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Vatican Endorses Italian Bishops' Guidelines Permitting Gay Men in Priesthood

The Vatican has approved new guidelines from Italian bishops allowing gay men to become priests if they remain celibate, marking…

11 January 2025

Erdoğan-Bartholomew Meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to discuss the plight of Syrian Christians, the reopening of…

27 December 2024

Pope Francis' Christmas Message Highlights Need for Unity in Cyprus

Pope Francis delivered his Christmas message today, focusing on peace, forgiveness, and unity. He specifically mentioned Cyprus, Ukraine, and several…

26 December 2024

Patriarch Advocates for Unified Easter Celebration

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople has renewed his proposal for a unified Easter celebration date for the Orthodox and Roman…

8 December 2024

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Celebrates St. Andrew and Bestows Honor

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the feast of St. Andrew in Istanbul, bestowing honors, welcoming a delegation from Rome, and…

3 December 2024

Pope Francis Plans 2025 Turkey Visit to Mark 1,700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea

Pope Francis has expressed his wish to visit Turkey in 2025 to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of…

29 November 2024

Israeli Airstrike Targets Melkite Greek Catholic Church

A Melkite Greek Catholic church in Derdghaya, Lebanon, was struck by an Israeli missile on October 9th, killing at least…

12 October 2024

Pope Francis Condemns Mediterranean Migrant Crisis as 'Cemetery'

Pope Francis has condemned the Mediterranean as a "cemetery" for migrants, criticizing the pushback against those seeking refuge. He emphasized…

29 August 2024

Russian Forces Release Two Ukrainian Priests Captured in 2022

The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need announced the release of two Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests who had…

2 July 2024

Papal Visit to Turkey Planned to Mark First Council of Nicaea Anniversary

Bartholomew: Pope Francis to visit Ecumenical Patriarchate for anniversary of First Council of Nicaea

17 May 2024

Pope Francis Grants Blessings for Same-Sex Couples, in Contrast to Greek Orthodox Church's Restraint

Traditional and conservative Catholics worldwide are stunned and outraged in the wake of another 'victory' for the progressive wing of…

19 December 2023

Pope signals openness to blessings for gay couples, study of women's ordination

Pope Francis has expressed openness to Catholic blessings for same-sex couples, under the condition they are not confused with marriage…

3 October 2023

Pope Francis expresses solidarity to Greece over wildfires

Pope Francis expressed his solidarity to Greece for its people's trying experience of the ravaging wildfires in a papal telegram…

29 July 2023

Pope Francis meets Greek culture minister after the return of Parthenon fragments

Pope Francis on Monday met with Culture Minister Lina Mendoni at the Vatican, following his decision to donate to Archbishop…

28 March 2023

The Greek Orthodox Church Requests the Return of the Parthenon Sculptures

On the eve of celebrations of Greece’s National Day of Independence, the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain…

24 March 2023

The Divine Return of the Parthenon Sculptures

The signing ceremony for the final pilgrimage of three sculptural fragments from the Parthenon currently held in the Vatican has…

9 March 2023

Fragments of Parthenon Sculptures are to be returned from the Vatican in the next few days

Everything is ready to return the fragments of the Parthenon Sculptures that the Vatican and Pope Francis promised will be returned to…

7 March 2023

From Rome with Love: Reuniting the Vatican fragments of the Parthenon

Pope Francis has announced that he is gifting to Greece three fragments from the Parthenon Sculptures that have been held…

18 December 2022

POPE FRANCIS: The impressive Parthenon fragments that the Vatican is returning - See photos

Pope Francis will send back to Greece the three fragments of Parthenon Sculptures that the Vatican Museums have held, but…

17 December 2022

Pope Francis RETURNS Parthenon fragments housed in Vatican museums to Greece

Pope Francis decided to donate fragments of the Parthenon that were in the Vatican museums “as a concrete sign of…

17 December 2022

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