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Pope Francis appeals for Rome homeless as number of dead from cold rises

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 10:55 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday urged Romans to help the homeless in the Italian capital, after a spike in the number dying from the cold.   Read more »

Pope Francis, ex-Pope Benedict get COVID-19 vaccine - Vatican

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 14 09:41 PM

(UPDATED) Both Pope Francis and ex Pope Benedict have received the first dose of a vaccine against coronavirus, the Vatican said on Thursday. Read more »

Instagram influencers on vaccine priority list in wary Indonesia

Stanley Widianto and Kate Lamb, Reuters
Posted at Jan 14 07:40 PM

Among the first in the queue for coronavirus vaccines in Indonesia has been one conspicuous group - social media influencers. Read more »

Pope Francis criticizes people going on holiday to flee COVID lockdowns

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 03 11:33 PM

(UPDATE) Pope Francis condemned on Sunday people who had gone abroad on holiday to escape coronavirus lockdowns, saying they needed to show greater awareness of the suffering of others. Read more »

Two Vatican cardinals, papal aides, test positive for coronavirus - source

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Dec 22 05:53 PM

Two Vatican cardinals, including one who spends most his time helping Rome's homeless, have tested positive for the coronavirus, a Vatican source said on Tuesday. Read more »

Forget panettone, Pope Francis is giving paracetamol for Christmas

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 05:07 AM

VATICAN CITY - A practical Pontiff who has eschewed consumerism, Pope Francis is giving Vatican employees boxes of cold and flu relief pills for Christmas this year. Read more »

Pope Francis cancels traditional pre-Christmas ceremony due to COVID-19

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 01:12 AM

VATICAN CITY- Pope Francis has canceled a ceremony that traditionally begins Rome's Christmas season on Dec. 8 at the Spanish Steps because of coronavirus restrictions, the Vatican said on Monday. Read more »

Pope expresses support for detained fishermen in Libya

Reuters
Posted at Oct 18 09:21 PM

Pope Francis expressed support on Sunday for 18 fishermen held in Libya, weighing in on a standoff between Italy and the administration of Khalifa Haftar, one of the North African country's two rival leaders. Read more »

Pope Francis meets Australian Cardinal Pell in midst of money scandal

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Oct 12 07:17 PM

Pope Francis met on Monday with Australian Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's former economy minister who has returned to Rome after the firing of an Italian cardinal whom Pell had accused of obstructing financial reform. Read more »

First with Filipino blood joins Pope's Swiss Guards

Erik Tenedero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 07:04 PM

MANILA - A Filipino-Swiss has joined the Pontifical Swiss Guard, becoming the first with Filipino blood to serve as a papal guard in one of the smallest and oldest armies in the world.  Read more »

Jollibee opens first store in Rome, brings Chickenjoy to Vatican City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 03:46 PM

 Jollibee Foods Corp said Wednesday it opened its first Jollibee store in Rome about an 8-minute walk away from the Vatican City, bringing its total branches in Europe to 4. Read more »

Vatican, China prepare to renew historic deal to US anger

Catherine Marciano, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 22 11:47 AM

VATICAN CITY, Holy See - The Vatican and China are preparing to renew a historic deal on the appointment of bishops that has slightly thawed icy relations -- much to the displeasure of the US. Read more »

Gossip, speaking ill of people is worse than COVID-19: Pope

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 06 09:40 PM

Speaking ill of other people and spreading gossip is worse than COVID-19 and Satan is the worst offender of all, Pope Francis said Sunday. Read more »

Pope to resume limited public audiences in September

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 26 08:14 PM

Pope Francis will resume limited public weekly audiences early next month, the Vatican announced Wednesday, six months after the head of the Catholic Church halted the practice because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Pope appeals for end to Libyan civil war

Reuters
Updated as of Jun 14 11:46 PM

Pope Francis appealed on Sunday for both sides in the Libyan civil war to seek peace, urging the international community to facilitate talks and protect refugees and migrants he said were victims of cruelty. Read more »

Don't celebrate victory over coronavirus too soon, Pope tells Italians

Reuters
Posted at Jun 07 09:28 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday warned Italians to not let their guard down against coronavirus now that infection rates have fallen and urged them to obey government rules on social distancing and wearing masks. Read more »

Virtual no more: Real Michelangelo awes again in Vatican Museums

Antonio Denti. Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 01:45 PM

If you've ever dreamed of being in the Sistine Chapel without feeling like you are craning your neck in a packed open-top tourist bus, now is your chance.  Read more »

Vatican's 'Robin Hood' helps feed transsexual prostitutes hit by lockdown

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Apr 30 08:24 PM

When the coronavirus lockdown left a group of transsexual street prostitutes in a beach town near Rome without work, they turned to a local Catholic priest for help to buy food. Read more »

Italy bishops scold government for excluding Mass from lockdown easing

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 27 10:10 PM

Italy's Roman Catholic Church has reprimanded the government for not allowing the faithful to return to Masses at the start of a gradual staged end to Europe's longest coronavirus lockdown. Read more »

Vatican closes St. Peter's Square, Basilica to tourists due to coronavirus

Reuters
Posted at Mar 11 02:39 AM

St. Peter's Square and St. Peter's Basilica have been closed to tourists and guided groups because of coronavirus but individual members of the faithful can enter the basilica to pray, the Vatican said on Tuesday.   Read more »