Vatican City

Active · 2

• 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

Gone quiet · 2

• Pope Francis's health struggles and his death on Easter Monday 2025
  Jun 10, 2022 – Apr 26, 2025 · 99 stories
• The death and funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
  Dec 28, 2022 – Jan 8, 2023 · 14 stories

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

1. Dec 18– 21Activists hope pope’s approval of same-sex blessings helps ease anti-LGBTQ+ bias and repression70 articles · 49 sources

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2. Dec 16– 17Cardinal is convicted of embezzlement in Vatican's first criminal trial31 articles · 27 sources

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3. Nov 28Pope punishes leading critic Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative American prelates8 articles · 6 sources

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4. Nov 22Pope Meets With Relatives of Israeli Hostages, Palestinian Prisoners9 articles · 8 sources

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5. Nov 20– 22Pope Francis says Israeli-Hamas war has escalated to 'terrorism'6 articles · 6 sources

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6. Nov 8– 10Vatican steps closer to allowing transgender people to be baptized as Catholics47 articles · 32 sources

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7. Oct 19Nicaragua releases 12 Catholic priests and sends them to Rome5 articles · 5 sources

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8. Oct 2– 4Pope will open big Vatican meeting as battle lines are drawn on reform project21 articles · 13 sources

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9. Sep 16– 17Wartime Pope Pius XII Knew About Holocaust, Letter Suggests8 articles · 8 sources

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10. Sep 10The Vatican beatifies a Polish family of 9 killed by the Nazis for sheltering Jews17 articles · 14 sources

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Stories that name Vatican City

1. Dec 18Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if they don't resemble marriage88 articles · 59 sources

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2. Nov 27President Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai18 articles · 17 sources

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3. Nov 19For this group of trans women, the pope and his message of inclusivity are a welcome change9 articles · 9 sources

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4. Nov 11– 12Pope Francis removes a leading US conservative critic as bishop of Tyler, Texas44 articles · 39 sources

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5. Nov 6Ailing Pope Francis meets with European rabbis and condemns antisemitism, terrorism, war - The Daily Reporter19 articles · 14 sources

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6. Oct 28– 29Pope’s meeting says it’s ‘urgent’ to guarantee governance roles for women7 articles · 7 sources

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7. Oct 24With a sex scandal in his troubled diocese under police investigation, a Polish bishop resigns5 articles · 5 sources

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8. Oct 16Cardinal representing Pope Francis offers himself to Hamas in swap for child hostages8 articles · 8 sources

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9. Oct 2– 3Pope Francis opens possibility for blessing same-sex unions34 articles · 24 sources

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10. Sep 30Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals who will help him to reform the church and cement his legacy23 articles · 19 sources

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