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Workers injured in partial collapse of tower near Rome’s Colosseum
ROME (Reuters) -A worker was hospitalised with serious injuries following the partial collapse on Monday of a medieval tower under…
King Charles and Pope Leo pray together in a 500-year first
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Britain's King Charles and Pope Leo prayed together in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in the…
AI not a reliable source of news
Your browser does not support the audio element.PARIS: Artificial intelligence assistants made errors about half the time when asked about…
EU study finds AI assistants unreliable for news with 45% error rate
PARIS: Artificial intelligence assistants including ChatGPT provided incorrect information approximately half the time when answering news-related questions according to a…
Pope Leo holds first meeting with survivors of Catholic sexual abuse
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo met with survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy for the first time on Monday,…
Pope Leo visits Mediterranean peace ship promoting interfaith dialogue
OSTIA: Pope Leo XIV visited the Bel Espoir schooner docked at the Italian port of Ostia to support young people…
King Charles III to pray with pope during Vatican visit next week
The Sistine Chapel service will be the first time a British monarch and pope have prayed together at a church…
King Charles III to make historic Vatican visit meeting Pope Leo XIV
LONDON: Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla will undertake an historic state visit to the Vatican next week. Buckingham…
Catholic Church is failing abuse victims, Vatican panel says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -The Vatican's child protection commission accused senior Catholic leaders on Thursday of being too slow to help…
Pope hails news agencies as bulwark in post-truth AI world
VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV has praised news agencies as essential bulwarks in an increasingly post-truth world while warning about…
Pope Leo invokes criticism of Trump’s policies in first major document
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo urged the world's Catholics to help immigrants in his first major document, which was released…
Pope Leo to visit Turkey, Lebanon in November in first trip abroad
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo will travel to Turkey and Lebanon in late November, the Vatican announced on Tuesday, in…
Top Vatican cardinal says Israel carrying out massacre in Gaza
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican’s top diplomat sharply criticised Israel’s “ongoing massacre” in Gaza in comments published on Monday - one…
Pope Leo trims powers of Vatican bank, rolling back a Francis reform
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo cancelled the Vatican bank's sole authority over investments held by the city-state on Monday, rolling…
Pope Leo, after Trump critique, urges Catholics to help immigrants
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo urged the world's 1.4 billion Catholics on Sunday to care for immigrants, pressing ahead with…
Hundreds of thousands turn out at pro-Palestinian marches in Europe
ROME: Huge numbers turned out at pro-Palestinian rallies in Europe on Saturday, calling for an immediate end to the war…
Hundreds of thousands turn out at pro-Palestinian marches in Europe
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march in Madrid, Spain, demanding an end to the war in Gaza. (AP pic) ROME: Huge numbers turned…
Pope Leo to release first document, on world’s poor, on Oct 9
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo will publish the first document of his tenure on October 9, the Vatican said on…
UK set to name new Archbishop, with women on contender lists in historic first
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will name a new Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday to lead the Church of England, mother church…
Madagascar protesters call general strike as unrest enters second week
ANTANANARIVO: Anti-government protesters in Madagascar held fresh demonstrations and called for a general strike on Wednesday as they intensified efforts…
White House rejects Pope Leo’s comments on ‘inhuman’ migrant policy
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House.…
Two women seen as frontrunners ahead of Archbishop of Canterbury announcement
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is expected to announce the next Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday, with two women among the favourites…
Madagascar protesters demand president’s resignation in fifth day of rallies
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -Hundreds of protesters across Madagascar demanded the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina on Wednesday, taking to the streets…
Pope Leo hopes Hamas will accept Trump’s Gaza peace plan
ROME: Pope Leo on Tuesday praised United States President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza and expressed hope that…
Pope Leo criticizes ‘inhuman’ treatment of immigrants in US
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo on Tuesday appeared to offer his strongest criticism yet of U.S. President Donald Trump's hardline…
Schwarzenegger at Vatican in mission to ‘terminate’ fossil fuels
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Arnold Schwarzenegger came to the Vatican on Tuesday to throw his weight behind Pope Leo's efforts to…
King Charles to pay state visit to Vatican to see Pope Leo
LONDON: King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla will pay a state visit to the Holy See next month, Buckingham…
Pope Leo names Italian bishop to lead powerful Vatican office
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo named a relatively unknown Italian cleric on Friday to lead the Vatican office responsible for…
Nuns in Scotland offer a path to faith and taste of convent life
THE HIGHLANDS, Scotland (Reuters) -It is exciting to be here in these times, says Sister Mary Gianna, a 41-year-old nun…