The Holy See has long argued that it couldn’t verify diplomatic reports of the Holocaust to denounce it during World War II.
Pope Francis told Russian Catholics “Don’t forget[your] heredity. You are heirs of the great Russia...the great Russian empire,” as Vladimir Putin wages a war for Ukraine’s territory.
Russia’s bloody invasion of its neighbour Ukraine is widely seen as an attempt by Moscow to resurrect its empire.
The imperial theatre,referred to in ancient Roman texts but never found,has been discovered under the garden of a future Four Seasons Hotel,steps from the Vatican.
Increasingly,the men who will vote for whoever succeeds Francis,are churchmen supportive of his values.
One of the Catholic Church’s leading proponents of the Voice says the PM and the opposition leader bear responsibility for the tone of the debate.
Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Baumann said the public shouldn’t assume the Voice had the support of all Indigenous Australians.
Blasting couples who have pets instead of children,Francis called for resources to be dedicated to helping couples grow their families.
Air raids sounded for about three hours in the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Monday,while the country’s air defences shot down numerous Russian missiles.
Three papal documents of the 15th century gave rise to the Doctrine of Discovery,a concept that still provides a foundation for some property laws today.
Pontiff said this year that he has no plans to resign anytime soon and that if he eventually did it would be for serious heath reasons.