Cardinal Pietro Parolin told some 200,000 people in St. Peter’s Square that Pope Francis had made the message of God’s limitless mercy the heart of his pontificate.
Justin McLellan – Catholic News Service
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Pope Francis establishes new commission to boost donations to the Holy See
Signed by the pope and dated Feb. 11, three days before Pope Francis was hospitalized, the decree was released by the Vatican Feb. 26.
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Cardinal Fernandez: Reports of priests manipulating spiritual guidance for sex are ‘unfortunately not uncommon.’
The Code of Canon Law must more directly address the frequent spiritual manipulation and abuse of office wrought by members of the church to solicit sex, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández said.
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Cuba to release 553 prisoners for Jubilee at Pope Francis’ request
The Cuban government announced that it would release hundreds of political prisoners, citing inspiration from Pope Francis’ emphasis on mercy for prisoners during the Jubilee Year.
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Pope Francis condemns economies that exploit child labor in first catechesis of 2025
“Today we know how to turn our eyes toward Mars or virtual worlds, but we struggle to look into the eyes of a child who has been left on the margins and is being exploited and abused,” the pope said at his general audience Jan. 8.
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St. Peter’s Holy Door sees more than half million pilgrims in two weeks
“This is a very significant beginning,” Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the chief Vatican organizer of the Jubilee Year, said in a statement.
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Two women join Vatican synod planning council for first time
For the first time, women will serve on the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod.
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Pope Francis: ‘All-male theology is an incomplete theology’
At a conference on the Future of theology, the pope stressed the need to expand the role of women in academic theology: “There are things that only women understand, and theology needs their contribution.”
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Vatican launches virtual College of Cardinal ‘dashboard’—an interactive map of the people who will elect the next pope
The new Vatican dashboard allows users to see a map of where current cardinals are from, as well as the percentage of cardinals from each region eligible to vote in conclave.
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Pope Francis calls for a ‘church that gets its hands dirty’ at synod’s closing Mass
Pope Francis delivered a homily during the closing Mass for the Synod of Bishops in St. Peter’s Basilica Oct. 27.