Vatican: St. Peter’s Basilica reopens after more than two-month closure
St. Peter's Basilica, which has been closed since March 10, reopened today at around 10:00 a.m. EEST with precautionary measures ...
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Vatican: St. Peter’s Basilica reopens to visitors on Monday
St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, which has been closed to tourists for the past two months due to the measures ...
Vatican: Easter to be celebrated without the presence of faithful
Easter services will be held without the presence of faithful, without processions and without the rite of the washing of ...
Vatican’s Holy Week to be held without faithful
The Vatican announced today, ahead of Easter, that all Holy Week ceremonies will be held without the presence of faithful ...
St. Peter’s Square is closed due to coronavirus outbreak
St. Peter's Square and Basilica have been closed to tourists and guided tours because of the new virus outbreak. However, ...
Vatican closes the catacombs in Italy due to coronavirus
The Vatican has shut down all the ancient catacombs that are usually open to tourists because of the Covid-19 epidemic ...
Milan Cathedral is closed due to coronavirus
Italy is on high alert after the outbreak of coronavirus. The Italian government is preparing to reassess in detail the ...
The Pope calls on the rich world to end poverty
Today, during a conference in the Vatican entitled “New Forms of Solidarity Towards fraternal Inclusion, Integration and Innovation,” Pope Francis ...
Pope appoints woman to senior Vatican diplomatic post
Pope Francis appointed today the first woman to hold a high-ranking post in the Secretariat of State, the male-dominated Vatican’s ...
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias was welcome at the Vatican by Pope Francis in a warm climate
The meeting with the Pope, who is "a universal inspiration for human values", as the Minister of Foreign Affairs notes ...
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Patriarch Kirill: A threat to Hagia Sophia is a threat to the entire Christian civilisation
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Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv expresses his support to Ecumenical Patriarch on issue of Hagia Sophia
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Ecumenical Patriarch: We continue to fight for reopening of Halki seminary
In an atmosphere charged with emotion, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew appointed on Sunday, 5 July 2020, Bishop Kassianos of...
Archbishop of Athens: They will not dare to turn Hagia Sophia into mosque
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