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Vatican News, by Linda Bordoni: The Mongolian Ambassador to the Holy See, Ms. Gerelmaa Davaasuren, presented her credentials to Pope Francis in December 2022, 30 years after the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Mongolia. That anniversary…

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Vatican News, by Deborah Castellano Lubov: Pope Francis received King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium on Thursday morning in the Vatican, according to a statement from the Holy See Press Office. Following the audience with the Pope, the Belgian…

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Vatican News, by Devin Watkins: Pope Francis traveled across Rome on Wednesday afternoon to make a brief stop at the Basilica of St. Mary Major. This is the 111th time the Holy Father has visited the Papal Basilica to pray…

Vatican News, by Devin Watkins: On Thursday, Pope Francis held a private audience with Mr. Andry Nirina Rajoelina, the President of the Republic of Madagascar, who later met with Msgr. Miroslaw Wachowski, Under-Secretary for Relations with States. The discussions, held…

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Politico: Pope Francis, the head of the Anglican Communion and top Presbyterian minister together denounced the criminalization of homosexuality on Sunday and said gay people should be welcomed by their churches. The three Christian leaders spoke out on LGBTQ rights…

NBC News: Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church. “Being homosexual isn’t…

Reuters, by Philip Pullella: The Vatican’s top administrators would have been expecting an exchange of pleasantries at their annual Christmas meeting with Pope Francis on Monday. Instead, he chose the occasion to issue a stinging critique, telling the priests, bishops…