The Pope stressed that sport also has "a great social power, capable of peacefully uniting people from different cultures." Pope Francis leads Angelus prayer from his window at the Vatican, July 21, 2024.Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti/Handout via REUTERS The opening ceremony of the 33rd Olympic...
“The significance of this news cannot be overstated,” said Francis DeBernardo of New Ways Ministry, which supports LGBTQ+ Catholics. “It is one thing to formally approve same-gender blessings, which he had already pastorally permitted, but to say that people should not...
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Washington Post, by Chico Harlan, Michelle Boorstein and Sarah Pulliam Bailey: Pope Francis has called in a new documentary for the creation of civil union laws, giving his clearest support to date for the rights of same-sex couples while breaking from the official teaching of the Roman Cathol...
Francis has said, however, that he has no plans to resign anytime soon, even if Benedict "opened the door" to the possibility. In his autobiography "Hope" released this week, Francis said that he hadn't considered resigning even when he had major intestinal surgery. ...
“…not everything can be resolved by market freedom,” he wrote. …As an outgrowth of that, Francis rejected the concept of an absolute right to property for individuals… He repeated his criticism of the “perverse” global economic system, which he said consistently keeps the poor on the...
Iraqi government and religious officials are concerned these militias could carry out rocket attacks in Baghdad or elsewhere to show their displeasure over al-Sistani’s meeting with Francis. Asked if this 33rd foreign visit was Francis' riskiest, Bruni replied diplomatically. “I wouldn’t g...
The pope has told hairdressers to “avoid succumbing to the temptation of chatter.” He said they should take inspiration from a 16th century saint who was known for cutting hair, bloodletting and amputations. Pope Francis on Monday warned an audience of hairdressers, hairstylists and beauticians...
Pope Francis is installing 21 new cardinals and many of the new leaders are key figures in his reform agenda which includes a crackdown on abuse. He is also broadening the geographic diversity with the appointments of two new cardinals from Asia, two fro
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