I was in Italy two weeks ago and visited Vatican City. Passport control at the Rome airport was annoyingly slow, but getting in and out of Vatican City – a sovereign nation – was surprisingly easy. Here is a photo
Main Thursday, May 08, 2025Pope Leo XIV and Diversity Jurisdiction (Updated)Must the new Pope renounce his US citizenship, as he is now head of a foreign sovereign? Or can we replace Elizabeth Taylor and Kevin Spacey (whom current students do
A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican is claiming he can take part in the forthcoming conclave despite being listed as a non-elector. Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, once one of the most powerful figures
In the Vatican, an unusual legal dispute has surfaced over the eligibility of the former deputy Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, to vote at the upcoming Conclave to select a new Pope. Article 36 of Apostolic Constitution
VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Francis issued the fourth encyclical of his papacy on Thursday, denouncing a world that is losing its heart during times of global turmoil marked by wars, socio-economic disparities and the uses of technology that threaten our
The Vatican Press Office announced yesterday that the Vatican and China have agreed to extend for another four years their Provisional Agreement on the Appointment of Bishops. According to Vatican News:This is the third renewal of the Agreement that,
VATICAN CITY — The recently opened archives of Pope Pius XII have shed new light on claims the World War II-era pope didn t speak out about the Holocaust. But they re also providing details about another contentious chapter
On April 8, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith published a Declaration on Human Dignity, “Dignitas Infinita” (full text). An introduction to the Declaration by the Prefect of the Dicastery says in part:The five-year course of the
VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Francis again asked an aide to read his remarks and was unable to get back onto his popemobile Wednesday, as lingering respiratory and mobility problems continued to take their toll on the 87-year-old pontiff.Francis presided over
From Reuters:The Roman Catholic Church should "seriously think" about allowing priests to marry, a senior Vatican official and advisor to Pope Francis said in an interview published on Sunday."This is probably the first time I'm saying it publicly and it
