Man desecrates high altar in St. Peter’s Basilica by urinating on it during Mass
A large crowd looked on in horror as they realized what was happening.
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Articles tagged Matteo Bruni
Vatican denies papal candidate Cardinal Parolin’s reported health scare
Liberal Cardinal Pietro Parolin, seen as a leading papal candidate, reportedly fainted during the general congregation this week, but Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni is now denying it.
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Pope Francis ‘remains stable in the context of a complex picture’: Holy See Press Office
In line with previous nights this week in a trend that began Monday, Pope Francis will make use of an oxygen mask overnight, while returning to the use of high-flow nasal cannulas during the day.
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Pope Francis and Donald Trump are right. Ukraine should be negotiating peace with Russia
‘Negotiations are never a surrender,’ the pontiff said. ‘It is the courage not to carry a country to suicide.’
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Pope Francis backs out of UN’s COP28 climate conference due to poor health
Pope Francis had been due to make a historic attendance at the United Nations' climate conference in Dubai and inaugurate an inter-faith event
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Nicaraguan gov’t releases 12 imprisoned priests, sends them to Rome after reaching deal with Vatican
Bishop Rolando Alvarez remains behind bars in Nicaragua, which is ruled by anti-Catholic dictator Daniel Ortega.
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Vatican snubs Taiwan but thanks Communist China for medical supplies
The Holy See praised the Chinese government while ignoring a gift of 280K medical masks from the Taiwanese people.
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Vatican spokesman: Pope’s Amazon synod exhortation is ‘magisterium…final document is not’
Querida Amazonia’s stress on the final synod document, however, continues to raise concerns.
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Did Pope Francis really say that about the divinity of Christ?
The Vatican says journalist Eugenio Scalfari's claims about what the pontiff believes are ridiculous.
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