After several centuries .. Vatican returns parts of Parthenon to Greece

 

At a ceremony held in a specially built exhibition space of the Acropolis Museum three fragments of Parthenon sculptures that the Vatican has kept for centuries to Greece were exhibited

In a decision that Pope Francis described as a gesture of friendship, the Vatican returned the three parts of the 2,500-year-old marble .

Pope Francis hospitalized with a respiratory infection Wednesday

 Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in the Rome hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said.

Vatican: Pope shows marked improvement and may leave hospital soon

 Pope Francis has shown a “marked improvement” following intravenous antibiotics for a bronchitis infection and could be released from the hospital in the coming days, the Vatican and his doctors say.

Pope updates sexual abuse law

 Pope Francis on Saturday updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding senior churchmen accountable for covering up cases of sex abuse, expanding it to cover lay Catholic leaders and reaffirming that vulnerable adults can also be victims of abuse when they are unable to consent.

Pope Francis is facing a "war of attrition "

Since the death of Benedict XVI, criticism has escalated in an indication of the atmosphere of a "civil war" within the church at a time when it is going through a stage of reflection on its future.

President Putin congratulates Pope Francis on the 10th anniversary of the election

VATICAN, March 13. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has passed his congratulations to Pope Francis on the 10th anniversary of his election as Catholic pontiff, Russia’s envoy to the Holy See, Alexander Avdeyev, told TASS on Monday.