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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
My Word: White flags, red flags, giving in, and giving up - opinion
The pope is not alone in confusing white flags with white smoke while the world burns.
Pope sees 'hypocrisy' in those who criticize LGBT blessings
He also stressed that such blessings do not amount to formal Church approval for same-sex unions.
Pope says Africans are 'special case' when it comes to LGBT blessings
Blessings were allowed last month in a document called Fiducia Supplicans (Supplicating Trust), which has caused widespread debate in the Catholic Church.
Pope 'colluding with forces of evil' against Jews, South Africa's chief rabbi says
Defending Israel's right to self-defense, Chief Rabbi of South Africa Dr. Warren Goldstein accused the Pope of "primitive pacifism."
Pope Francis deplores Israeli killings of civilians at Gaza church
An Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the incident was still under review and had no immediate comment on the pope's words.
Pope deplores end of Israeli-Hamas truce, calls for new ceasefire
"Many hostages have been freed but many are still in Gaza. We think of them, of their families, who had seen a light, a hope of embracing their loved ones again."
Pope says conflict between Israel and Hamas has gone beyond war to 'terrorism'
The Pope asked for prayers so that both sides would "not go ahead with passions, which in the end, kill everyone".
Pope Francis to meet with Gaza hostages' families
The Vatican has been vocal in calling for the release of all hostages as well as a ceasefire.
Pope Francis urged to intervene in Israeli hostage crisis
The hostages, captured by Hamas on October 7th, 2023, are reported to be in dire conditions, with fears of torture and urgent medical needs.
In a first, a Jewish organization opens an office at the Vatican
WJC said its “Kishreinu” initiative was a response to Nostra Aetate, the landmark 1965 document that modernized the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church, Judaism and other religions.
