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Pope Francis issued an extraordinary apology on Tuesday over his reported use of a gay slur in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last week.

International Business Times

Vatican issues apology over Pope Francis’s ‘homophobic’ slur

Statement says pontiff apologises ‘to those who felt offended by the term reported by others’

The Guardian - UK

Vatican Silent On Pope's Alleged Anti-Gay Slur

Pope Francis faces criticism for alleged anti-gay slur, raising questions about his stance on LGBTQ+ issues.

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Vatican remains silent as Pope Francis accused of using homophobic slur

Francis is said to have used derogatory language during discussion of including celibate gay men in training for priesthood

The Independent UK

“He Left Everyone In Awe”: Teen Boy Who Passed In 2006 To Become First Millennial Saint

Carlo Acutis, a London-born computer prodigy who died of leukemia at 15 in 2006, is set to become the Catholic Church's first millennial saint. The post “He Left Everyone In Awe”: Teen Boy Who Passed In 2006 To Become First Millennial Saint first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Italian teenage computer wizard set to become the first saint of the Millennial generation

Pope Francis has paved the way for the canonization of the first saint of the millennial generation, attributing a second miracle to a 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia in 2006

The Independent UK

Who Is Carlo Acutis, AKA 'God's Influencer': Why Is Pope Francis Making Him A Saint?

The Vatican has reported a second miracle that can soon make Blessed Carlo Acutis, a Saint.

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Who is Carlos Acutis? First millennial to be canonised as a saint

The teenager, who died in 2006, has now had the required second miracle credited to him by the pope

Evening Standard

Carlo Acutis: London-born boy set to be named first millennial saint by Pope Francis

Pope Francis has recognised the late millennial’s second miracle

The Independent UK

Pope Francis set to make London-born teenager, who died aged 15, first millennial saint

The Vatican has approved canonisation of Carlo Acutis, whose spreading of teachings of the Catholic church online led to him being called ‘God's influencer’

Evening Standard

Beijing Willing to Work With Vatican for Better Ties, Foreign Ministry Says

Comments come after Holy See’s top diplomat expresses desire for a ‘stable presence’ in China

Caixin Global

The Vatican is cracking down on miracles. Here are the new rules for ‘supernatural’ occurrences

New norms for differentiating supernatural phenomena from the natural within Roman Catholicism took effect on May 19.

The Conversation

Vatican Closes Sexual Assault Probe Into Canadian Cardinal

An inquiry ordered by Pope Francis into an allegation of sexual assault against a Canadian cardinal has found no evidence of wrongdoing, the Vatican said Tuesday.

International Business Times

Retired judge finds no reliable evidence against Quebec cardinal; purported victim declines to talk

A retired Canadian judge says he hasn't been able to find any reliable evidence of alleged sexual misconduct by the archbishop of Quebec

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Vatican makes fresh overture to China, reaffirms that Catholic Church is no threat to sovereignty

The Vatican has made another big overture to China

The Independent UK

Some of the Catholic Church's best-known approved, and not approved, reports of apparitions of Mary

The Vatican has revised how it evaluates purported supernatural events, such as reported visions of the Virgin Mary, to guard against hoaxes and account for news going viral

The Independent UK

Vatican radically reforms rules on supernatural events such as weeping statues to combat hoaxes

The Catholic Church has had a long and controversial history of the faithful claiming to have had visions of the Virgin Mary or of statues purportedly weeping tears of blood

International Business Times

Vatican Sharpens Rules On Investigating Supernatural

The Vatican sharpened its rules for investigating supernatural events such as visions of Christ or the Virgin Mary, acknowledging Friday that overactive imaginations and outright "lying" risked harming the faithful.

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The Guardian - UK

Vatican tightens rules on supernatural phenomena in crackdown on hoaxes

Updated guidelines strip bishops of power to recognise ‘supernatural’ nature of purportedly divine events

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Vatican To Issue New Norms On Supernatural Phenomena

The Catholic Church introduces new norms to verify supernatural events like Marian visions and stigmata, aiming to prevent confusion and uphold faith integ...

The Independent UK

Vatican changes rules on how it judges supernatural events like stigmata

Apocalyptic prophesies are spreading online faster than ever before, causing confusion among the faithful

Evening Standard

OPINION - Sadiq Khan: Why I told the Pope's climate summit we must double down, not back down

It’s an honour to have been invited by the Pope to speak at an important climate summit at the Vatican. Following my recent re-election in London, I go with a clear message for other city leaders — this is not the time to back down, but to double down.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan presents Pope with 'book' of tea as London Mayor meets pontiff in Vatican

The mayor of London was in the Vatican for an audience with the Holy Father on Thursday morning

Evening Standard

What is C40 Cities? Sadiq Khan and Pope Francis to discuss climate crisis at the Vatican

Mr Khan will address world leaders at the ‘Climate Crisis to Climate Resilience’ meeting at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on Thursday

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