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Vatican says leaked documents were only part of information Pope Francis used to restrict Latin Mass
The Vatican says leaked documents that seemingly undermined Pope Francis’ stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass ...
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The Vatican's Newly Restored Raphael Rooms Spotlight the Great Artist Who Died Before Finishing His Final Project
Following extensive restorations, the Vatican Museums is opening the largest of the Raphael Rooms to the public. Located in ...
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The Pope Is Vacationing at This Lakeside Italian Villa—and You Can Visit for Just $14
Pope Leo XIV will visit the Castel Gandolfo in Rome for a summer holiday. The Lakeside villa is also home to dozens of hotels ...
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Pope Leo will bless same-sex unions despite having once decried the “homosexual lifestyle”
Leo will continue his predecessor's historic decision allowing priests to honor queer couples, though same-sex marriage remains forbidden.
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The pope's holiday home: Tennis, swimming and stunning views
After 12 years of sitting unused without its holidaymaker during the papacy of the late Pope Francis, who preferred to take time off in the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV has now revived this 16th-century ...
This is the lakeside Italian villa where Pope Leo XIV is taking his vacation — and you can visit for just $14
The pope is in for a holy holiday tradition. After a surprising rise to the top position, Pope Leo XIV will be taking a summer holiday. He recently announced plans to stay at the Castel Gandolfo — a ...
Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he's got plenty of homework
VATICAN CITY — In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises ...
Pope celebrates first 'green Mass' using new rite in sign of strong ecological focus
ROME -- Pope Leo XIV celebrated on Wednesday what has been dubbed the first “green” papal Mass, using a new set of prayers ...