What is the Vatican newspaper doing for the poor?
ROME (AP) — The Vatican newspaper is starting a new monthly edition dedicated to the poor and people on the margins, aimed at not only telling their stories but involving them in the paper’s production and distribution, the Vatican said Friday.
What does the Vatican say about the Supreme Court's abortion decision?
VATICAN CITY, June 24 (Reuters) - The Vatican's Academy for Life on Friday praised the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on abortion, saying it challenged the whole world to reflect on life issues.
What does the Vatican's Academy for life say about the Supreme Court?
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's Academy for Life on Friday praised the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on abortion, saying it challenged the whole world to reflect on life issues.
How much did the Vatican lose when it sold the Vatican?
Last January, the Vatican signed a contract to sell the building, definitively exiting a venture that the court has been told resulted in a loss of 217 million euros.
What is the pope's salary?
How much does one get paid for being pope? Nothing. In 2001, the Vatican confirmed that the pope "does not and has never received a salary". As a Jesuit, Pope Francis had already taken a vow of poverty.
What is the Vatican hiding?
The Vatican Secret Archives includes state papers, correspondence, account books, and many other documents that the church has accrued over the centuries. Under the orders of Pope Paul V, the Secret Archive was separated from the Vatican Library in the 17th century.
What is the health problem with Pope Francis?
Last July, the Argentine-born pope had the left part of his colon removed during a three-hour surgery because his bowel had narrowed. Since then, his health has been in apparent decline, and for the past month Francis has been getting around in a wheelchair, or with the aid of a cane, because of knee pain.
Does Vatican have a jail?
The Vatican has no prison system, apart from a few cells for pre-trial detention. People sentenced to imprisonment by the Vatican serve time in Italian prisons, with costs covered by the Vatican.
What books did the Vatican remove from the Bible?
The section contains the following:1 Esdras (Vulgate 3 Esdras)2 Esdras (Vulgate 4 Esdras)Tobit.Judith ("Judeth" in Geneva)Rest of Esther (Vulgate Esther 10:4 – 16:24)Wisdom.Ecclesiasticus (also known as Sirach)Baruch and the Epistle of Jeremy ("Jeremiah" in Geneva) (all part of Vulgate Baruch)More items...
Who owns the Vatican?
The Holy SeeThe Holy See is the organization that owns the Vatican, i.e. the smallest independent city-state in the world. They print their own passports, have their own media, and even maintain their own mail service, all for a population numbering no more than 1,000 people.
Why is the pope limping?
Russia-Ukraine War: Apart from the knee problem, Pope Francis also suffers from sciatica. A badly limping Pope Francis again appealed for an end to the war in Ukraine on Wednesday, as he held his general audience a day after a fresh flare-up of knee pain forced him to abruptly cancel all activities.
Does Pope Francis have children?
Users on Twitter also were quick to address the fact that Pope Francis has no children.
Does the Pope have a plane?
There is no dedicated “Vatican One” papal plane. The 82-year-old leader of the world's 1.3 billion Roman Catholics uses chartered flights and most of the time press and pope fly together. Back in the 1980s, we bashed away on our typewriters and puffed away on our cigarettes.
Does the Vatican have an army?
The Vatican City State has never had independent armed forces, but it has always had a de facto military provided by the armed forces of the Holy See: the Pontifical Swiss Guard, the Noble Guard, the Palatine Guard, and the Papal Gendarmerie Corps.
Can you be born in the Vatican?
No one is born in the Vatican State Unlike most other countries in the world, citizenship in Vatican City isn't solely provided to people that are born in the country. As there are no hospitals in the Vatican State, virtually no one is born in there.
Can you become a citizen of the Vatican?
The Vatican citizenship is quite unique, not based on birth or blood but granted only to those who reside and work for Vatican office. Cardinals who live in Vatican City or Rome, as well as diplomats of the Holy See, are also considered citizens.
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