by making these men cardinals, the pope is handing them megaphones.
Pope Francis
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Prosecution of priest accused of abusing Vatican altar boys begins
Rev. Gabriele Martinelli is accused of the sexual abuse of altar boys who served the papal masses in St. Peter’s Basilica and who lived in a Vatican pre-seminary in the years before 2012.
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Father Sosa: Attacks against Pope Francis are aimed at influencing the next conclave
His critics know Pope Francis “will not change,” said Father Sosa, adding, “In reality, these [attacks] are a way to influence the election of the next pope.”
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Canadian cardinal-designate spent decades working with poor, marginalized
The Vatican announced that Pope Francis personally would ordain the cardinal-designate a bishop Oct. 4, the day before the consistory.
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Pope calls for peace, not ‘more walls to separate people’
Pray and dialogue for peace, Pope Francis told the Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and other religious leaders taking part in the meeting.
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Pope Francis to visit Japan and Thailand in November
Pope Francis believes that Christianity and the Catholic Church can have a great future in this continent where two-thirds of humanity live.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Why do some Catholics oppose Pope Francis?
Pope Francis does not aspire to fulfill his role as a theologian but as a pastor.
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Pope Francis calls for global alliance to better educate young people
The pope launched the new initiative, called the Global Compact on Education, for the future of new generations with a video and written message released by the Vatican Sept. 12.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
After Pope Francis’ Africa trip, stay focused on a ‘poor church for the poor’
Throughout the visit to Africa, we were invited to see what a “poor church for the poor” looks like. Let’s keep our attention there, the Editors write.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Pope Francis shined a light on the hopes and challenges in Madagascar, Catholic Relief Services says
The ecological restoration work here is locked in a race against deforestation as hard-pressed Malagasy turn to the forests to make charcoal, build homes or clear the forest for subsistence food production.