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Secretary of State Marco Rubio met the pontiff for 150 minutes to repair ties after a week of social media feuds… Discussions focused on humanitarian aid in the Middle East and easing tensions over the Iran military campaign… Rubio presented the Pope with a crystal football paperweight, joking about the pontiff’s White Sox fandom… The …
ROME, ITALY – People gather in the streets of Rome and St Peter’s Square ahead of and during the inaugural mass held for Pope Leo XI Pope Leo XIV presides over the Eucharistic Celebration for the Beginning of the Petrine Ministry of the Bishop of Rome, in St. Peter’s Square. The Regina Caeli is included …
Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine Chapel that will signal the election of a successor to Pope Francis.
“The expenses for the preparation of my burial will be covered by the sum of the benefactor that I have arranged, to be transferred to the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and of which I have provided appropriate instructions to Rolandas Makrickas (a Catholic cardinal) Extraordinary Commissioner of the Liberian Chapter. “May the Lord …
Pope Francis’ rottweiler: Cardinal Fernández charts new, uncertain course for Vatican’s doctrinal office When Pope Francis tapped Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández to head the Vatican’s doctrinal office on July 1, 2023, he wasn’t just naming his longtime Argentine theological adviser to one of the church’s most powerful roles. He was also reenvisioning how that department …
The narrative surrounding Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s scandal paints a vivid picture of corruption and betrayal within the Vatican’s sacred walls. The intense courtroom proceedings, under Giuseppe Pignatone’s watchful eye, unravel a complex web of financial crimes involving key figures. The ill-fated London building purchase becomes a symbol of financial recklessness, implicating Becciu in speculative dealings. …
Pope Francis invites 44 trans men to lunch in the Vatican. What do you think? pic.twitter.com/DidoCNUe0c — RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) November 22, 2023 Javier Milei was right about Pope Francis the first time. He shouldn't have apologized. https://t.co/EutCco8ACW — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) November 22, 2023
What is going on at the Vatican? Asking for a friend.pic.twitter.com/DB5hbDmJMA — Not Elon Musk (@ElonMuskAOC) October 5, 2023 So glad I left the Catholic church behind. This is unreal. h/t WyatteSmith