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Two activists from animal rights group PETA have interrupted a speech by Pope Francis. They stood up from the audience during his weekly general audience and approached the stage. They shouted and held up banners protesting against bullfighting. The two were wearing t-shirts reading 'Stop blessing corridas' and holding banners saying 'Bullfighting is a sin'. PETA has been appealing to the Pope to cut the Catholic Church’s ties with bullfighting and condemn the “despicable blood sport.” They were escorted out of Paul VI Hall in the Vatican following the protest. How is bullfighting connected to...
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Ukraine's foreign minister says he is seeking "common ground" in talks with his Chinese counterpart on ending his country's war with Russia. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, now in its third year, has strained relations between the two countries. Video released by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry showed Dmytro Kuleba exchanging opening remarks on Wednesday with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a meeting in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. It is the first visit by a Ukrainian foreign minister since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Zelenskyy meets Vatican secreta...
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The Pope and the Vatican – these words have become near synonymous to many. But, Popes did not live at the Vatican until the 14th century. Now archaeologists say they’ve found the remains of what might be an ancient palace, the residence of the papal seat of that time. An excavation team uncovered the architectural structure when working on a piazza outside the Archbasilica of St John Lateran in central Rome. According to the Italian Ministry of Culture, which made a statement on the discovery last week, it is surrounded by defensive walls that could have been built as early as the 9th century...
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As well as showcasing spectacular and startling contemporary art, the Venice Biennale is an opportunity to gain access to some of its rarely opened buildings. This year, the Vatican’s pavilion can claim the accolade of most unusual location. If you’ve already visited the canal city, it's still highly unlikely you’ve entered this building - the Holy See’s exhibition is housed in Venice’s women’s prison. In a sense, the Vatican’s pavilion is a piece of months-long performance art in which the visitor is a participant. The experience is about far more than the art on the walls - it’s about the in...
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Pope Francis has renewables on his mind as he says he wants Vatican City to run on solar power. To achieve his aim, solar panels will be installed on a Vatican-owned property outside Rome. The power generated could supply all of Vatican City's energy needs. In an apostolic letter issued "motu proprio," on his own initiative, the Pope said: “It is necessary to transition to a sustainable development model that reduces greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, aiming for climate neutrality,” The letter, titled "Brother Sun," was dated 21 June, the summer solstice and the longest day of the y...
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Before flying to Italy's southern Puglia region to meet world leaders at the G7 summit, Pope Francis hosted a very different audience at the Vatican today, celebrating the importance of humour. The pontiff welcomed more than 100 comedians from 15 nations, including US celebrities Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Colbert, Chris Rock, Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon. “In the midst of so much gloomy news, immersed as we are in many social and even personal emergencies, you have the power to spread peace and smiles,” Francis told the comedians. “You unite people, because laughter is contagious,” he continu...
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