June 2, 2022 US raises Pride flag at embassy to the Holy See A rainbow Pride flag was flown over the US Embassy to the Holy See on Wednesday to celebrate the beginning of Pride Month.
May 31, 2022 Support mounts among US bishops barring Pelosi from receiving Communion A handful of U.S. Roman Catholic bishops support banning Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi from receiving Holy Communion in response to her abortion stance.
May 29, 2022 Abortion-Communion controversy: Pope Francis elevates bishop who defended serving pro-choice politicians Robert McElroy, who condemned the idea of denying Communion to pro-choice politicians, got the nod from Pope Francis, beating the archbishop who denied Communion to Nancy Pelosi.
May 25, 2022 Texas school shooting: Pope Francis says massacres like Uvalde 'cannot occur again' Pope Francis said following the Uvalde school shooting in Texas that he is “heartbroken about the massacre” carried out by 18-year-old Salvador Ramos
May 24, 2022 New Italian church head faces demands for abuse inquiry Pope Francis' newly appointed bishop is coming under increasing pressure as advocacy groups push for a response to the Church's history of clerical sexual abuse.
May 24, 2022 Cardinal Zen appears in Hong Kong court after arrest by Chinese Communist Party Cardinal Joseph Zen, former archbishop of Hong Kong, appeared in court Tuesday after his unceremonious arrest by Chinese Communist Party officials.
May 17, 2022 Pope Francis tells crowd he needs 'a bit of tequila' to help his knee pain, video shows The pope told the crowd his latest idea for pain relief.
May 15, 2022 Pope Francis declares 10 new saints, including one proposed as 'Patron Saint of Journalists' Pope Francis declared 10 new saints in the first post-COVID canonization ceremony at the Vatican.
May 12, 2022 Arrested cardinal repeatedly warned Holy See of Chinese persecution, condemned Vatican's secretary of state Zen has repeatedly warned the Vatican of increasing government persecution of religious minorities and anti-communist public figures but has historically received next to no response.
May 9, 2022 Pope's trip to Lebanon in June postponed for health reasons: sources Pope Francis has postponed a trip to Lebanon next month as a result of walking difficulties.