Italy and Vatican City are added to latest UK quarantine list

As of 04:00 BST on Sunday, anyone returning to any part of the United Kingdom from Italy and Vatican City, must quarantine for 14 days. Italy, which is visited by large numbers of UK residents, was one of the last major countries in Europe on the safe list. It had its highest daily count of... Read More

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June 11, 2020

Swiss Guards receive formation in security and faith, chaplain says

Tasked with protecting the pope even at the cost of their own lives, members of the Swiss Guard are not just highly trained specialists in security and ceremonial detail, they also receive extensive spiritual formation, the guard’s chaplain said. New recruits, who must have already completed basic training in the Swiss army, must also strengthen... Read More

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July 17, 2019

Vatican City State set to end sale of single-use plastics

After current supplies run out, Vatican City State will no longer be selling any single-use plastic items on its tiny territory. While the European Union pledged in May to ban single-use plastic starting in 2021, the Vatican had already begun limiting its use and soon “it will no longer be sold,” said Rafael Ignacio Tornini,... Read More

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July 5, 2019

Pope Francis appoints Sri Lankan priest to key role

A Sri Lankan priest has been appointed by Pope Francis as Secretary of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID). Msgr. Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku, currently the under-secretary of the Council, succeeds previous secretary, Spanish Bishop Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot. 52-year-old Msgr. Indunil, who is from the Diocese of Badulla, Sri Lanka, was ordained in... Read More

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August 15, 2018

On Assumption feast, pope asks consolation for all who suffer

Mary’s assumption into heaven was a special sign of God’s favour, but it also indicates God’s desire to save all people, body and soul, Pope Francis said. Reciting the Angelus prayer on the feast of the Assumption, (today) Pope Francis also asked the crowd in St Peter’s Square to join him in praying for the... Read More

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May 9, 2017

Devil, not invaders, biggest enemy at hand, pope tells Swiss Guard

Be ready with the spiritual weapon of faith because the biggest battle facing the Swiss Guard today is fighting the devil and worldly vices, Pope Francis told the guard’s members. The Swiss Guards’ colourful and valuable presence at the service of the pope and Vatican City State “is an occasion to grow as courageous ‘soldiers... Read More

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