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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 431

Nicole Winfield

Pope Francis meets at the Vatican with relatives of Shiri, Yarden, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, who have been held hostage in Gaza since October 7, on April 8, 2024. (Vatican Media handout via AFP)
April 8, 2024, 4:08 pm
Vatican: Gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy ‘contradictory to human dignity’
New 20-page doctrinal statement also reiterates rejection of gender theory; pope’s confidant casts document as conservative kowtow to anti-gay cardinals miffed by liberal pontiff
By Nicole Winfield
Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, on October 18, 2023. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
December 19, 2023, 6:31 am
In radical shift, Pope Francis approves priestly blessings for same-sex couples
Blessings must not be tied to any specific Catholic celebration or religious service, and may not be conferred at the same time as a civil union ceremony, says Vatican document
By Nicole Winfield and David Crary
Italian Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (R) is elevated cardinal by Pope Francis during a consistory to create 21 new cardinals at St. Peter's square in The Vatican on September 30, 2023. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP)
September 30, 2023, 11:41 am
Jerusalem Latin Patriarch among 21 new cardinals anointed by Pope
New appointees expected to help Francis reform church and cement his legacy; Latin Patriarch Pizzaballa says nomination will ‘raise the voice of Jerusalem’
By Nicole Winfield
Undated file photo of Pope Pius XII (AP Photo, File)
September 16, 2023, 10:28 am
New letter reveals Pope Pius XII had detailed information on Nazi killing of Jews
Vatican archive documents on mass killings in Poland undercut Holy See’s argument that it couldn’t denounce Holocaust as it was unable to verify diplomatic reports
By Nicole Winfield
An undated file photo of Pope Pius XII. (AP Photo)
September 7, 2023, 10:25 pm
New research shows Catholic convents sheltered 3,200 Jews in Rome during WWII
Report from Yad Vashem, the Vatican, Italian Jewish community says at least that number were protected by church; sheds no new light on Pope Pius XII’s role during Nazi occupation
By Nicole Winfield
People walk in the excavation site of the ancient Roman emperor Nero's theater, 1st century AD, backdropped by the church of Santo Spirito in Sassia, during a press preview, in Rome, Wednesday, July 26, 2023 (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
July 28, 2023, 6:21 pm
Ruins of ancient Nero’s Theater discovered near Vatican
Officials say findings under site of future hotel provide a rare look at Roman history over the centuries
By Nicole Winfield
Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, June 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
June 7, 2023, 9:36 pm
Pope Francis emerges from 3-hour abdominal surgery without complications
86-year-old pontiff has hernia repaired two years after part of his colon was removed
By Nicole Winfield and Maria Cheng
A view of a former monastery, in Rome, May 29, 2023, situated on a quiet residential street, which once sheltered Jews fleeing deportation in World War II. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
June 1, 2023, 10:44 am
Ex-monastery in Rome that once sheltered Jews is at center of $17m Vatican scandal
Priest moved millions meant for missionary work into investment fund in apparently legal move, leaving renovation of monastery tied up and nuns forced to commute 90 minutes
By Nicole Winfield
Pope Francis helped to get on his car at the end of weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
March 29, 2023, 11:19 pm
Pope to be hospitalized for days with lung infection
Holy See says Pope Francis suffering from difficulty breathing but rules out COVID-19 virus as Christians prepare to launch Holy Week
By Nicole Winfield
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, right, leaves after an EU summit in Brussels, March 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, Pool)
March 24, 2023, 10:32 pm
Italian opposition criticizes Meloni over Nazi massacre comments
After Italy’s PM, whose party has neo-fascist roots, says Nazis killed 335 ‘because they were Italian,’ opponents lash her for ignoring that victims were antifascists, Jews
By Nicole Winfield
The marble head of a young man, a tiny fragment from the 2,500-year-old sculptured decoration of the Parthenon Temple on the ancient Acropolis, is displayed during a presentation to the press at the new Acropolis Museum in Athens, November 5, 2008. (Thanassis Stavrakis/AP)
March 7, 2023, 6:00 pm
Vatican, Greece ink deal for return of three Parthenon sculpture fragments
Agreement termed ‘donation’ to Orthodox Christian archbishop of Athens rather than transfer of items, but move could add pressure on Britain to repatriate its collection
By Nicole Winfield and Derek Gatopoulos
Pope Francis speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the Vatican, January 24, 2023. (AP/Andrew Medichini)
January 25, 2023, 7:37 pm
Pope: Homosexuality not a crime, church should fight ‘unjust’ anti-LGBTQ laws
Francis’s remarks are a first for a pontiff, adds bishops should learn to apply ‘tenderness’ to all Catholics
By Nicole Winfield
Pope Francis presides over an Epiphany mass in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, on January 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
January 9, 2023, 3:27 pm
Pope Francis breaks silence on Iran, denouncing death sentences for protesters
Comparing Tehran’s actions to abortion, pontiff asserts ‘both are a violation of the fundamental right to life’; calls for unity after rioters storm Brazil’s seats of power
By Nicole Winfield
The coffin of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is brought to St. Peter's Square for a funeral mass at the Vatican, January 5, 2023. (Ben Curtis/AP)
January 5, 2023, 11:18 am
Thousands pour into St. Peter’s Square for funeral of Benedict XVI
Pope Francis presides over Vatican ceremony for deceased former pontiff; small number of heads of state, royal delegations join service
By Nicole Winfield, Giada Zampano and Frances D'Emilio
Holocaust survivor, Senator Liliana Segre chairs the opening session of the Italian Senate of the newly elected parliament, October 13, 2022. (Gregorio Borgia/AP)
October 13, 2022, 3:49 pm
Holocaust survivor opens Italian Senate as far-right prepares to govern country
In emotional speech, Liliana Segre recalls discrimination she faced in past, urges civilized debate, as Brothers of Italy, which has neo-fascist roots, set to lead government
By Nicole Winfield
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