The Holy See, on Friday, prohibited a Polish bishop emeritus from participating in any public celebrations and meetings. The bishop was prohibited following an investigation into accusations of negligence in a cases of sex abuse committed by priests subordinate to him. Bishop Tomasz Rakoczy was ordered to live his life “in the spirit of repentance […]

The Vatican on Monday said the Catholic Church does not have the power to bless same-sex unions despite their “positive elements”, saying it was impossible for God to “bless sin”. The powerful Vatican office responsible for defending church doctrine, The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), issued a response to the question, “Does […]

Pope Francis inaugurated the full reopening of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Monday and Catholic churches across Italy held public Masses for the first time in two months, in the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions. Francis said a private Mass in a side chapel where St. John Paul II is buried to commemorate […]

Italy has seen a small dip in the number of new coronavirus infections. However, daily fatalities have risen slightly to 760, as the country still waits to flatten the curve. The death toll rose by 760 to 13,915, while the number of confirmed cases hit 115,242— up from 110,574 on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Vatican recorded […]

The director of the Holy See Press Office Matteo Bruni reported on Friday that the first case of coronavirus infection has been reported in the Vatican City. He noted that the patient was discovered on Thursday and that emergency services are sanitising the area. Italian health authorities have been notified about the case. There is […]