Previously serving as Pope Benedict XVI’s private secretary and later as prefect of the Papal Household, Archbishop Georg Gänswein was sent home to Germany by Pope Francis in June 2023—“a decision that had to be digested,” he said.
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Two women join Vatican synod planning council for first time
For the first time, women will serve on the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod.
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Vatican registers Italian LGBTQ+ group for Holy Year pilgrimage
Catholic LGBTQ+ group “La Tenda di Gionata” (”Jonathan’s Tent”) is among the many groups to register a pilgrimage to St. Peter’s Basilica for the Holy Year. They are among the hundreds of groups not part of the Vatican’s 35 official, special jubilees.
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Your Take: Is ‘Conclave’ worth seeing for Catholics?
Readers react to a papal election on the big screen.
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Vatican’s keffiyeh Nativity scene raises eyebrows and then disappears—at least until Christmas Eve
The Nativity scene generated headlines when it was unveiled Dec. 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered headscarf that has become a potent symbol of the Palestinian cause.
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10 things to know about Jubilee 2025—the Holy Year that begins on Christmas Eve
Signs around the Eternal City declare “Roma si trasforma” — “Rome is transformed” as an explanation for the ubiquitous infrastructure projects underway ahead of Jubilee 2025.
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A busy weekend for Pope Francis: The Immaculate Conception, a consistory and prayers for death row inmates in the United States
Pope Francis offered a heartfelt appeal for death row prisoners in the United States, which significantly comes as Joe Biden, the second Catholic president in the country’s history, nears the end of his term.
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Read: Pope Francis’ homily and message to new cardinals
“At times, in our spiritual lives and our pastoral activity, we risk focusing on what is incidental and forgetting what is essential.”
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Exclusive: an interview with the cardinal-elect archbishop of Tokyo
When Archbishop Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi receives the red hat and cardinal’s ring from Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 7, he will be the seventh Japanese cardinal in the history of the Catholic Church.
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Pope Francis explains magisterial weight of synod final document
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell investigate Pope Francis’ new letter on the final synod document.