Faced with a climate emergency, the world must act immediately to mitigate global warming and avoid committing “a brutal act of injustice” on the poor and future generations, Pope Francis told a group of energy and oil executives and global investors.
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Pope Francis tells Vatican diplomats: don’t ‘criticize the pope behind his back’
“It is inconceivable to be a pontifical representative and to criticize the pope behind his back, to have a blog or even to unite himself to groups hostile to him, to the [Roman] curia and to the church of Rome,” Pope Francis stated.
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Vatican issues new document criticizing ‘gender theory’
The text explains that “gender theory” expresses an ideology that “denies the difference and reciprocity in nature of a man and a woman.”
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Pope Francis says he wants to visit Iraq in 2020
Pope Francis has expressed a wish to visit Iraq in 2020. In discussing the turmoil in the Middle East, he condemned the hypocrisy of those who “talk peace” but foment war with arms sales and neglect to ameliorate the suffering of innocent people.
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Pope Francis laments ‘culture of insults,’ decries church propaganda
In his homily during Pentecost Mass Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, Francis also decried that “the more we use social media, the less social we are becoming.”
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Pope Francis’ simple (and radical) apology to the Roma
Pope Francis spoke of the importance of appreciating the Roma community’s culture and traditions and apologized for the church’s inability “to defend you in your uniqueness.”
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Pope Francis joins church leaders in recalling D-Day sacrifices of thousands
Pope Francis praised Allied troops who took part in critical D-Day landings in France 75 years ago, while also remembering German soldiers who died fighting under Nazi orders.
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Pope Francis to meet Putin for third time in July
The fact that they are meeting for a third time shows that Putin considers Pope Francis an influential player and moral authority on the global stage.
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Pope Francis to judges: ‘There is no justice when there is inequality’
In a speech to some 100 judges from north, central and south America, Pope Francis emphasized the crucial role of judges in protecting the social, economic and cultural rights of people.
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Pope urges E.U. politicians to avoid 20th century conflicts
After enduring three grueling and demanding days crisscrossing Romania, Pope Francis fielded six questions at a press conference that lasted around 30 minutes during the plane ride home. What came across most strongly was his deep concern over the divisions that have emerged in Europe and the risk that the continent could return to the […]