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Pope Francis to attend installation that includes short film featuring Zoë Saldaña and Giudecca inmatesOriginally a convent dating to the 13th century, and once a reformatory for prostitutes, the Giudecca women’s prison, set on an island in the Venetian lagoon, will this summer perform a quite different role: as the official pavilion for the Vatican at this year’s Venice Biennale.Pope Francis is due to...

China said Thursday it was seeking “continuous improvement” of ties with the Vatican, after the Church announced the ordination of its third Chinese bishop in one week. Pietro Wu Yishun, 59, was ordained the bishop of Shaowu city in China’s southeastern province of Fujian, the Vatican said on Wednesday. He was nominated by Pope Francis […]

New practice does not endorse homosexuality but is not heretical, Catholic church says amid opposition from some bishopsThe Vatican has stressed that allowing priests to bless same-sex couples is not an endorsement of homosexuality, but neither is it blasphemous, after some Catholic bishops reacted negatively to the measure announced last month.Pope Francis approved a ruling in December allowing priests to bless unmarried and same-sex...