Despite political differences within her coalition over their stance on Russia and Italian taxpayers' financial woes, Premier Giorgia Meloni has unwaveringly advocated for military aid and other assistance for Ukraine.
Two bills proposed by state elected officials would remove the Catholic Church’s right to the “seal of confession” protecting priests’ right to refuse to provide private information divulged during confessionals, and Catholic advocates warn it could be a slippery slope when it comes to protections for religious freedom.
Although the constitution of Ukraine is supposed to ensure religious freedom, President Volodomyr Zelensky is "closing churches belonging to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church" and is "arresting priests and nuns," reported FNC's Tucker Carlson.
The economically-ailing Vatican has inaugurated a 120,000-square-foot shopping mall to cater to the millions of tourists and pilgrims that visit it each year.
Pope Francis expressed concern over the expulsion of monks from the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, following an appeal by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Pope Francis has raised the possibility of reconsidering the celibacy requirement for Catholic priests, stating that it is a "temporary prescription" and could be relaxed, although he did not believe it would encourage more men to consider a clerical vocation.
Zelensky accused the monks of being "agents of Russia" and claimed that his government would not allow a "terrorist state" to "manipulate the spirituality of our people" or to "steal valuables" from holy sites.
