Vatican defends China bishop negotiations on eve of U.S. visit

ROME--The Vatican on Tuesday answered its critics and defended its pursuit of an extended agreement with China ... with the bishop of Rome and with the bishops throughout the world,” Tornielli ... Read More

Pope names 3 Chinese bishops in a week and reorganizes diocese under a controversial 2018 accord

Bishop Peter Wu Yishun was consecrated bishop of Minbei in Fujian in southeast China ... The Vatican gave in and recognized the appointments after the fact. The terms of the 2018 deal were ... Read More

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The State Department said Russia had used chloropicrin, a poison gas widely used during World War I ... saliva-built nests fetch high prices in China, people in Borneo compete to build them ... Read More

Vatican document on modern issues shows 'how stupid it is' to see Church as 'left' or 'right': Bishop Barron

The Vatican's ... Barron told Fox News Digital that the laser-focus of commentators and journalists on the sexual topics of Dignitas infinita says a lot about the modern world's philosophical ... Read More

Synod on Synodality

Pope Francis has decided the next world Synod of Bishops at the Vatican, which will take place in October 2022, will have the theme: "For a synodal church: Communion, participation and mission." ... Read More

The Vatican Briefing

As part of NCR's new podcast, The Vatican Briefing, one of the voting members of the Synod of Bishops has indicated an openness to restoring the early Catholic Church's tradition of ordaining ... Read More

Vatican says transgender surgeries defy God, surrogacy defies human dignity

The Vatican has declared that transgender sex-change surgeries are an affront to God, describing the procedures as being on par with abortion and euthanasia in a newly-released doctrine. Read More

Transgender Catholics hit out at Vatican’s rejection

“I hope the Vatican convenes some devout trans Catholics from around the world to dissect this document and make it more pastoral." Kuzma, the Ohio-based film editor and writer, said his dismay ... Read More

Vatican denounces gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy in declaration on 'dignity'

The Vatican denounced gender-affirming surgeries Monday and what it called "gender theory" as giving into an "age-old temptation to make oneself God." "All attempts to obscure reference to the ... Read More

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China's Labor Day enthusiasm wanes due to adjusted workdays. Tiaoxiu policy faces backlash amidst economic concerns. Worker stress rises with fears of job loss. Companies vary in handling work ... Read More

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The State Department said Russia had used chloropicrin, a poison gas widely used during World War I ... saliva-built nests fetch high prices in China, people in Borneo compete to build them ... Read More

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Pro Palestinian demonstrators protest the war in Gaza and demand college divestment from military weapons manufacturers on the Auraria Campus in Denver on April 25, 2024. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt ... Read More