“I’m available to do anything,” Pope Francis said. “There’s a mission that’s not public that’s underway; when it’s public I’ll talk about it.”
Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
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In Hungary, Pope Francis meets with Ukrainian refugees and Russian church official
Francis’ visit to Hungary is bringing him as close as he’s come to the front lines of the war.
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Vatican formally denounces 15th-century ‘Doctrine of Discovery,’ used to justify colonizing Indigenous peoples
A Vatican statement said the 15th-century papal bulls, or decrees, “did not adequately reflect the equal dignity and rights of indigenous peoples” and have never been considered expressions of the Catholic faith.
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Pope Francis has made women leaders at the Vatican. But in the hierarchy, resistance remains.
The number of women working in the Vatican has increased during Pope Francis’ 10 years as pope, though women still face resistance from certain members of the church.
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Prominent Jesuit barred from artistic activity after 15 new abuse claims
A prominent Jesuit artist whose mosaics decorate churches around the globe has been barred from pursuing his artistic activity after 15 more people came forward with fresh accusations against him of spiritual, sexual and psychological abuse.
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Pope Francis: Homosexuality not a crime
Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.
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Pope Francis warns of elitist German synod process
The pope warned there’s a risk that a reform process in the German Catholic Church over calls for married priests and other possible liberalizing reforms might become harmfully “ideological.”
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Pope Francis admits mishandling of sex abuse cases, says church must do more
The pope acknowledged that he had needed to “wake up to cases that were all covered up.”
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Pope Francis on his health, critics and future papacy
Pope Francis says he hasn’t even considered issuing norms to regulate future papal resignations and plans to continue for as long as he can as bishop of Rome, despite a wave of attacks by some top-ranking cardinals and bishops.
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Cardinal: Benedict XVI’s secretary publishing new book is an ‘unseemly indiscretion’
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn said that the publication of Archbishop Gänswein’s tell-all book on Pope Benedict’s private communications was “unseemly.”