Travel hacks 2025: How to see 2 countries in 1 holiday

Travel is fun of course, but when you know how to make the most of it, you are gifted with experiences that no guide book will prepare you for. Likewise, if anyone plans meticulously, they can indeed have more in less time, or explore more than...

‘Block Mom,’ Harvard Grad, Pro-Life Activist — and Saint? Vatican Says Cause for Ruth Pakaluk Can Move Forward

To kids in the neighborhood east of Interstate 290 in Worcester, Massachusetts, she was the mom who baked brownies and blondies for everyone after school and whose home was the starting point for games and fun. “She was like the ‘Block Mom,’” her...

Vatican Eyes Regime Change in Venezuela

Venezuela’s socialist government is on the edge of collapse. President Donald Trump has deployed 10,000 troops to the Caribbean as part of a buildup involving eight warships, 10 F-35 fighter jets, missile-loaded drones, a nuclear-powered attack...

Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year

Known around the world for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees, conservationist Jane Goodall was among a number of noteworthy people who died in October. Her immersive chimpanzee field research documented the primates’ personalities and use...

Revealed: 'Green king' Sadiq Khan has clocked up 100,000 air miles since becoming London mayor

At a glance • Since becoming London mayor in 2016, Sir Sadiq Khan has flown more than 100,000 air miles on 17 foreign trips, including recent visits to Rio de Janeiro, Africa, Poland, and France—drawing claims of hypocrisy given his climate change...

Today in High Prairie: November 5, 2025

Today in High Prairie! See what’s happening today in town, celebrity birthdays, local history, world history and your daily horoscope. Please send your birthdays and community events to southpeacenews@hotmail.com and/or spneditor@outlook.com....

Camden delegation joins synodal gathering at Vatican

Bishop Joseph Williams kneels at the tomb of Pope Francis in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome. Bishop Williams led a delegation of diocesan leaders to Rome, where they took part in the Jubilee of Synodal Teams at the Vatican. (Photos by...

The Vatican and Andorra discuss decriminalization of abortion

ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 30, 2025 / 10:09 am A delegation from the Andorran government met on Oct. 22 with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin to continue discussions on the decriminalization of abortion in Andorra, a country whose...

Angelina Jolie Makes Surprise Visit to Kherson

Angelina Jolie, the Oscar award-winning actress, humanitarian and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, took a surprise trip to the Ukrainian city of Kherson. On Nov. 5, former city council member Vitalii Bohdanov announced Jolie’s visit in a post on...

Cardinal Imprisoned by Communists Recites Exorcism During Mass at the Vatican

Albanian Cardinal Ernest Simoni Troshani, an exorcist within the Catholic Church who once endured imprisonment by his country’s Communist regime for his faith, made headlines after he recited an exorcism during a Pontifical High Mass at St....

Vatican will return artifacts to Indigenous groups in Canada

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is expected to soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada as part of its reckoning with the Catholic Church’s troubled role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the...

Tourist plunges 22ft to his death in front of daughter at Rome landmark

A police cordon at the Pantheon in Rome, following the death of a tourist at the famous attraction (Picture: EPA) A Japanese tourist plunged 22ft to his death while touring the Pantheon in Rome’s with his daughter. Hibino Morimasa was struck by a...

Repatriating items from the Vatican will take care, say local First Nations

Gilbert Whiteduck says the repatriation of Indigenous items from the Vatican museum is an important step towards reconciliation, but the handling of those items needs to be done in a manner that reflects their sacred nature. “It’s not just a...

Repatriation of Indigenous items held at the Vatican needs to be done the right way, say local First Nations

Gilbert Whiteduck says the repatriation of Indigenous items from the Vatican museum is an important step towards reconciliation, but the handling of those items needs to be done in a manner that reflects their sacred nature. “We need to be very...

From Lausanne to Bangkok: the life of Thailand’s Queen Sirikit

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit had close ties to Switzerland. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial...

Pope Leo XIV’s first trip will focus on ecumenical, interreligious relations; Vatican releases Nov. 27-Dec. 2 itinerary

VATICAN CITY — Commemorating the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and its Creed, as well as reaffirming hopes for peace in the Middle East, Pope Leo XIV will travel to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2. The Vatican released the...

Vatican to return Indigenous artefacts to Canada ahead of Jubilee year

The Vatican is preparing to repatriate a collection of Indigenous artefacts, including an Inuit kayak, from its Anima Mundi museum to communities in Canada. The Vatican is set to announce the repatriation of a “few dozen” Indigenous artefacts from...

Vatican to return artifacts to Canada’s Indigenous groups

The Vatican is expected to soon announce that it will return a few dozen artefacts sought by Indigenous communities in Canada as part of its reckoning with the Catholic Church's troubled role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas...

Pope Leo XIV receives Hungarian PM Orbán and his family in the Vatican – photos

Pope Leo XIV received Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a private audience at the Vatican on Monday morning. The nearly hour-long meeting took place in the Pontiff’s study and was followed by the introduction of Orbán’s family and...

Vatican will return dozens of artifacts to Indigenous groups in Canada as reconciliation gesture

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is expected to soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada as part of its reckoning with the Catholic Church’s troubled role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the...