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King Charles visits the Vatican: my research shows countries that cut ties with the Catholic Church perform better

King Charles’s recent visit to the Vatican may appear to be simply a symbolic gesture of ecumenical goodwill. But moments like this provide an opportunity to look at the long-term consequences of church-state relations around the world.

The Conversation

What Is Opus Dei and Why Are 43 Argentinian Women Suing The Secretive Catholic Group

Opus Dei, an ultra religious Catholic institution, is being accused of using false promises of a better life to coerce 43 children into slavery and seclusion.

International Business Times UK

Vatican puts ‘God’s architect’ Antoni Gaudí on path to sainthood

Pope Francis recognises the ‘heroic virtues’ of the creator of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família basilica in first step of process

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A still recovering Pope Francis makes surprise visit to basilica Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome

On Saturday afternoon Pope Francis went to the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore to pray.

Euronews

Pope makes another surprise appearance at St. Peter's, greeting restorers of papal tombs

Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 consecrated St. Peter’s Basilica, when the convalescing Pope Francis appeared, unannounced, in a wheelchair — his third such surprise appearance in less than a week

The Independent UK

Vatican Releases Image Of Charles, Camilla Meeting Pope

The Vatican on Thursday published a photograph of Pope Francis meeting King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla the day before during the British monarch's state visit to Italy.

International Business Times

Picture of King and Queen’s meeting with Pope Francis released as pontiff recovers from pneumonia

Charles and Camilla visited the Pope on the same day they celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary

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Picture of King and Queen’s meeting with Pope Francis released

Charles and Camilla visited the Pope on the same day they celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary.

The Independent UK

Pilgrims In Italy Flock To Tomb Of First Millennial Saint

Assisi has long been a place of pilgrimage, but these days the faithful come not for Saint Francis but for a tech-savvy teen soon to become the first millennial saint.

International Business Times

King and Queen to mark meeting with Pope with official picture

Charles and Camilla made a private visit to the Vatican, where they were able to spend time with Francis, who is recovering after hospital treatment.

Evening Standard

UK royals attend state dinner hosted by Italian President at Quirinale Palace in Rome

The event coincided with the royal couple's 20th wedding anniversary and came as part of the UK monarch's four-day state visit to Italy.

Euronews

King and Queen visit Pope Francis in private Vatican meeting

Charles and Camilla were due to hold a separate state visit to the Holy See, but it was cancelled after the Pope was admitted to hospital.

Evening Standard

Pope Francis greets crowds in surprise public appearance at the Vatican

It comes two weeks after the pontiff was released from hospital having been treated for a life-threatening bout of pneumonia

The Independent UK

Recovering Pope Surprises Crowd At Vatican Square

Pope Francis made a surprise Sunday public appearance as he mingled with crowds at the Vatican just two weeks after leaving hospital for a serious case of pneumonia.

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Pope makes surprise appearance during Mass in St. Peter's Square

The pontiff made a surprise appearance at a special Jubilee Mass for the sick and health care workers, his first at the Vatican since being released from hospital two weeks ago.

The Independent UK

Pope appears before crowd in St. Peter’s Square, 2 weeks after his release from hospital

Pope Francis was rolled into St. Peter’s Square in a wheelchair during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick in his first public appearance at the Vatican since his release from the hospital two weeks ago

The Independent UK

Disgraced former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has died at age 94

Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he sexually molested adults and children, has died

The Independent UK

How Pope Francis has been spending his days after pneumonia battle

The Vatican has provided new insight into the pope’s convalescence after his five-week hospital stay

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The Independent UK

Pope's willingness to show his frailty provides an example to young and old alike

Pope Francis’ frailty was on full view as he left Rome’s Gemelli hospital after five weeks battling pneumonia that nearly killed him

The Independent UK

Doctor cites the pope's 'surprising improvement' after surviving life-threatening crises

The pope's doctor says Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce after surviving a life-threatening bout with double-pneumonia

The Independent UK

Pope, recovering from pneumonia, prays for quake-hit Southeast Asia

It comes as the Pope convalesces after a five-week hospital stay

The Conversation

From censorship to curiosity: Pope Francis’ appreciation for the power of history and books

In January 2025, while doing research at the Vatican archives, I heard Pope Francis’ Sunday prayers in St. Peter’s Square. The pope reflected on the ceasefire that had just gone into effect in Gaza, highlighting the role of mediators, the need for humanitarian aid, and his hope for a two-state…

International Business Times

Convalescing Pope Francis Aims To Give Easter Blessing: Vatican

Pope Francis, who is recovering from a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, intends to give his Easter Sunday blessing, the Vatican indicated Thursday, without specifying whether he would lead other celebrations.

The Independent UK

Jesuits make broad offer of reparations to women who say they were abused by ex-Jesuit artist

Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order is making a broad gesture of reparations to some 20 women who say they were sexually, psychologically and spiritually abused by a famous ex-Jesuit artist

The Independent UK

The five words from a nurse that may have saved Pope Francis’s life

He was so unwell doctors considered letting him die, but were persuaded to keep going

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