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Thousands of volunteers in colorful safety vests fill St. Peter’s Square during the Jubilee of Volunteers at the Vatican on March 9, 2025.

Security, Technological Enhancements Made to St. Peter’s Basilica

The cardinal also expressed his gratitude for the collaboration of the benefactors: the Knights of Columbus, who participated in the restoration of the necropolis, and the Safavi Philanthropic Institute, which contributed to the enhancement of the Vatican grottoes.

Susan Smith (left) and Marion Calder, co-directors of For Women Scotland, with campaigners celebrate outside the U.K. Supreme Court in London on April 16, 2025, after the terms in the Equality Act were ruled to refer to a biological woman and biological sex.

Britain’s Highest Court Rules in Favor of Biological Women

“The unanimous decision of this court is that the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex,” said Patrick Stewart Hodge, deputy president of the Supreme Court of the U.K., reading the decision.

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