Vatican City

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• The Russia-Ukraine war: the diplomacy to avert it and the peace talks

  Here for 7 stories about Vatican City

  Nov 26, 2021 – Nov 11, 2026 · 470 stories
• The Israel-Hamas war: Israel's offensives in Gaza and the civilian toll

  Here for 2 stories about Vatican City

  Oct 7, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026 · 352 stories

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• Pope Francis's health struggles and his death on Easter Monday 2025
  Jun 10, 2022 – Apr 26, 2025 · 99 stories

Updates about Vatican City that are not part of any story yet

1. Dec 20Trump names CatholicVote’s Brian Burch as next Holy See ambassador5 articles · 5 sources

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2. Dec 19– 20White House says Biden will visit Pope Francis at Vatican in final international trip of his presidency23 articles · 17 sources

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3. Dec 10– 11Vatican Nativity scene with Palestinian keffiyeh causes a stir5 articles · 5 sources

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4. Nov 11Vatican, Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter’s Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damage6 articles · 6 sources

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5. Oct 29Catholic Church still failing to ensure clerical abuse is reported, Pope Francis’ commission says5 articles · 5 sources

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6. Oct 22China and the Vatican agree to extend an agreement on appointing bishops8 articles · 6 sources

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7. Sep 25Pope expels a bishop and 9 other people from a Peru movement over ‘sadistic’ abuses6 articles · 6 sources

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8. Sep 9– 11Francis will be only the second pope to visit Singapore, one of the wealthiest nations22 articles · 13 sources

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9. Jul 9– 10Vatican preparing document on the role of women in leadership in the Catholic Church11 articles · 3 sources

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10. Jul 5Vatican excommunicates its former ambassador to the US16 articles · 16 sources

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Stories that name Vatican City

1. Dec 7Pope creates 21 cardinals, many of them reformers in their own right, to carry out his reform plans12 articles · 12 sources

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2. Dec 4– 5Pope Francis goes electric in new eco-friendly popemobile11 articles · 11 sources

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3. Sep 27Belgian PM and king blast Pope Francis for church's sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome16 articles · 14 sources

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4. Sep 9– 10Nearly half East Timor's population saw Pope Francis' Mass. Here are some other popular papal Masses22 articles · 17 sources

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5. Aug 28Pope Francis is visiting East Timor after a clergy abuse scandal, but will he address it?10 articles · 10 sources

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6. Aug 5Pope Francis’ close ally, Cardinal Sean O’Malley, retires as archbishop of Boston at age 809 articles · 8 sources

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7. Aug 4– 5Voices across the globe express concern over increasing arrests in Venezuela after disputed election17 articles · 12 sources

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8. Jun 29– Jul 5Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-liner against reformist after record low turnout36 articles · 27 sources

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9. Jun 12– 15Pope Francis becomes first pontiff to address a G7 summit, raising alarm about AI49 articles · 34 sources

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10. May 28– 29Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men in talk about ban on gay priests115 articles · 66 sources

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