Pope Francis wraps up S. Korea visit urging unit, reconciliation
Francis, met by festive crowds, spoke several times during his visit to South Korea about inequality, which has been a theme of his papacy since being elected in March 2013. The post Pope Francis wraps...
View ArticleAs Vatican moves to accept gays, Bishops seek balance
Bishops are concerned that an emphasis on graduality can lead to confusion about whether Catholics really must follow church law to the letter on hot-button issues like contraception. The post As...
View ArticlePope Francis names 20 new Cardinals, majority from Latin America, Africa
In announcing the new voting cardinals, Pope Francis said they come "from 14 countries from every continent (and) manifest the indissoluble links between the Church of Rome" and churches around the...
View ArticlePope Francis to visit mosque in conflict-ridden Central Africa
Pope Francis is set to visit a mosque in a flashpoint area of the Central African Republic's capital on Monday. The post Pope Francis to visit mosque in conflict-ridden Central Africa appeared first on...
View ArticleChristians should apologise to gay people for discrimination: Pope Francis
That comment was one of the first indications that the Vatican under Pope Francis' leadership would take a more conciliatory approach to the gay community The post Christians should apologise to gay...
View ArticleVatican leaks trial: Journalists acquitted, source convicted
The journalists were not considered to have committed a crime on Vatican territory and therefore were outside the judges' territorial authority. The post Vatican leaks trial: Journalists acquitted,...
View ArticleRent a priest: Former priests offer platform to Catholics who’ve drifted away...
The 'rent a priest' service is part of a move by the former priests to establish an open church as a common platform for themselves as well as those who have fallen off the mainstream of the Church due...
View ArticleWhy nuns are silent about sexual abuse within the Catholic church in India:...
Evidently, Kulapuram was onto something — and it’s across denominations, nor confined just to the Catholic church The post Why nuns are silent about sexual abuse within the Catholic church in India:...
View ArticlePope Francis indefinitely extends special permission on abortion, maintains...
Pope Francis is allowing all priests to absolve women of the "grave sin" of abortion, extending indefinitely special permission he had granted for the duration of the just-ended Holy Year of Mercy. The...
View ArticlePope Francis extends power to forgive abortion to all Roman Catholic priests
Pope Francis has extended the power to forgive abortion to all Roman Catholic priests, a right previously reserved for bishops or special confessors in most parts of the world The post Pope Francis...
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