Pope Francis declined to read his prepared remarks during an audience with Catholic communicators from France, saying he has bronchitis and “can’t speak well.”
Justin McLellan – Catholic News Service
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Cardinal Fernandez says his graphic book on sexuality not something he’d write today
The 90-page book contained a chapter detailing the differences between male and female orgasms—and how one can find God’s love in either—while another chapter was titled “God in the partner’s orgasm.”
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Senior Vatican official says priestly celibacy should be optional
Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta, adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, said that the Church should reconsider the celibacy requirement for Latin-rite priests.
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Pope Francis at Christmas Mass: Jesus is ‘once more rejected by the futile logic of war’
“Tonight, our hearts are in Bethlehem, where the Prince of Peace is once more rejected by the futile logic of war, by the clash of arms that even today prevents him from finding room in the world.”
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Pope Francis: Disconnecting from social media is ‘essential’ to Christian life
Praying the Angelus with some 25,000 visitors in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis urged listeners to disconnect from the “pollution of vain words and chatter” present on social media platforms.
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Recovered from illness, Pope Francis asks Mary to watch over Ukrainians, Palestinians, Israelis
After a canceled trip to Dubai due to a bronchial infection, Pope Francis went into the center of Rome to continue the tradition of praying before the elevated statue of Mary next to the Spanish Steps.
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At prayer vigil for peace, Pope Francis asks Mary to ‘convert those who fuel and foment conflict’
Pope Francis prayed for Mary’s intercession and asked for her guidance in bringing peace to a world torn by conflicts and wars during a prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica.
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As the synod’s first session closes, assembly addresses letter to the ‘people of God’
In a new letter to the People of God, the synod participants emphasized the importance of continued discernment for the Church’s future.
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Synod assembly to issue ‘Letter to the People of God’ at session’s end
The letter, the drafting of which was approved by the synod assembly, will be discussed both during small group working sessions and among the entire assembly Oct. 23.
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Synod cardinal from Brazil: In the Amazon ‘everyone votes, except the bishop’
“Synodality helps us a lot because it is the communities that tell us how to be a church, rather than a bishop telling the people how to be church,” Cardinal Leonardo Ulrich Steiner of Manaus, Brazil, said.