Since becoming pope, Francis has given special attention to the Holy See’s diplomatic staff.
Vatican Dispatch
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Pope Francis: Scientific advances must serve ‘the good of all humanity, not just the few’
“Not everything that is technically possible or feasible is therefore ethically acceptable.”
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Pope Francis: Indifference to the poor is a great sin
“To love the poor means to combat all forms of poverty, spiritual and material.”
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Pope Francis: No to euthanasia, but we should not obstinately resist death
“There is no obligation to have recourse in all circumstances to every possible remedy” to keep a person alive.
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Nuclear disarmament now a ‘moral imperative’ as Pope Francis rejects deterrence
Pope Francis condemned not only the threat of nuclear weapons but also “their very possession” in a landmark statement on Nov. 10.
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Pope Francis reaffirms primacy of conscience amid criticism of ‘Amoris Laetitia’
Pope Francis said that priests must inform Catholic consciences “but not replace them.”
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Pope Francis appoints two laywomen to key positions in Roman Curia
The appointments are further evidence of Pope Francis’ determination to assign important positions in the Roman Curia to women.
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Pope Francis “deeply grieved” by the senseless loss of life in Texas church shooting
The pope sent his “heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and the wounded.”
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Pope John Paul I, “the smiling pope,” is on the path to sainthood.
A new book clarifies mystery of John Paul I’s death.
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Pope Francis deplores terrorist attacks in New York, Somalia and Afghanistan
“I call on the Lord that he may convert the hearts of the terrorist and free the world of hate and that crazy homicide that abuses the name of God to disseminate death.”