A week after Nicaragua’s government confiscated a prestigious Jesuit-run university, it has officially expelled the Society of Jesus from the country entirely and ruled that all of the order’s property and assets be seized. #Nicaragua #LatinAmerica #Vatican

https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-americas/2023/08/jesuits-decry-crimes-against-humanity-after-expulsion-from-nicaragua

Ars Technica: Even the Pope is worried about AI and its “disruptive possibilities” https://arstechnica.com/?p=1959520 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #machinelearning #popefrancis #AIethics #vatican #Biz&IT #Pope #AI

closing · financial · investments · prosecutor · vatican
https://papercliff.github.io/redirect/?q=closing+financial+investments+prosecutor+vatican&tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:7/18/2023,cd_max:7/20/2023
#news #financial #vatican

Pope Francis announced Sunday that he will hold a consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals at the end of September, with the recipients including several key allies and two figures of special interest to the #UnitedStates #Vatican @Pontifex

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/07/pope-names-21-new-cardinals-including-an-american-and-his-envoy-to-the-u-s

Pope’s new doctrine watchdog assures: ‘I’m not a Soros spy’

Pope Francis’s new top theological advisor has attempted to reassure voices in the #UnitedStates and elsewhere who’ve questioned his adherence to #Catholic teaching and tradition, vowing that he’s not a “Soros spy infiltrated in the Church.” #Vatican

https://cruxnow.com/interviews/2023/07/popes-new-doctrine-watchdog-assures-im-not-a-soros-spy

Pope says imitating Jesus is more than ‘rigid observance’ of rules #PopeFrancis #Vatican @Pontifex

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/06/pope-says-imitating-jesus-is-more-than-rigid-observance-of-rules

In the wake of a short but unprecedented challenge to Vladimir Putin’s authority in #Russia, the #Vatican announced that the pope’s personal peace envoy for the #Ukraine war will go to Moscow this weekend, following a similar visit to Kyiv earlier this month @Pontifex

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/06/popes-peace-envoy-to-visit-moscow-in-wake-of-aborted-insurrection

Changes to #Vatican conference suggest effort to downplay Chinese influence #China

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/06/changes-to-vatican-conference-suggest-effort-to-downplay-chinese-influence

On Sunday @Pontifex marked the 40th anniversary of the disappearance of an Italian teenager and daughter of a former #Vatican employee, offering his closeness and prayer to her family and all those with a loved one who is missing.

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/06/pope-recalls-vatican-girl-on-40th-anniversary-of-disappearance

Amid what has so far been a rocky year, @Pontifex Commission for the Protection of Minors & Vulnerable Persons has drafted an updated version of global anti-abuse safeguarding guidelines along with a survey for feedback on the new norms. #Vatican

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/06/amid-a-rocky-year-popes-anti-abuse-commission-issues-new-framework-and-survey

abused · bolivia · diary · priest · vatican
https://papercliff.github.io/redirect/?q=abused+bolivia+diary+priest+vatican&tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:6/21/2023,cd_max:6/23/2023
#news #priest #vatican

disappearance · leads · pursuing · vatican
https://papercliff.github.io/redirect/?q=disappearance+leads+pursuing+vatican&tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:6/21/2023,cd_max:6/23/2023
#news #disappearance #vatican

Document: Vatican to discuss voting rights for women, LGTBQ+ inclusion :

The synthesis found a "unanimous" and "crucial" call for women to be allowed to access positions of responsibility and governance.
#femalepastors #laypeople #LGTBQ+ #PopeFrancis #roleofwomen #RomanCatholic #Vatican
#Miami #news

https://kbindependent.org/?p=9403

After spending nine days in the hospital following an abdominal surgery, @Pontifex made his first public appearance Sunday, offering his weekly Angelus address and thanking all those who prayed for him during his recovery #Vatican

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/06/in-first-appearance-after-surgery-pope-says-thanks-and-prays-for-refugees-uganda-and-ukraine

As the pontiff’s personal #peace envoy for #Ukraine is working towards a trip to #Moscow, a high-ranking official in the #Russian Orthodox Church visited Rome this week & met both @Pontifex & top #Vatican diplomats

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/06/russian-orthodox-prelate-visits-rome-as-popes-peace-envoy-plans-moscow-trip

After undergoing an abdominal surgery at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital last week, @Pontifex continues to recover well, according to #Vatican officials, and is expected to be discharged by the end of the week #PopeFrancis

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/06/vatican-dean-of-college-of-cardinals-say-pope-to-exit-hospital-soon

Three #climate activists who glued their hands to a famed statue in the #Vatican Museums last summer were formally sentenced by a Vatican court Monday, ordering a suspended jail sentence as well as fines and compensation for damage to the sculpture.

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/06/vatican-court-fines-climate-activists-but-suspends-jail-terms-for-museum-stunt

Roughly 2 months after a brief hospitalization & just days after he was forced to cancel a morning’s audiences due to a fever, @Pontifex made an unannounced return to Rome’s Gemelli hospital for what the #Vatican described as a medical checkup

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/06/pope-makes-planned-but-unannounced-hospital-visit-for-check-up

When Irish-born #American Cardinal Kevin Farrell was appointed president of what is essentially the #Vatican City State’s Supreme Court last week, it marked yet another way in which his star continues to rise, making him arguably the most prominent American, and one of the most prominent figures generally, in this pontificate.

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/06/latest-vatican-gig-cements-farrell-as-franciss-favorite-american

While maintaining its stance against #IVF, the #Vatican issued a new document Tuesday sounding an alarm about declining birth rates and touting alternatives to methods of artificial reproduction the church sees as morally unacceptable.

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/05/vatican-reaffirms-no-to-birth-control-ivf-in-new-family-compact