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.
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Italian priest excommunicated for calling Francis ‘antipope usurper’ during Mass
The priest detailed the qualities of “real priests” versus those who side with “Bergoglio and his mercenaries.” He said the See of Peter is occupied by a “masonic Jesuit tied to a group of globalists, an antipope usurper.”
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Pope Francis’ World Day of Peace message: AI must not compete with human potential
The huge advances in new information technologies, the pope said, “offer exciting opportunities and grave risks, with serious implications for the pursuit of justice and harmony among peoples.”
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Vatican says no to scattering ashes, but approves families keeping ‘minimal’ part of cremated remains in a ‘significant’ place
In a “note” from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican has upheld a rule mandating that the ashes of the deceased be preserved in a consecrated place.
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Catholics forbidden from joining Masonic groups, Vatican head of doctrine says
The Catholic Church has long denounced Freemasonry; in particular, Pope Leo XIII, in the late 19th century, insisted “Christianity and Freemasonry are essentially irreconcilable.
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Papal commission reaches out to Marko Rupnik’s known victims
The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors has reached out to known victims of Slovenian Father Marko Rupnik, asking to meet with them.
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New research: Despite anti-Semitism, Catholics helped rescue thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Italy
Many Catholics overcame their antisemitic prejudices to rescue and save Jewish people in danger, “sometimes at the cost of their lives,” some Jewish and Catholic historians said at an international conference.
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Israel condemns Jerusalem Christian churches over ‘immoral linguistic ambiguity’ in statement on Hamas attack
Israel’s Embassy to the Holy See underlined the need for the church to condemn “the hideous crime,” name the perpetrators and acknowledge “Israel’s basic right to defend itself against the atrocity.”