The clergy need to rethink our approach to ministry through wide research and consultation among women of diverse ethnicities, languages, sexual identities and classes.
Pope Francis
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Pope Francis pays surprise visit to Rome high school
Some 800 students met Pope Francis there Dec. 20; he was ready to listen to their questions and offer his reflections.
Posted inArts & Culture, Jesuitical
What’s it like to play Pope Francis? An interview with Jonathan Pryce on ‘The Two Popes’
“I’ve been asked: How did you build this character? I didn’t. He did, and I follow in his footsteps.”
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Pope Francis to diplomats: Set aside indifference and fear in order to build peace
Speaking to the group of diplomats, the pope dedicated his brief talk to “the path to peace”
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Pope Francis meets new arrivals in Rome, says helping migrants is moral duty
The group, which included 14 children and teens, arrived in Rome from the Greek island of Lesbos Dec. 4.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Now that the ‘pontifical secret’ is abolished for abuse cases, what info will be public?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” the hosts explain what information will now be available about these cases.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis abolishes the pontifical secret for sexual misconduct cases involving clerics
Pope Francis has abolished the pontifical secret for sexual misconduct cases concerning clerics, reports America’s Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell, a decision long called for by survivors of abuse.
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Pope Francis wants the world to know about his Jesuit spiritual director
Francis had decided to present Father Fiorito’s writings in the Jesuit Curia as “a way to express my gratitude for all that the Society [of Jesus] has given me and done for me.”
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People’s hearts yearn for God, not possessions, Pope Francis says
The Christmas season is a time to reflect on what life is all about, Pope Francis told an international group of performers.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis celebrates 50 years as a priest
On this 50th anniversary of his priesthood, Francis, who now sees himself as “the world’s parish priest,” continued working as usual with a long series of audiences in the morning, including singers and musicians who will perform in the annual Vatican concert for Christmas.