Pope Francis, ex-Pope Benedict both get COVID-19 vaccine

By Reuters,

Both Pope Francis and ex Pope Benedict have received the first dose of a vaccine against coronavirus, the Vatican said on Thursday. The 84-year-old...

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Pope’s personal doctor dies from Covid-19 complications

By CNN,

Pope Francis' personal doctor, Fabrizio Soccorsi, has died as a result of “complications due to Covid,” the Vatican’s newspaper L’Osservatore ...

Good riddance 2020. Hello 2021: Fireworks light deserted streets

By Reuters,

Fireworks soared into the sky above the Sydney Opera House, but the harbour below was a deserted ghost town, a fittingly creepy send-off for a year th...

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Pope Francis to miss New Year’s Eve masses due to sciatic pain

By CNN,

Pope Francis will not lead the Vatican's New Year's Eve and New Year's Day celebrations due to sciatic pain, the Vatican said in a statement on Thursd...

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Vatican permits use of COVID-19 vaccines made using aborted foetal tissue

By Reuters,

The Vatican told Roman Catholics on Monday that it was morally acceptable to use COVID-19 vaccines even if their production employed cell lines drawn ...

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Ethiopian forces capture town, move toward Tigrayan capital

By Reuters,

The Ethiopian military has seized control of the town of Wikro, 50 km (30 miles) north of the Tigrayan capital, a senior official said on Friday. T...

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Football world mourns as Argentina great Maradona dies

By Reuters,

Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time before drug and alcohol addiction marred his career, died on Wednesd...

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NBA players meet Pope Francis to discuss social justice issues

By Reuters,

Five NBA players met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday to discuss social justice issues following a season where combating racial inequality ...

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Fight against COVID-19 and commerce top the agenda as Uhuru meets Italian counterpart

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta today paid a courtesy call on his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella at his Quirinal Palace in Rome. President Kenyatta...

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President Kenyatta meets Pope Francis at start of official visit to Vatican

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta kicked off his official visit to the State of the Vatican City on Friday with a meeting with his host His Holiness Pope Franc...

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Pope Francis says homosexuals should be covered by civil union laws

By Reuters,

Pope Francis says in a film released on Wednesday that homosexuals should be protected by civil union laws, in some of the clearest language he has us...

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COVID-19 case confirmed in Pope Francis’ Vatican residence

By Reuters,

A man living in the same Vatican residence as Pope Francis has tested positive for COVID-19 and gone into isolation, the Vatican said on Saturday. Th...

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Vatican, Italy resume public church services as lockdown eases

By Reuters,

Pope Francis inaugurated the full reopening of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Monday and Catholic churches across Italy held public Masses f...

What is social distancing and how does it help in fighting coronavirus?

By CNN,

If, like me, you've been receiving emails from most every organization you're involved with saying that classes, lectures, services, and other planned...

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Churches, mosques and schools instructed to provide sanitisation apparatus

By Rene Oswere,

The first coronavirus case in Kenya has triggered a more intense reaction from the government with public gatherings banned until further notice. T...

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Pope Francis makes first public appearance following illness

By Reuters,

Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance in four days following what the Vatican has called a “slight indisposition” that forced hi...

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World’s most celebrated teacher Peter Tabichi meets Pope Francis at the Vatican

By Citizen Reporter,

Peter Tabichi, the Kenyan science teacher who won the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2019, met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Tuesday. Tabi...

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Pope Francis apologises for slapping woman’s hand, terms it a ‘bad example’

By Reuters,

Pope Francis apologized on Wednesday for having angrily slapped a woman’s arm when she had grabbed hold of his hand and yanked him towards her, sayi...

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Pope Francis slaps woman’s hand to free himself – VIDEO

By CNN,

Pope Francis was happily greeting children and pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on Tuesday when he slapped a woman's hand to free himself. The pope w...

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No more secrecy rules in sexual abuse cases linked to Catholic clergy: Pope

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Pope Francis has abolished Vatican secrecy rules that ensured investigations and proceedings of sexual abuse cases involving Catholic clergy members w...

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