Transgender people can be baptized in Catholic churches, become godparents – Vatican
The Vatican announced Wednesday that transgender people can be baptized and become godparents under certain conditions, as well as serve as witnesses to church weddings. The statement, which was written in Portuguese, was made in response to a Brazilian bishop who asked the Vatican about the church’s stance on transgender people within its congregations. The […]
Pope Francis cancels trip to Africa due to knee issue
Pope Francis cancelled a planned July trip to Africa on doctors’ orders because of ongoing knee problems, the Vatican said Friday, raising further questions about the health and mobility problems of the 85-year-old pontiff. The Vatican said the July 2-7 trip to Congo and South Sudan would be rescheduled “to a later date to be […]
Italian police seize envelope with bullets sent to Pope
An envelope addressed to Pope Francis containing three pistol bullets has been seized in a mail sorting facility close to the northern Italian city of Milan, police said on Monday. According to Reuters, Postal workers called the police after intercepting the envelope overnight in the small town of Peschiera Borromeo. Police told Reuters the envelope, […]
The Pope is sick – Vatican says Holy Father is booked for colon surgery
Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital yesterday for scheduled intestinal surgery, the Vatican said, the first time he has been in hospital since his election in 2013. Spokesman Matteo Bruni said the pope, 84, was due to undergo the surgery later yesterday for an intestinal condition that tends to affect older people and […]