What could decide the election of the next pope?

found 2025 › May › 05 (Mon) @ 19:15 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera › Al Jazeera English

A conclave meets in Rome to pick the successor to Pope Francis.

Pope Francis leaves mixed legacy on role of women in Catholic church

found 2025 › May › 05 (Mon) @ 12:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

He made strides in boosting female workforce in Vatican but also insisted women could never become priests

Just a few days before he died, Pope Francis met nurses and medics from Rome’s Gemelli hospit…

American tourist suffers horrific fate while attempting to capture selfie at Rome's Colosseum

found 2025 › May › 05 (Mon) @ 01:55 UTC

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An American tourist's visit to the Colosseum in Rome ended in an unexpected emergency that required a major medical response. Authorities say it happened late on Friday afternoon.

I worked in the Vatican for 18 years – this will be the most unpredictable conclave yet | Ariel Beramendi

found 2025 › May › 04 (Sun) @ 13:45 UTC

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Will the cardinals follow Francis’s path or return to a more conservative doctrine? The white smoke will tell us which faction has won

Ariel Beramendi worked at the Vatican for 18 years as an officia…

REVEALED: How the People's Pope shielded sexual predators in the clergy - including one priest accused of violently raping nuns

found 2025 › May › 03 (Sat) @ 22:10 UTC

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When the world's cardinals met in Rome last Monday for the first of their crucial pre-conclave discussions, they raised 'the issue of clerical abuse', according to a Vatican spokesman.

White House posts AI image of Trump as pope

found 2025 › May › 03 (Sat) @ 12:35 UTC

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"I'd like to be pope," Trump jokingly told reporters this week, soon after attending the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome.

Rumours, rock-star cardinals and street cleaning: Rome gets ready for conclave

found 2025 › May › 03 (Sat) @ 12:20 UTC

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Papal electors gossip in bars and restaurants and try to avoid journalists seeking clues to Pope Francis’s successor

Some journalists brave the warm spring sun, others seek respite in the shade of the…

Battle for next pope is about whether Rome is still the Church’s power base

found 2025 › May › 03 (Sat) @ 11:20 UTC

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As pre-conclave lobbying intensifies, top Vatican diplomat Pietro Parolin has become a point of convergence for cardinals looking to restore Vatican's primacy.

White House posts AI-generated picture of Trump as pope

found 2025 › May › 03 (Sat) @ 10:45 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

"I'd like to be pope," Trump jokingly told reporters this week, soon after attending the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome.

Sinner set for hero’s welcome in Rome but how will the locker room react?

found 2025 › May › 03 (Sat) @ 07:35 UTC

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The world No 1 returns at next week’s Italian Open after a three-month anti-doping suspension amid a saga that left players questioning the fairness of the system

Jannik Sinner could not help but crac…