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At 80, Cardinal Schönborn has retired, is no longer an elector

Anna Kurian

Who can be a Vatican citizen, and what are their privileges?

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Bonus for Vatican employees with large families gets mixed reception

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Cardinal Parolin gathers papal reps of Mideast

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Camille Dalmas

75 years ago, the Vatican adopted its national anthem

Groups of pilgrims enter St Peter's Basilica through the Holy Door a day after Pope Francis opened it for the start of the Catholic Jubilee Year 2025, in the Vatican on December 25, 2024.

Anthony Cormy

Watch the Holy Doors open for Hope!

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J-P Mauro

Get your popcorn, Ben-Hur is an epic tale from the periphery

Cardinal James Michael Harvey opens the Holy Door of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls during a ceremony for the Catholic Jubilee Year, in Rome on January 5, 2025. The Roman Catholic Church holds a Holy Year, also called a Jubilee Year, every 25 years as the theme of the year 2025 is 'Pilgrims of Hope'

Kathleen N. Hattrup

American cardinal opens last of Rome’s Holy Doors (Photos)

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Major texts that marked the year 2024 at the Vatican

Pope Francis during the weekly general audience at St Peter's Square in The Vatican on November 27, 2024.

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10 Events that marked Pope Francis’ 2024

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Milei, Bezos, Zelensky … the Pope’s big meetings in 2024

Pope Francis presides the Holy Mass and canonisation of 14 saints and martyrs from Damascus, at the Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican on October 20, 2024.

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Lebanese leader visits Vatican amid geopolitical upheaval

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With start of Advent, we hear the new papal preacher

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Meet Bishop “Ambo” David, Church’s new leader in Philippines

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Vatican launches new virtual map of the College of Cardinals

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Cyprien Viet

Benedict XVI’s mark on Vatican leadership

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What will cardinals be wearing for the consistory?

Jan Paweł II

Camille Dalmas

Who are John Paul II’s last men in the Vatican today?

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Benedict XVI considered this his gift

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J-P Mauro

Pope’s busy Christmas calendar includes start of Jubilee Year, Corsica trip

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