Vatican News & Updates - Page 29

November 18, 2023

Pope to meet Israeli hostages’ families, Palestinian refugees

Pope Francis is planning to meet with Israeli hostage families and displaced Palestinian refugees at the Vatican next week. The visit follows a general audience at the Vatican.

November 15, 2023

Vatican reaffirms 'grave sin' of Freemasonry, says Catholics cannot join the world's largest secret society

The Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith has reaffirmed that Catholics cannot join Freemasonic secret societies and that doing so is a "grave sin."

November 15, 2023

March for Life president reacts to infant Indi Gregory's mandated removal from life support in UK

March for Life President Jeanne Mancini mourned the government-mandated removal of infant Indi Gregory from life support in the U.K., which she called a pro-life issue.

November 14, 2023

UK infant baptized before being forced off life support, father says 'the devil' was in the courtroom

Indi Gregory, the U.K. infant who was forced off life support by the British government, was baptized by her formerly non-religious father before her death.

November 11, 2023

UK judges double down on mandate to pull infant off life support, denies parents' appeal to take baby to Italy

Judges in the United Kingdom have doubled-down on a mandate to pull life-support from 8-month-old Indi Gregory, against the wishes of her parents.

November 10, 2023

Terminally ill UK baby gets more time to live as parents fight judge to bring her to Vatican hospital

Indi Gregory, an 8-month-old in the United Kingdom mandated by a judge to be taken off life support, has gained some time through an appeal process hoping to overturn the ruling.

November 9, 2023

Vatican approves transgender people receiving baptism, becoming godparents

The Vatican released a document Wednesday affirming that individuals with gender identity disorders are allowed to receive baptism and serve as witness at weddings.

November 9, 2023

Catholic priests identifying as 'liberal' or 'progressive' have 'all but vanished' from seminaries: study

Catholic priests are rapidly trending toward conservative political views and orthodox theology, according to a study from the Catholic University of America.

October 26, 2023

Pope Francis reaffirms priesthood is 'reserved for men,' cannot be changed to include women

Pope Francis once again squashes activists' hopes for female ordination to the priesthood in a Spanish-language book released in Italian this week.

October 19, 2023

Nicaragua sends 12 imprisoned Roman Catholic priests to Italy in agreement with the Vatican

A dozen imprisoned Roman Catholic priests in Nicaragua has been stripped of their citizenship and sent to Rome, Italy, in an agreement reached with the Vatican.