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King Charles Nearly Met With Prince Andrew to Read Him ‘The Riot Act’
The drama within the royal family continues as Prince Andrew’s scandal keeps making headlines. British journalist Emily Maitlis — who famously interviewed Andrew for his 2019 sit-down on BBC’s Newsnight — discussed the fallout during the Monday,...
Duchess Meghan teases new project, King Charles makes history, and more
MPs are pressing for the conduct of members of the royal family to be debated in the Commons, the Speaker said, as Prince Andrew faces fresh scrutiny over his connection to the late convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. Speaker of the House of...
Une exposition immersive dans la basilique vaticane
22 octobre 2025 Source: FSSPX Actualités L’exposition intitulée Pétros Ení – Pierre est ici, en grec –, est organisée par la Fabrique de Saint-Pierre en collaboration avec Microsoft, dans les Salles dites « octogonales », sous la coupole de...
Vatican visit by King Charles to show closer Anglican-Catholic ties
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla will meet Pope Leo at the Vatican next week in a visit seen as a sign of closer ties between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion, five centuries after their turbulent separation. The British...
Vatican anti-abuse commission asks for financial aid for victims
The Vatican’s anti-abuse commission is calling for victims to be supported financially, for example, by covering the cost of psychological care. The Church must take responsibility for these costs as part of its support for victims/survivors and...
Vatican report seeks reparations for those abused
Vatican report seeks reparations for those abused Published: October 18, 2025 VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s child protection board said this week the Catholic Church has a moral obligation to help victims of clergy sexual abuse heal...
Vatican report on abuse reveals challenges, including taboos
A large part of the report is devoted to a meticulous and critical study of the practices of the Church in Italy, a country that serves as a testing ground for measuring progress and resistance in the fight against abuse. Experts from this body,...
Fact check: Did the Vatican Library open a prayer room for Muslims?
CNA Staff, Oct 21, 2025 / 15:56 pm Reports circulating in media outlets and on social media in October 2025 allege that the Vatican has opened a prayer room for Muslims in the Apostolic Library. Claim: The Vatican Library has opened a prayer room...
ROYAL FAMILY LIVE: King Charles and Queen Camilla to begin Vatican visit
In case you missed it yesterday, a star-studded line-up for the Earthshot Prize Awards was announced. Accompanying the Prince of Wales as he travels to Brazil for his annual Earthshot awards next month will be pop princess Kylie Minogue and...
Facts contradict Vatican secretary’s claim that persecution in Nigeria ‘not a religious conflict’
The Holy See’s Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin this week suggested that the violence against Christians in Nigeria is not a matter of Islamists targeting Christians but merely a series of conflicts stemming from non-religious disputes....
New chapter in the protection of minors: Pope Leo XIV receives six victims of clerical abuse at the Vatican
(ZENIT News / Ciudad del Vaticano, 10.21.2025).- For years, the voices of those abused within the Catholic Church have echoed across continents—heard, yet rarely heeded. On October 20, 2025, that sound entered the Apostolic Palace in Rome, where...
3 dead after plane crashes in Lafayette Parish near Vatican
LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (NEWS 15) — Three people are dead after a plane crashed in Lafayette Parish near the small community of Vatican, according to the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office. It went down near the intersection of West Gloria Switch...
Vatican statistics show fewer priests and religious, more lay missionaries
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – While the number of Catholic priests and religious continues to decline, the number of lay missionaries, catechists and permanent deacons continues to increase, according to the news agency Fides. In anticipation of the...
Assembly of First Nations says it’s talking to Vatican about returning sacred items
OTTAWA – The Assembly of First Nations says it’s talking to the Vatican Museum about repatriating a number of sacred items currently in its collection. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said Tuesday some logistical issues still need to be...
AFN says it's talking to the Vatican about returning sacred items
Photo: The Canadian Press Pope Francis and Gov. Gen. Mary Simon watch a traditional dance during the final public event of his papal visit to Canada as he prepares to leave Iqaluit, Nunavut on Friday, July 29, 2022. The Assembly of First Nations...
“Those who do not pray abuse religion, even to kill”: Pope Leo XIV at the Colosseum to religious leaders from around the world
(ZENIT News / Rome, 10.28.2025).- On Tuesday, October 28, Pope Leo XIV met with leaders of the major religious traditions at the Colosseum in Rome in the context of the International Meeting for Peace. This day coincided with the 60th anniversary...
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Appointment of bishop of Auki
Vatican City The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Jacob Aba, S.M., until now parish priest of the Holy Name of Mary in Tanaghai, Honiara. Msgr. Jacob Aba, S.M., was born on 6 January 1976 in Matanganakafo, on the Island of Laita, Solomon...
Indigenous artifacts held in Vatican Museums finally heading back to Canada
The century-old kayak has spent decades locked away in the vaults of the Vatican Museums, its driftwood frame still holding together, though the fragile sealskin cover is partly tattered. Out of sight for generations, the vessel carries the...
Vatican statistics show fewer priests, more lay missionaries
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While the number of Catholic priests and religious continues to decline, the number of lay missionaries, catechists and permanent deacons continues to increase, according to the news agency Fides. In anticipation of the...
Leo XIV meets global survivor advocacy group in Vatican
ROME – Pope Leo XIV met with the leadership of the Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) advocacy organization on Monday in the Vatican, Leo’s first official meeting with survivors of abuse since his election in May and the first-ever meeting between a pope...