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Machado urges Pope Leo to support release of Venezuelan prisoners

Pope Leo XIV has met with María Corina Machado at the Vatican

The Independent UK

How a homeless man’s likeness ended up on display at the Vatican

The story of art and faith, and a human tragedy, caught the attention of Pope Francis

The Independent UK

Back from captivity: Ukrainian children abducted by Russia share their stories

For the first time since Russia’s all-out war, a delegation of Ukrainian children formerly abducted by Russian forces met the press in Rome on Wednesday. A senior official from Zelenskyy’s office said Ukraine wants to formalise the Vatican’s role as mediator to help secure the release of civilians.

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Ukraine asks Vatican to formalize mediation role for return of citizens taken by Russia

Ukraine has asked the Vatican to formalize its role facilitating negotiations for the return of Ukrainian children and civilians taken by Russia during the war

The Independent UK

Take a look inside the ‘Mona Lisa Bible’ as it goes on display in Rome

Rarely seen in public, the two-volume manuscript is now on display in Rome – as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year celebrations, a tradition held every quarter century and which draws tens of millions of pilgrims to Rome.

Euronews

One of the most spectacular Renaissance illuminated manuscripts, a bible, on rare display in Rome

One of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts is going on rare public display as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year celebrations

The Independent UK

Azerbaijan strengthens ties with Vatican with restorations in Holy See

Azerbaijan is strengthening its relations with the Vatican and the Catholic world, supporting the restoration of historic catacombs in the Holy See and in parallel by building a new Catholic church in Azerbaijan.

Euronews

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Vatican report says clergy sex abuse victims need reparations and tangible sanctions to heal

The Vatican’s child protection board says the Catholic Church has a moral obligation to help victims of clergy sexual abuse heal

The Independent UK

Pope lends star power to Swiss Guards swearing-in ceremony as his army struggles to find recruits

Pope Leo XIV has presided over the swearing-in ceremony of 27 new Swiss Guards

The Independent UK

Pope Leo makes first big Vatican appointment to fill his old job at important bishop's office

Pope Leo XIV has made his first big Vatican appointment

The Independent UK

Pope Leo admits he is not a Donald Trump supporter in revealing interview

Pope Leo XIV remarked US bishops showed ‘courage’ in confronting the Trump administration

The Independent UK

Qatar says it has a right to respond to Israeli attack that killed six in Doha: Latest

The Qatari prime minister accused Israel of ‘dragging the region to a place where it unfortunately cannot be repaired’

The Independent UK

Israel president meets with Pope Leo XIV as Gaza offensive presses on

Pope Leo XIV has met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Vatican

The Independent UK

Rome gears up for Holy Year's monumental Catholic youth rally in scorching temperatures

Half a million young people are expected to pour into Rome next week for the biggest event of the 2025 Holy Year

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets with Pope Leo XIV. Both propose the Vatican as site for peace talks

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Pope Leo XIV and thanked him for the Vatican’s efforts to help return children taken by Russia during the war

The Independent UK

Customs worker killed for refusing bribe could be Congo’s first saint

He is being hailed as a martyr for opposing the mafiosi ‘in the name of the Gospel’

The Independent UK

Pope Leo blesses cyclists competing in the Giro d’Italia

‘You are always welcome here in the Vatican,’ the new pope told the athletes

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A diverse cardinal elector college

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Vatican’s cardinal electors. There’s The Sound Kitchen mailbag and a salute to mothers, the “The Listener’s Corner”, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click…

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The Independent UK

Vatican could be a venue for Russia-Ukraine talks, Rubio says, after pope renews an offer to help

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that the Vatican can be a venue for Russia-Ukraine peace talks

The Independent UK

Conservatives are cautiously hopeful that Pope Leo XIV will restore rigor to the papacy

Some conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, hopeful he will return doctrinal rigor to the papacy, even as progressives sense he will continue Pope Francis’ reformist agenda

The Guardian - US

Unearthed comments from new pope alarm LGBTQ+ Catholics

Previous negative remarks by Pope Leo XIV about ‘homosexual lifestyle’ at odds with papacy of Pope Francis

Cycling News

Final mountain stage of Giro d'Italia reportedly at risk because of heavy snowfalls in Alps

Recent 30-40cm snowfalls in area mean Colle delle Finestre may not be passable

Al Jazeera

Cuba re-arrests two high-profile dissidents after Vatican prisoner release

Jose Daniel Ferrer and Felix Navarro had been released earlier this year as part of a deal brokered by Pope Francis.

Euronews

How Pope Francis' funeral also became a top-level political summit

World leaders gather in Rome for Pope Francis' funeral, with 170 national delegations attending. The event is expected to foster informal political discussions.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong allows outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen to attend Pope Francis’ funeral

Zen is among the critics in recent years who have said the Vatican’s agreement with Chinese authorities on the appointment of bishops betrays pro-Vatican Chinese Catholics

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