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'Culture of silence' hinders child protection in Malta, Vatican report says
Fighting the “culture of silence” around child abuse and the “resistance to safeguarding” by religious communities were listed among the challenges faced by the Church’s Safeguarding Commission, a report revealed. Other challenges included the...
King Charles, Pope Leo Hold Historic Joint Prayer At The Vatican
Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla made history on Thursday as the monarch joined Pope Leo XIV for a joint prayer inside the Sistine Chapel, marking the first public act of worship between a pope and the head of the Church of England...
Archbishop of York accompanies Charles III on historic Vatican visit
The Rt Rev Stephen Cottrell, the acting priestly head of the Church of England, will be with Charles III, the Supreme Head of the Church of England, at an ecumenical service with Pope Leo XIV in the Sistine Chapel today. It will be the first time...
Queen Camilla takes Vatican by charm, goes solo as Charles meets Pope
Queen Camilla stepped into a spotlight moment at the Holy See today in what blossomed into one of her most symbolically powerful engagements to date. As part of the state visit of King Charles III, she embarked on a solo segment of the day’s...
King and Pope make history with joint prayer in Vatican
King Charles joins Pope Leo in historic prayer during Vatican visit
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Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla in San Damaso courtyard during their state visit to the Vatican
Charles III to pray with the pope at the Vatican in unprecedented gesture
King Charles III meets emergency service personnel at the Greater Manchester Police headquarters in Manchester, United Kingdom, on October 20, 2025. ALASTAIR GRANT / AP The personal destinies of monarchs have often shaped those of nations. Henry...
King Charles III's visit to Vatican: A historic step in path of unity between two churches
VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church and Church of England, divided for centuries over issues that now include the ordination of female priests, will take a historic step on the path to unity next week when Britain’s King Charles III and Pope Leo...
Will Women Rising in the Church of England Influence the Vatican?
This week, Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to join an ecumenical prayer service in the Sistine Chapel with King Charles, the “Supreme Governor” of the Church of England. (The two are heads of state: the United Kingdom and Vatican City.) The pope will...
Pope Leo marks 60 years since Gravissimum Educationis with call to renew Catholic education
Pope Leo XIV has released an apostolic letter to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s declaration Gravissimum Educationis. On 28 October, the Holy See released the much-anticipated apostolic letter, which coincides with...
British royals visit Vatican in historic step for churches and welcome respite from Epstein scandal
King Charles, Queen Camilla kick off Vatican state visit with stunning arrival in Rome
King Charles and Queen Camilla have kicked of their official state two-day visit to the Holy See with stunning ararival. On Tuesday, October 21, the King and Queen touched down in Rome at Ciampino’s 31st Wing Airport. Upon arrival, the royal...
From Faith to Reason: The Enlightenment’s Legacy in the Founding of America
Illustration created by Brewminate with AI, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license By transferring moral and political legitimacy from revelation to reason, the Enlightenment recast the relationship...
NABOCADO gives to refugees at Tarikom
By Godfred Aaneamenga Polkuu, GNA Tarikom (U/E), Oct. 28, GNA – The Navrongo-Bolgatanga Catholic Diocesan Development Organization (NABOCADO), a Catholic faith-based organisation, has presented assorted food and non-food items to refugees at the...
Polish President Nawrocki Invites Zelensky to Warsaw for Talks
On Polsat News, the head of the Chancellery of the President of Poland, Zbigniew Bogucki, voiced his opinion on a meeting between the presidents: if Zelensky needs to talk with Karol Navrotsky, then he should come to Warsaw. If President Zelensky...
Medical examinations of deposed bishop Tychikos complete
Doctors have completed their medical examinations of deposed Paphos bishop Tychikos, who was hospitalised last week while attempting to make his way back to Cyprus from Istanbul, where he had appealed against his dismissal at the Ecumenical...
Did Prince William Deliver a Royal Ultimatum to Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie Over Their Titles? By Janine Henni and Simon Perry 14
NEED TO KNOW A report places Prince William at the center of alleged pressure on Prince Andrew to move out of Royal Lodge, with speculation he may have urged Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie to intervene PEOPLE understands that no meeting...