation for the Jubilee Year of 2025, and vowed that the city will be “not only cleaner and more presentable, but also more supportive and inclusive”

Fijian archbishop echoes Pope’s warnings about dehumanising impact of Artificial Intelligence

January 03, 2024

The Catholic Church in Fiji has called on Fijians to be mindful of the potentially negative effects of Artificial Intelligence. Archbishop Peter Loy Chong words came in his New Year’s Message, during which he said human dignity and peace are paramount for everyone. He said the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is something that Fiji

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church announces Fiducia Supplicans ‘has no legal force’ for its followers

December 24, 2023

ROME – Amid myriad reactions unleashed by Fiducia Supplicans, a new Vatican document advising on non-liturgical blessings of same-sex couples, Ukraine’s Greek Catholic Church has become the first eastern communion to declare explicitly that the document does not apply outside the Latin Church. “On the basis of canon. 1492 of the CCCC this Declaration concerns purely

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