“I saw someone who was caring for someone, not worrying about if we are gay, straight, brown, white.”
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LGBT community cheers Pope Francis’ ‘God made you like this’ remark
The Vatican declined to confirm or deny the remarks in keeping with its policy not to comment on the pope’s private conversations.
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Church is a mother, not a bachelor, pope says at Mass for new Marian feast day
The church must “remain female” and “have this attitude of a wife and mother” who nurtures her children, the pope said in his homily May 21 during a morning Mass commemorating the feast of Mary, Mother of the Church.
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Who was the Jesuit priest mentioned during the Royal Wedding sermon?
Bishop Curry described Teilhard as “one of the great minds, great spirits of the 20th century.”
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Honduran Jesuit, delegation plead for end to U.S. military aid
Honduran President Hernandez sought and snatched a second term late last year and began that second term under a cloud of illegitimacy and calls for his resignation that have never stopped.
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Texas archdiocese, bishops offer healing, support after shooting
“As a society, we must strive for a way to end such acts of senseless gun violence in our schools and communities,” Cardinal DiNardo said in a May 18 statement.
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Philadelphia Archdiocese sues city over foster care placements
At issue is a long-standing practice of CSS not to perform evaluations of the homes of same-sex couples wishing to care for foster children.
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California judge overturns state law legalizing assisted suicide
The U.S. Bishops have praised the decision.
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Sex trafficking is ‘rooted in structure of society,’ says nun
The fight against human trafficking and sexual exploitation may need its own #MeToo moment.
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New Vatican document: All economic activity has moral dimension
Everything from where a family chooses to invest its savings to where a multinational corporation declares its tax residence are ethical decisions, according to a new Vatican document.