World Jul 19 Wildfires rage outside Athens as scorching European heat wave continues Evacuations from the Greek capital continued for a third day.
World Jun 20 Catholics call for Vatican to embrace women in leadership, LGBTQ community, report says The Vatican on Tuesday released the synthesis of a two-year consultation process. It has published a working document that will form the basis of discussion for a big meeting of bishops and laypeople in October.
World Jun 07 Pope Francis' 3-hour abdominal surgery completed without complications While hernia operations are rarely performed on an emergency basis, the procedure appeared somewhat urgent, scheduled just a day after Francis went to the hospital for tests.
World Jun 07 Pope Francis admitted to hospital for intestinal surgery under general anesthesia The pope was suffering from a "recurrent, painful and worsening" hernia that formed over a previous scar.
World Apr 26 Pope Francis grants women right to vote at upcoming bishops' meeting The unprecedented change reflects Francis' hopes to give women greater decision-making responsibilities and laypeople more say in the life of the Catholic Church.
World Apr 05 Former Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi hospitalized in ICU, but alert Italy's foreign minister says former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is in intensive care and is being treated for a problem related to a previous infection.
Politics Mar 30 Vatican formally rejects 'Doctrine of Discovery' after Indigenous calls The Vatican has formally repudiated the "Doctrine of Discovery." That is the theory backed by 15th century decrees that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property law today.
World Mar 29 Pope to be hospitalized for several days with respiratory infection The Vatican says Pope Francis will be hospitalized for several days for treatment of a respiratory infection after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days.
World Mar 18 Vatican closes embassy in Nicaragua in response to crackdown on Catholic Church The Vatican said Saturday it had closed its embassy in Nicaragua after the country's government proposed suspending diplomatic relations, the latest episode in a yearslong crackdown on the Catholic Church by the administration of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.
World Feb 04 Amid rampant violence in South Sudan, Pope Francis warns treatment of women is key for peace Pope Francis called for women and girls to be respected, protected and honored during a meeting in the South Sudanese capital Juba with some of the 2 million people who have been forced by fighting and flooding to flee their…