The pope said on the plane back from Kazakhstan that it is sometimes morally licit for countries to purchase weapons for the purpose of self-defense.
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Pope Francis calls on Christians to ‘repent and modify our lifestyles’ to save the planet
Pope Francis used this year’s World Day of Prayer for Creation to comment on the need for humanity to address climate change by refocusing centrality toward Christ and away from our own “consumerist excesses.”
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Pope Francis’ special prayer intention for September: Ending the death penalty
“Capital punishment offers no justice to victims, but rather encourages revenge. And it prevents any possibility of undoing a possible miscarriage of justice,” the pope said in a video message Aug. 31.
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Pope Francis tells cardinals to serve with ‘wonder and gratitude’
Jesus’ call to spread the Gospel should fill all Christians, especially those within the church hierarchy, with a sense of wonder and gratitude, Pope Francis said.
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Vatican: Pope Francis’ remarks on Russian car bomb victim were not a political affirmation
The Vatican said that Pope Francis’s comments on the death of Darya Dugina were meant to defend life, not affirm the Russian side of the war in Ukraine.
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Pope Francis’ expected meeting with Patriarch Kirill is off after Russian Orthodox leader cancels Kazakhstan trip
The pope told the patriarch that “we are not clerics of the state, we cannot use the language of politics, but of Jesus.”
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Cardinal Becciu, charged in Vatican real estate scandal, says Pope Francis invited him to August consistory
Cardinal Angelo Becciu, currently facing charges of embezzlement and abuse of office, said Pope Francis invited him to attend the Aug. 27 consistory.
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Cardinal Zen to stand trial in Hong Kong in September
A judge set a five-day trial for Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun and four other defendants who face charges of failing to properly register a now-defunct fund to help anti-government protesters.
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Pope Francis to visit Kazakhstan in September for interreligious conference
The Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis will visit Kazakhstan in September and attend an interreligious meeting in the capital city, Nur-Sultan.
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Writing decision to overturn Roe was an ‘honor,’ says Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito
In an address at a gala dinner in Rome, Justice Alito joked about the international reaction to the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which he wrote.