A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo's David raises questions about freedom of expression
The Vatican has similar legislative protections ... A court in Venice ordered Germany’s Ravensburger jigsaw puzzle maker to ...
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Vatican releases new guidelines on human dignity, ‘urgent’ need to form consciences
The Vatican on Tuesday launched new pastoral care guidelines for the protection and promotion of human life to mark the 30th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s encyclical letter Evangelium Vitae.
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General audience, Angelus remain suspended despite Pope Francis’ return to Vatican
The Vatican Press Office reported that Pope Francis’ convalescence at St. Martha’s House, his Vatican residence where he returned after being discharged from the hospital on Sunday ...
National Catholic Register3d
Vatican Publishes Holy Week Schedule Without Clarifying Whether Pope Francis Will Preside
The Vatican has published the official calendar of liturgical celebrations planned for Holy Week, but it has not clarified whether Pope Francis will preside. The Pontiff was discharged on Sunday ...
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Pope Francis suffers 2 episodes of "acute respiratory failure," Vatican says, more than 2 weeks into hospitalization
The Vatican said Monday evening that Pope Francis had suffered "two episodes of acute respiratory failure" over the course of the day, which it said were caused by "significant accumulation of ...
The Boston Globe3d
From Rome to Boston: Vatican joins Mass. leaders in climate fight
Nicole LaChapelle, the mayor of Easthampton, was shocked to learn that Massachusetts’ partner for the upcoming ResilientMass climate conference is … the Vatican. “Very candidly, I was like ...
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At the Vatican switchboard, nuns soothe anxious callers about Pope Francis
Can you give him my get-well wishes? Can I speak with him directly?The nuns who operate the Vatican’s switchboard are fielding a growing number of calls with questions like that as the pope ...
The Straits Times9d
Pope Francis stops using oxygen mask, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has suspended the use of an oxygen mask, the Vatican said on March 19, adding that the 88-year-old’s clinical condition was “improving” after more than one ...
The Conversation27d
Who’s who at the Vatican?
University of Dayton provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis’ health. The pope has been at ...
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Pope Francis suffers breathing crisis but responds well to mechanical ventilation, Vatican says
Pope Francis experienced a "sudden worsening of the respiratory picture" Friday, the Vatican said, when he had an "isolated crisis of bronchospasm," which is when the muscles that line the airways ...
America Magazine3d
Not knowing how Pope Francis will participate, Vatican publishes Holy Week, Easter schedule
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As Pope Francis continues his convalescence, the Vatican published a full calendar of Holy Week and Easter liturgies with no indication of who would preside or be the main ...
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Pope Francis briefed on world, church matters on 24th consecutive day in hospital: Vatican
ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis on Sunday spent his 24th consecutive day in the hospital receiving therapy and getting an update on world and church affairs, the Vatican's press office said in a ...