Starting Sept. 21, a team of 35 people “summoned from all continents” went to Frascati, outside Rome, to synthesize the reports from phase one of the synod.
Pope Francis
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Pope Francis: Respecting the diversity of world religions is not relativism
In his Sept. 21 general audience, Pope Francis recaps his trip to Kazakhstan, where he met with authorities there as well as with the small Catholic population.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Gunmen fire upon Cardinal Krajewski in Ukraine
Unknown gunmen fired upon the papal almoner, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, as he and others attempted to deliver humanitarian aid in Ukraine on Saturday. No injuries were reported in the attack.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: When popes play peacemaker
Vatican diplomacy has as its primary goal peace through dialogue, which runs counter to the complex dance of pressures and negotiations that nation-states use to jockey for power on the global stage.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Interview: The Gregorian’s new Jesuit leader on the university’s mission to implement Vatican II reforms
The new rector, Mark Lewis, S.J., also opened up about the Gregorian’s upcoming merger with the Pontifical Biblical and Oriental Institutes.
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Pope Francis, asked about Ukraine, says nations can buy weapons for self-defense under right moral conditions
The pope said on the plane back from Kazakhstan that it is sometimes morally licit for countries to purchase weapons for the purpose of self-defense.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Queen Elizabeth’s relationship with five popes
While most people, when asked to describe the relationship between the papacy and the British monarchy, would likely think of the Henry VIII affair, in reality the relationship between the two heads-of-state-slash-heads-of-churches is quite cordial.
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Pope Francis in Kazakhstan: ‘How many deaths will it take’ for peace to prevail in Ukraine?
Pope Francis told the Russian Orthodox hierarchy and other faith leaders Wednesday that religion must never be used to justify the “evil” of war.
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Pope Francis heads to Kazakh interfaith congress—without hope for a meeting with Patriarch Kirill
Pope Francis had hoped his trip to Kazakhstan this week would offer a chance to meet with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church—who has justified the war in Ukraine—and plead for peace.
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Top Jesuit says he will hand deliver a letter to Pope Francis on the doctrine of discovery from Indigenous people of South Dakota
Indigenous groups have pressured Catholic leaders to denounce a series of papal bulls dating back to the 15th century that granted the monarchs of Portugal and Spain the right to colonize non-Christian lands.