Pope Francis announced that he is preparing a document on the Sacred Heart of Jesus to be released in September.
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Pope Francis recognizes miracle needed for the first ‘millennial’ saint: Blessed Carlo Acutis
Pope Francis formally recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager whose birth in 1991 will make him the first “millennial” to become a saint.
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Pope Francis: Selfishness—not too many babies—is the root cause of the world’s problems
“Human life is not a problem, it is a gift,” said Pope Francis at a meeting on Italy’s longtime decline in births and population growth on May 10. “The problem is not how many of us there are in the world, but what kind of world we are building.”
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Like Venice, people are beautiful but fragile, Pope Francis says in city built on water
During his visit to Venice, Pope Francis encouraged young people to embrace their worth, urging care for one another’s vulnerabilities and emphasizing the importance of remaining connected to God to bear fruits of justice, peace, and solidarity.
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Pope asks nations to repeal laws discriminating against women
Pope Francis: “Let us respect women. Let us respect their dignity, their basic rights. And if we don’t, our society will not progress.”
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Pope prays at home while thousands attend Way of the Cross at Colosseum
Those chosen to lead the Way of the Cross included minors living in foster homes, people with disabilities, migrants, catechists, priests and cloistered nuns.
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Papal preacher: The Lord’s power is his love, rejection of revenge
“The concern of the risen Jesus is not to confuse his enemies, but to go and reassure his dismayed disciples,” he said.
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Pope Francis: Gender ideology is today’s ‘worst danger’
The gifts of men and women are “fruitful” together, and to erase the difference between men and women “is to erase humanity,” Pope Francis said.
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Argentine president who once called Pope Francis a ‘filthy leftist’ invites him to visit his ‘beloved homeland’
“I believe that your trip will bring fruits of pacification and the fraternity of all Argentines, eager to overcome our divisions and conflicts,” the Argentinian president said in a letter sent to the pope.
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African bishops, with Pope Francis’ agreement, declare ‘No blessing for homosexual couples’
Reaffirming their fidelity to the pope and the Gospel, Catholic bishops in Africa have released a common response to a recent Vatican declaration, saying they “generally prefer” not to offer blessings to same-sex couples.