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Catholic Church in Italy
1.3 Million Pilgrims Pass Through St. Peter’s Holy Door in Jubilee’s First Month
Besides the Holy Doors, various factors have contributed to the high number of people visiting Rome and other parts of Italy to take part in jubilee year celebrations.
Visionary Laywoman Who Was Friend of Padre Pio Declared Venerable
The Vatican has issued a decree recognizing the heroic virtues of Servant of God Luigina Sinapi, declaring her “venerable.”
Poll: Pope Francis is Italy’s Most Trusted Public Figure
More than 3,000 Italians participated in the survey carried out in January, expressing their opinion on the challenges facing the Church and their assessment of the pope.
Interpreting Church in Italy’s Seminary Document as Accepting Homosexual Priests “not a correct reading": Italian Bishop
The interpretation of the latest document, which Italy’s Catholic Bishops issued on the formation of Priests in the European nation, that it gives an opening towards the Priestly Ordination of men identifying as gay “is not a correct reading” of it, a Catholic Bishop in the country, whose capital city, Rome, is home to the Vatican, has clarified.
Gun Found in Abandoned Suitcase before Papal Visit to Trieste, Italy
According to Italian press, less than 24 hours after the pope’s arrival, the police discovered a Czech-made semiautomatic pistol inside a suitcase.
"Mystical Rose" Marian Apparitions in Italy Receive Vatican Approval
The apparitions took place in Montichiari and Fontanelle, Italy, located in the country’s northern province of Brescia in 1947 and 1966.
Vatican: Pope Francis Speaks again about the Admission of Homosexuals to Seminaries
The Vatican Press Office reported that during a closed-door meeting, the pope returned to the topic of the admission of men “with homosexual tendencies to seminaries.”
Pope Francis’ Day Visit to Venice Showcases Art as Means of Encounter, Fraternity
Pope Francis had a full slate of events Sunday during his day trip to Venice, Italy, a trip that tied together a message of unity and fraternity.
They Died Praying for Others: Two Catholic Priests Martyred by Nazis Beatified in Italy
Two Catholic priests killed by Nazis while ministering to the dying amid the Boves massacre were beatified as martyrs on Sunday in northern Italy.
Pope Francis: The Eucharist Teaches us to Adore God Rather than Ourselves
Pope Francis traveled to the ancient Italian city of Matera, where he urged thousands of people gathered in a soccer stadium for Sunday Mass to "rediscover" Eucharistic adoration.
Pope Francis Speaks to Italy’s Catholic Bishops in "strictly private" Meeting
Pope Francis gave the bishops a card with a meditation called ‘The Beatitudes of the Bishop.’
A Tale of Two Churches: Young Congolese Priest Ordained in South Italy
Last month three men were ordained to the priesthood in a small city in southern Italy. Among them was Fr. Jerome Pascal Ombeni, a young man from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
