VATICAN: On the occasion of his Christmas message, the Pope regretted the number of conflicts and tensions in the world A message of peace for Christmas. This Sunday, on the occasion of his message sent from the Vatican, Pope Francis called for “silencing the guns” in Ukraine, in the grip of a “senseless war”. “May our gaze be filled with the […]
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For the sovereign pontiff, Pope Francis this will be the first trip abroad since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Pope Francis will travel to Iraq from March 5th to 8th, 2021, his first trip abroad since the beginning of the pandemic, and a historic first for a pope announced Monday the Holy See. An “apostolic journey” […]
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The fires that ravaged the Amazon this summer are at the heart of the synod that opened in the Vatican Sunday 6th October 2019 bringing together 113 bishops from the Panamazonian zone. The Pope Francis denounced Sunday 6th October 2019 “the greed of new colonialism” and lamented the fires lit “by interests that destroy,” by opening a synod dedicated to […]
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This is a first: the Vatican has lifted the immunity of its ambassador to France, Luigi Ventura, who is under investigation in Paris for sexual assault. A first in the modern history of the Vatican diplomacy: the Vatican lifted the immunity of its ambassador to France, Luigi Ventura , under investigation in Paris for “sexual assault”, a step that makes […]
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During his visit to the Vatican on Tuesday, June 26, Emmanuel Macron joked with Pope François, considering the Bretons as “the French mafia”. Outcry on the Internet. The little sentence is pronounced on the tone of humor but it passes with difficulty in Brittany . So that Emmanuel Macron met Pope Francçois for the first time at the Vatican , Tuesday, the President of […]
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RELIGION: Private security and many police officers to reassure the faithful … Thousands of faithful came to listen. Pope Francis began Sunday to celebrate the traditional Easter Mass in the square of the Basilica of St. Peter’s. A Mass framed by impressive security measures. Easter Mass, the highlight of the Christian liturgy began at 10am, under […]
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Five members of the French Council of the Muslim Faith will meet the Pope at the Vatican on the 3rd November according to information France Bleu Gard Lozère. Members of the collective leadership of the Executive Board, the President, the three Vice-Presidents and Secretary General, Abdallah Zekri, will be received in private audience by Pope […]
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APPOINTMENT: The ambassador should take its functions by this summer … Paris has appointed a new ambassador to the Holy See, Vatican Radio reported on Thursday. The decree of appointment of Philippe Zeller was officially published in the Official Journal. The ambassador should take its functions by this summer, says Vatican Radio. This appointment puts an end […]
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Gay Friendly, Francois? Not that much. The pope may well have said in 2013 that he did not “judge a person [who] is gay, and [that] seeks the Lord with good will” , his benevolence towards homosexuals has limits. Including those of the Vatican. As revealed by The Duck chained , the pontiff refused to […]
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