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Christine Flowers: The pope got this one wrong
The two great debates of my lifetime have been the following: “Is it gravy or sauce?” and “Can a pro-lifer support the death penalty?” The first conundrum is more controversial in my family. The second doesn’t have the philosophical gravitas of...
King Charles to become the first British monarch in 500 years to pray at public service with Pope
King Charles will become the first British monarch in 500 years to pray in public with a pope when he makes a historic visit to the Vatican City next week. The 76-year-old monarch will take part in an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel with...

A New French Abbey: Tradition’s Enduring Appeal
The Europe that the monk Raoul Glaber saw with pride at the dawn of the year 1000, covered with “a white mantle of churches,” has entered a dark era of de-Christianisation. Church towers gave way to minarets, and city churches, gradually falling...
Meet the 7 saints Pope Leo XIV will canonize on Oct. 19
Pope Leo XIV will canonize seven new saints on Sunday including an Italian lawyer who renounced Satanism, a martyred Armenian archbishop, and a Venezuelan considered the “doctor of the poor.” Banners of the new saints are on display on St....

Real reason Prince William and Princess Kate are moving house this month
Prince William and Princess Kate will soon be moving house (Image: Getty) Much has been made recently of the Prince and Princess of Wales’s plans to move to their so-called “forever home”, Forest Lodge. Kate has been hands-on with the renovations...

Buckingham Palace issues statement after 'significant' King Charles update
King Charles will become the first monarch to pray at a public service with the Pope since the Reformation when he makes a state visit to the Vatican(Image: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publis) Buckingham Palace has issued a statement as King Charles...

Buckingham Palace issues statement ahead of 'historic moment' involving King Charles
King Charles III.(Image: Jordan Pettitt-Pool/Getty Images) King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to travel to the Vatican next week to meet the new Pope Leo XIV, and Buckingham Palace has announced fresh details about the historic visit. As...

Saint Peter To Rot and Papua New Guinea today
by fr. Tomas Ravaioli * Vatican City (AsiaNews) - Among the new saints that Pope Leo XIV will proclaim on 19 October - World Mission Day - there is one who is very important for Oceania: Peter To Rot (1912-1945) will become the first saint of...

'Significant moment' for King Charles as Buckingham Palace makes announcement
King Charles will travel with his wife next week(Image: WPA Pool, Getty Images) King Charles is set to make history as the first British monarch to pray at a public service with the Pope since the Reformation, during a state visit to the Vatican....

New Buckingham Palace announcement with 'significant moment' for King Charles
The King will become the first British monarch to pray at a public service with the Pope since the Reformation when he makes a state visit to the Vatican. Charles, Supreme Governor of the Church of England, and Pope Leo XIV, head of the Catholic...

King Charles to break 500-year divide during historic State Visit
The King will break a 500-year divide between Britain and the Roman Catholic Church, during a historic visit to the Holy See next week. King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to the Vatican for a State Visit, hosted by Pope Leo XIV. The event...

Buckingham Palace makes huge King Charles announcement about historic moment
King Charles will visit the Vatican to meet Pope Leo next week(Image: Jonathan Buckmaster) King Charles is set to make history in a moment not witnessed for centuries as he prepares to visit the Vatican next week, it has been revealed. Both...

King Charles III to be first British monarch to pray with Pope in at least 500 years
Baku, October 17, AZERTAC King Charles and Pope Leo are to become the first British monarch and pontiff to pray together at a church service since the Reformation in the 16th Century, BBC reported. This historic moment will be in the Sistine...

Buckingham Palace announcement as King set to make history in days
King Charles is set to make a historic visit to the Vatican next week, marking an event not seen for centuries. The King, who is currently undergoing cancer treatment, and Queen Camilla are scheduled to meet Pope Leo XIV during a two-day state...
King Charles to pray with Pope Leo at public service in historic first
King Charles is set to make history during his state visit to the Vatican, becoming the first British monarch since the Reformation to pray at a public service with the Pope. The Supreme Governor of the Church of England will join Pope Leo XIV,...

RELIGION HEADLINES FRI 10-17
Audio By Carbonatix (SRN NEWS)-( ) In a statement that’s being welcomed by the victims of pedophile priests, the Vatican’s child protection board says the Catholic Church has a moral duty to help victims heal. The Pontifical Commission for the...

Buckingham Palace makes announcement with 'significant moment' for King Charles
Steven Smith Content Editor 12:16, 17 Oct 2025 King Charles will be accompanied by his wife(Image: Lucy North/PA) The King will become the first British monarch to pray at a public service with the Pope since the Reformation when he makes a state...
Bartolo Longo, future saint of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii
Although he became a satanist as a young man, Bartolo Longo later became a fervent promoter of the Rosary and founded a major shrine to Our Lady in Pompeii. On October 19, 2025, Pope Leo XIV will preside over the canonization Mass for seven saints...

From an Australian Dream to an American Reality — An Interview with György Kovács
This is an abridged version of the original interview published on 777blog on 13 August 2023. Kovács György—known to everyone simply as Gyuri—is the director of Sík Sándor Scout Park in Fillmore, New York, the most significant international...

Major King Charles announcement made as Buckingham Palace confirm historic event
Jennifer Newton Deputy Royal Editor and Adam Cailler Senior reporter and MSN lead 12:14, 17 Oct 2025Updated 12:18, 17 Oct 2025 King Charles will visit the Vatican to meet Pope Leo next week(Image: Jonathan Buckmaster) The King is poised for a...