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Jesus gets a makeover as Sistine Chapel artwork undergoes restoration
The Vatican announced that Michelangelo’s Last Judgment will undergo its first restoration in 30 years, while the Sistine Chapel remains open to visitors.
Voices from the Arab press: Pope Leo and the Shi'ites
'A just and lasting peace': Pope Leo calls for dialogue after meeting Ukraine's Zelensky
Pope Leo scraps Francis’s Vatican fundraising panel amid budget shift
Pope Francis has double pneumonia, complicating his treatment, Vatican says
Pope Francis hospitalized with double pneumonia, Vatican says treatment is challenging.
Rome's chief rabbi criticizes Pope Francis over Israel remarks
"A pope cannot divide the world into children and stepchildren and must denounce the sufferings of all," he said. "This is exactly what the Pope does not do."
Biden awards Pope Francis medal of freedom, highest US civilian honor
This is the first time during his administration that Biden gave the award with distinction, the White House said.
Jewish leaders to Pope: Build bridges, don’t fuel antisemitism
Major Jewish organization leaders called on the Pope to refrain from 'incendiary comments' about the Israel-Hamas War.
'The Vatican was silent during the Holocaust, now it spreads modern blood libels’: MK Chikli
Diaspora Minister AMichai Chikli also accused Canada and Australia of creating unsafe policies for Jewish citizens.
‘This is cruelty, this is not war’: Pope cites Hamas death claims in latest Israel condemnation
The pope also complained, "Yesterday they (Israel) did not allow the Patriarch (of Jerusalem) into Gaza as promised.”
The Popemobile goes fully electric with a custom-made, all-electric Mercedes-Benz
Ola Källenius, CEO of Mercedes-Benz, personally handed over the unique, hand-built vehicle to Pope Francis in the Vatican.
At the Tent City of San Ferdinando, the "Laundry of Pope Francis" opens for service
The "Laundry of Pope Francis" in San Ferdinando is the seventh such facility after those in Rome, Genoa, Turin (two), Naples, and Catania.
Pope Francis urges Church to welcome cohabiting couples and divorced individuals
He emphasized that 'The Church must welcome everyone, everyone, do not forget this word.'
Pope Francis breaks with tradition on his own funeral and burial rites
Francis opts to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore, breaking with St. Peter's Basilica tradition.
