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Feb 29, 2024 · Human rights, including those against freedom of thought, conscience and religion, continue to be violated on an alarming scale across the globe, the Holy See's Permanent Observer to the United Nations and Other International Organisations in Geneva said on Wednesday.
Sep 10, 2016 · The headquarters of the Catholic church is a closely guarded city-state – centuries old and resistant to change. Can Pope Francis drag it into the 21st century? Guardian photographer Christian...
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The Centre of Christianity since the foundation of Saint Peter’s Basilica by Constantine (4th century), and at a later stage the permanent seat of the Popes, the Vatican is at once the pre-eminently holy city for Catholics, an important archaeological site of the Roman world and one of the major cultural reference points of both Christians ...
Mar 6, 2023 · VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2021, while the number of seminarians, priests, and men and women in religious orders declined, according to Vatican statistics.
Dec 3, 2019 · St. Peter’s Basilica seen through a bubble on Dec. 3, 2019. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Vatican City, Feb 11, 2022 / 13:00 pm (CNA). The number of Catholics worldwide increased by an estimated 16...
Nov 29, 2023 · The seat of the Pope, Vatican City is the focal point for 1.3 billion Catholics around the world. And it is a place shrouded in secrets. Image: Kwanza. In the 4th century AD, the Roman...