A Pope For The Ages: Is Leo XIV a Young Pontiff?
Born in 1955, at election Leo XIV is seven years younger than Francis, nine years younger than Benedict XVI and a whopping 18 years greener than the oldest man ever chosen to head the Vatican.
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Cardinals Lay Groundwork for Conclave, Hope for Quick Vote
More than 180 “Princes of the Church” met behind closed doors in their seventh meeting since Pope Francis died on April 21, to discuss what they want from the next leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.
King Charles III Shrugs off Health Scare to Begin Italy Visit
Charles, who is making his first visit to Italy as king, will instead spread his Rome engagements over two days, allowing “the programme to breathe a bit”, according to a royal source.
Gay Men Can Train as Priests But Don’t Flaunt It: Italy Church
A section of the 68-page guidelines was specifically directed at “persons with homosexual tendencies who approach seminaries, or who discover such a situation during their training”.
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi dies at 86
Berlusconi had suffered ill health for years, from heart surgery in 2016 to a 2020 hospitalization for coronavirus
Case of African swine fever detected in Italy
African swine fever has existed in Africa for decades.
