Pope Francis is scheduled to sit down with U.S. President Joe Biden and eight other heads of state in a series of private bilateral meetings during the Group of Seven on Friday, June 14.
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Pope Francis uses gay slur for second time in closed-door meeting, Italian reports allege
Pope Francis reportedly used a homophobic slur to refer to a gay culture in the Vatican and warned it would not be prudent to admit young men with homosexual tendencies to seminaries.
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Pope Francis reminds city officials of Rome’s welcoming nature ahead of Jubilee Year
In a message to Rome’s government officials, Pope Francis expressed the importance of the city staying close to its nature of welcoming hospitality as it prepares to enter the Holy Year in 2025.
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Pope Francis writing document on Sacred Heart of Jesus to renew a world that’s ‘lost its heart’
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.