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Maha is backing this ‘natural’ infertility treatment. Is it the right’s path to limiting IVF?

The Guardian · August 23, 2025

Illustration: Mel Haasch/The Guardian For Erica L and her husband, in-vitro fertilization was the “nuclear option”. After two years of trying to conceive, Erica and her husband had no idea why they could not have a baby. Doctors said only that...

El Vaticano ordena investigación en la Arquidiócesis de Lima

The Pillar · August 13, 2025

El Vaticano ha ordenado una investigación respecto a las acusaciones de encubrimiento e irregularidades financieras contra el cardenal Carlos Castillo, arzobispo de Lima, según fuentes de alto rango en la arquidiócesis. Cathedral of St. John,...

Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic legislators to look to Augustine’s ‘City of God’

Catholic News Agency · August 23, 2025

Vatican City, Aug 23, 2025 / 09:30 am Pope Leo XIV on Saturday urged Catholic lawmakers to draw inspiration from St. Augustine’s “City of God” as they navigate shifting global politics, warning against reducing the idea of human flourishing to...

Will the Global Plastics Treaty Safeguard Health?

New Security Beat - Washington DC · August 13, 2025

Global plastic production is increasing almost exponentially. Not only has it grown 250-fold since the 1950s, but it is on track to double by 2040, and nearly triple by 2060. The waste associated with its creation has accumulated in parallel. An...

“I am very happy to be among you”: Vatican Secretary of State on Arrival in Burundi for Weeklong Pastoral Visit

ACI Africa · August 12, 2025

During the August 12-18 visit, the Vatican Secretary of State is scheduled to meet with Church leaders, government authorities, and various communities, encouraging them in faith and promoting dialogue and peace. On Wednesday, August 13, Cardinal...

Law Graduate, 22, Dies Less Than 24 Hours After Suffering Allergic Reaction During Routine CT Scan By Kimberlee Speakman

People - New York ·

NEED TO KNOW A 22-year-old woman died less than 24 hours after suffering an allergic reaction during a CT scan Leticia Paul's aunt said her niece had been undergoing a routine checkup, as she had a history of kidney stones The hospital where the...

Pope Leo XIV approves labor reform on family matters for Vatican employees

Zenit · August 12, 2025

(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 08.11.2025).- In a move underscoring the Vatican’s commitment to the dignity of family life, Pope Leo XIV has approved a sweeping update to labor policies for employees of the Vatican City State, granting expanded...

Pope approves measures benefiting families of Vatican employees

Catholic News · August 12, 2025

Pope Leo XIV meets Vatican employee at Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican in May (CNS/Vatican Media) Pope Leo XIV has approved a series of measures that benefit Vatican employees, including expanded paternity leave, enhanced rights for parents...

Pleas for Vatican aid as Russian adoption database shows Ukraine's children

The Catholic Register · August 12, 2025

Ukrainian child advocate Mykola Kuleba is pleading for the Vatican's assistance, after publicly highlighting what he said was one of several databases used by Russian occupation officials to market abducted Ukrainian children to Russian foster and...

At Conclusion of Malawi’s Maiden National Eucharistic Congress, Vatican Official Urges Christian Fraternity

ACI Africa · August 12, 2025

The Jubilee Year, which Pope Francis officially launched on the eve of Christmas 2024 with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, he said, should continue helping the people of God “to remain anchored to the hope that does not...

Pope Leo expands parental leave and family benefits for Vatican workers

CatholicVote - Wisconsin · August 11, 2025

Pope Leo XIV is strengthening support for Vatican employees’ families by adding more paid time off for new fathers, extra leave for parents of children with severe disabilities, and extended financial allowances for older students. Vatican News...

Pope expands rights for parents working in the Vatican

Vatican News · August 11, 2025

The Vatican has published a new Rescript, signed by the Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy and approved by the Holy Father, that introduces several new measures regarding paternity leave, the rights of parents with children who are...

Advocate pleads for Vatican aid as Russian adoption database shows Ukraine's children

Detroit Catholic · August 11, 2025

(OSV News) ─ Ukrainian child advocate Mykola Kuleba is pleading for the Vatican's assistance, after publicly highlighting what he said was one of several databases used by Russian occupation officials to market abducted Ukrainian children to...

Pope Leo XIV Approves Measures Benefiting Families of Vatican Employees

National Catholic Register ·

The Holy Father approves expanding paternity leave, as well as leave for parents with disabled children, and granting family subsidies. Pope Leo XIV has approved a series of measures that benefit Vatican employees, expanding paternity leave, the...

The Vatican extends paternity leave of five days to all employees

Rome Reports · August 11, 2025

In 2022, paid paternity leave was extended from one to three days in the Vatican. Then, in January of 2025, they extended it again – this time to five days. However, this extension only applied the employees of the Governatorate of the Vatican...

Vatican to become first carbon-neutral state after striking deal with Italy

Catholic News · August 4, 2025

Pope Leo XIV at the field at Santa Maria di Galeria outside of Rome, where the Vatican plans to set up a solar farm (CNS/Vatican Media) Italy has agreed to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare field north of Rome into a vast solar farm that the...

Vatican Official at SECAM Plenary Assembly Urges Africa’s Catholic Bishops to Champion Integral Human Development

ACI Africa · August 2, 2025

The Cardinal Czerny who is a member of the Society of Jesus Congregation, noted that “The Dicastery supports the mission of the Holy Father and of the Bishops to proclaim the gospel to all creation, ensuring that no one is excluded.” He also...

Vatican to United Nations: Two-state solution in Israel and Palestine is ‘only’ path to lasting peace

America Magazine · August 1, 2025

(OSV News) -- "Only through patient and inclusive dialogue" can "a just and lasting conflict resolution can be achieved" in the long-running conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, said the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations....

Hotel of the weekSix Senses Rome blends modern wellness with traditional therapies

The National News ·

Six Senses Rome is like a luxe urban oasis set right in the busy, bustling historic heart of the Eternal City. Walking through its unassuming entrance, I find myself enveloped in a serene and peaceful retreat that is still remarkably...

Vatican strikes a solar deal that aims to make it the world’s 1st carbon-neutral state

Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania · July 31, 2025

ROME — Italy agreed Thursday to a Vatican plan to turn a 1,000-acre field north of Rome, once the source of controversy between the two, into a vast solar farm that will generate enough electricity to meet the needs of Vatican City and turn it...