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Vatican Cardinal Suggests Pope Leo Help Bridge U.S.-N. Korea Divide
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) In a bold statement on Thursday, Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik, the first Korean prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy, emphasized the potential role Pope Leo XIV could play in improving relations between the United States...
Expanding AI Use is Tech Leaders’ Top Priority, But Data Privacy, Biases, and Ethics Are Among Their Biggest AI Risks, Reveal Survey Finds
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 19, 2025
Cranbury, NJ, June 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Expanding AI use has become the number one priority for technology leaders, with 73% identifying it as their primary focus in 2025, according to part two of the 2025 Reveal Software Development...
Vatican Condemns Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza, Calls for Halt
MENAFN
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May 28, 2025
(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's Secretary of State, strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, labeling the crisis in the embattled territory as “unacceptable.” “What is happening in Gaza is...
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV receives his first Palestinian and Israeli Peace Leaders, affirms support for civil society
EIN Presswire
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May 30, 2025
Vatican receives peace entrepreneurs Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah, marks first formal welcome by Pope of representatives from Israeli-Palestinian peace movement VATICAN CITY, ITALY, May 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Today, May 30, His Holiness...
ALLATRA Strengthens Vatican Ties: Private Audience with Pope Leo XIV and Global Governance Conference
EIN Presswire
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May 28, 2025
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN CITY, May 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Representatives of the ALLATRA International Public Movement (IPM), Dr. A. Egon Cholakian and Ms. Maryna Ovtsynova, took part this month in high-level events at the Vatican,...
Kremlin denies agreement on Ukraine discussions in Vatican
MENAFN
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June 1, 2025
(MENAFN) There is currently no confirmed plan to hold negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in the Vatican, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. His remarks followed a Wall Street Journal report claiming that delegations from...
Vatican Cardinals Encounter Crucial Decision
MENAFN
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May 6, 2025
(MENAFN) As the Catholic Church approaches its upcoming papal conclave scheduled for Wednesday, Vatican observers report that cardinals are feeling the weight of selecting a new leader who can mend the widening rift between progressive and...
Media reports Macron accuses of middling in papal conclave
MENAFN
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May 4, 2025
(MENAFN) Several conservative Italian news outlets have accused French President Emmanuel Macron of attempting to sway the upcoming papal conclave in favor of a French candidate. The reports emerged following Macron’s meetings with cardinal...
Vatican requests from mourners to not snap selfies with Pope Francis
MENAFN
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April 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Vatican officials have asked mourners to refrain from taking photos with the late Pope Francis as he lay in state at St. Peter’s Basilica, urging a respectful and solemn atmosphere during the mourning period. This request followed the...
Vatican Asks for Respectful Mourning in Pope Francis’ Funeral
MENAFN
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April 27, 2025
(MENAFN) Vatican officials have called on mourners to avoid taking photographs while the late Pope Francis is lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica, emphasizing the need for decorum and reverence during this period of mourning. This request...
Media reports Ukraine ‘pressuring’ Italy for sideline summit at Pope’s funeral
MENAFN
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April 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukraine is reportedly pressuring Italy to arrange a mini-summit on the Ukraine conflict during Pope Francis' funeral this week. Around 140 delegations are expected to attend the Vatican on Saturday morning to honor the late pontiff, who...
Finnish President Says Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Could Commence in Vatican
MENAFN
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May 22, 2025
(MENAFN) Technical discussions between Russia and Ukraine could begin as early as next week at the Vatican, according to Finnish President Alexander Stubb in an interview on Wednesday. Stubb suggested that the talks might also involve...
Damian Muziani’s Hindsight Tonight Reclaims Title of Best Online Series at the 46th Annual Telly Awards
EIN Presswire
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May 20, 2025
Online Comedy News Capsule Also Took Top Honors in 2022 and 2023. CHERRY HILL, NJ, UNITED STATES, May 20, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The 46th Annual Telly Awards has proudly announced that actor and host Damian Muziani and his acclaimed comedy...
Trump Suggests Vatican for Russia, Ukraine Peace Talks
MENAFN
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May 20, 2025
(MENAFN) On Monday, U.S. Leader Donald Trump proposed that the Vatican could serve as a symbolic and meaningful location for peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Describing the idea to journalists during an appearance at the White House,...
Vatican unveils reason of Pope Francis’s passing
MENAFN
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April 22, 2025
(MENAFN) The Vatican has officially confirmed that Pope Francis passed away from a stroke followed by heart failure on Easter Monday at the age of 88. The Holy See reported that the pontiff died at 7:35 a.m. on April 21 at his residence in Casa...
Vatican Confirms Reason of Pope Francis’ Death
MENAFN
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April 22, 2025
(MENAFN) Pope Francis has passed away due to a stroke that led to a coma and subsequent heart failure, according to an official announcement released by the Vatican on Monday. Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, the Vatican’s chief physician, confirmed the...
Prime Minister Carney concludes his visit to Italy and Vatican City
Prime Minister of Canada
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May 18, 2025
CANADA, May 18 - Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, concluded his visit to Rome, Italy, and Vatican City, where he attended the inaugural Mass of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square, alongside counterparts and delegations from...
Visit by Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law Mr Edwin Tong to the Vatican City to Attend the Inauguration of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, 17 to 19 May 2025
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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May 18, 2025
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth & Second Minister for Law Mr Edwin Tong represented Singapore at the Papal Inauguration Mass for His Holiness Pope Leo XIV this morning. Minister Tong had a brief audience with Pope Leo XIV following the...
Pope Leo XIV Coloring Book the USA's First Pope released by ColoringBook.com®
EIN Presswire
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May 9, 2025
St. Louis based Really Big Coloring Books® | ColoringBook.com® releases Pope Coloring Book - Leo XIV, the USA's First Pope. ST. LOUIS, MO, UNITED STATES, May 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As soon as the announcement was made Really Big Coloring...
Leo XIV gets initiated as first American pope
MENAFN
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May 10, 2025
(MENAFN) History was made at the Vatican on Thursday as Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old from Chicago, was elected as the first American pope. Taking the papal name Leo XIV, he greeted thousands from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica,...