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The British Empire never ruled over only these 22 countries, including Belarus, Ivory Coast, Congo, Vatican City, check full list here
Home News The British Empire never ruled over only these 22 countries, including Belarus, Ivory Coast, Congo, Vatican City, check full list here Here are the names of 22 countries where the British Empire never ruled. Check out there names. The...

Is Charlotte’s housing market finally cooling?
Growth is still the story of Charlotte, but as the economy muddles along, some of that growth and stratospheric home prices might be cooling off. Still, there's plenty of reason for optimism, and several classrooms-worth of people moving here...

Vatican dispatch: Leo’s curial conundrums
By Gript COLUMN Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su During his vacation in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV is not allowing himself true rest. Within the walls of the papal residence, the American Pontiff is...

Thousands of young Catholics flood Rome for Pope-led vigil
ROME: Thousands of young Catholics began assembling on Saturday for an evening prayer led by Pope Leo XIV, the culmination of a week-long pilgrimage and a key event in the jubilee year that is expected to draw up to a million people. The “Jubilee...
Pope Leo leaves Castel Gandolfo and returns to Vatican City
Returning to Rome on Tuesday night after a short stay in nearby town of Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV called for an end to the arms trade “that goes behind every war.” The pontiff was briefly addressing journalists as he left Villa Barberini, the...

Want to work at the Vatican? There’s a website for that
The Holy See’s Secretariat for the Economy has launched a new page inviting laypeople to apply directly for open or upcoming positions across Vatican offices. The announcement came Tuesday, as reported by Vatican News, and marks a new chapter in...

Italian police confiscate 13 million unauthorized religious articles sold around the Vatican
(ZENIT News / Rome, 07.21.2025).- As the 2025 Jubilee Year unfolds, Rome is experiencing not only a surge in pilgrims but also an unwelcome flood of counterfeit religious merchandise and labor law violations. Since the opening of the Holy Year on...

Pope condemns arms trade as he returns to Vatican
Before leaving Castel Gandolfo this evening, Pope Leo XIV stopped to talk to some journalists, and answered some questions on international current affairs. By Vatican News “We must encourage everyone to leave weapons behind, and to leave behind...

Rome to Host RE KEY: Italy 2025. FIABCI International Trade Mission An Exclusive Gateway for Global Real Estate and Urban Investment Collaboration
From September 10 to 12, Rome will host RE KEY: Italy 2025, the official FIABCI International Trade Mission, gathering global real estate, innovation, and investment leaders for a transformative experience of collaboration and deal-making. The...

Vatican review sparks hope for Orchard Park parishioners
A Vatican letter renews hope for parishioners fighting to keep St. John Vianney Church open. ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — A letter from the Vatican seems to be bringing a renewed sense of hope to parishioners at St. John Vianney Church in Orchard Park,...

RE KEY: Italy 2025 – FIABCI International Trade Mission Lands in Rome
From September 10 to 12, Rome will host RE KEY: Italy 2025, the FIABCI International Trade Mission, organized in cooperation with 15° CTV – Verso un Rinascimento della Città, Sapienza University, and a distinguished network of partners including...

Vatican diplomat to UN: ‘Every human life is sacred’
News Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations, delivered a statement in which he probed the UN's 'uneven' focus on well-being projects. (LifeSiteNews) — On July 14, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the...

AP News Summary at 7:33 p.m. EDT
Israeli fire again kills Gaza aid-seekers as US envoy meets with hostages' families DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Witnesses and health workers say Israeli forces opened fire near two aid distribution sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza...

Cardinal Czerny to SECAM: 'We stand ready to accompany your Church'
Cardinal Michael Czerny, the Prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, speaks at the opening of the 20th Plenary Assembly of SECAM taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, recalling fruits of SECAM's initiatives in the...

There is still hope: Pilgrims from war zones gather in Rome to join 'Jubilee of Youth'
For many from war-scarred countries, trip a chance to experience breath of normalcy VATICAN CITY, Holy See: Khader Qassis travelled 32 hours from the West Bank, passing military checkpoints across three countries, to join hundreds of thousands of...

For Chicago small businesses, ‘the pope economy’ is good
CNN — The Windy City is getting a boost from “the pope economy.” Since Pope Leo XIV’s election in May, creative entrepreneurs across the globe have worked overtime to stamp his likeness on everything from baby onesies to a cold pint of beer. But...

AP News Summary at 10:26 a.m. EDT
It's Trump's economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's economic policies are facing scrutiny as weak indicators emerge. Job gains are dwindling, inflation is rising and growth has...

AP News Summary at 9:29 a.m. EDT
It's Trump's economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's economic policies are facing scrutiny as weak indicators emerge. Job gains are dwindling, inflation is rising and growth has...

VIDEO: 800,000 Young Catholics from Around the World Gather with Pope Leo for Prayer Vigil in Rome
An estimated one million young Catholics from around the world greeted Pope Leo XIV like a rock star Saturday at an open-air prayer vigil outside Rome, after the head of the Catholic Church made a dramatic entrance by helicopter. Pilgrims began...

Catholic Woodstock? Screaming faithful cheer ‘rock star’ Pope Leo in record-breaking Rome youth vigil
ROME, Aug 3 — Hundreds of thousands of young faithful feted Pope Leo XIV like a rock star yesterday at an open-air prayer vigil outside Rome, after the head of the Catholic Church made a dramatic entrance by helicopter. Pilgrims began crying and...