July 6, 2021 EXPLAINER: Pope Francis, though hospitalized, is still in charge Nothing has changed in Francis' status, role or power since he was elected the 266th pope on March 13, 2013, even while he underwent three hours of surgery Sunday to remove half of his colon.
July 5, 2021 Vatican: Pope alert and well a day after intestinal surgery Pope Francis was "in good, overall condition, alert" and breathing on his own Monday, the Vatican said a day after the pontiff underwent a three-hour operation that involved removing half of his colon.
July 5, 2021 Pope Francis doing 'well' after intestinal surgery, Vatican says Pope Francis was spending his first morning convalescing on Monday in a Rome hospital following intestinal surgery under general anesthesia and reportedly doing well.
July 3, 2021 Vatican indicts 10, including a cardinal, in London deal A Vatican judge on Saturday indicted 10 people, including a once-powerful cardinal, on charges including embezzlement, abuse of office, extortion and fraud in connection with the Secretariat of State’s 350 million-euro investment in a London real estate venture.
June 28, 2021 Pope voices 'affection' for Americans as he meets Blinken Pope Francis on Monday voiced affection for the American people as he met at length with the U.S. secretary of state, the Vatican said, without indicating whether the two discussed the sharp divide among U.S. bishops over giving Holy Communion to politicians supporting abortion rights like President Joe Biden.
June 24, 2021 Poland asks for Vatican's data in church sex abuse probes Poland’s state commission for fighting sex abuse of minors said Thursday it has asked the Vatican for data on abuse by the clergy in Poland because the church there is not providing the requested information.
June 23, 2021 Vatican protests Italy's anti-homophobia law in rare public intervention: 'An unprecedented act' The Vatican took the rare step of voicing a public objection that a proposed law to criminalize homophobia in Italy would threaten "freedom of thought."
June 9, 2021 Tammy Bruce: Federal Request to fly gay pride flags at courthouses 'reinforces tribalism' The Biden administration reportedly requested that the GSA seek to have US courthouses fly the gay pride flag on their grounds in honor of Pride Month, a move criticized Wednesday by “Fox News Primetime” host Tammy Bruce.
June 1, 2021 Vatican law criminalizes sexual abuse of adults by priests, laity Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church office can be sanctioned for similar sex crimes.
May 30, 2021 Blame in Italy cable car deaths rests with technician The three suspects in Italy’s cable car disaster that killed 14 people were allowed to leave prison Sunday after a judge indicated that most of the blame fell on a service technician who intentionally disabled the car's emergency brake because it kept locking spontaneously.
