“Human life is sacred and inviolable and the use of prenatal diagnosis for selective purposes must be strongly discouraged because it is the expression of an inhuman eugenic mentality, which deprives families of the possibility of welcoming, embracing and loving their weakest children,” the pope said on May 25.
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Pope Francis: “Me first” logic is not Christian in response to migrants and refugees
The logic of “me first and then the others,” sometimes cited by believers and frequently used by politicians to gain votes and power in European countries, the United States and elsewhere, is not the logic of Christ.
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Is Pope Francis a socialist?
Whenever Pope Francis discusses the economy, it sets off cries that the pope is a socialist or a communist.
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Pope Francis tells the press: ‘The church is on your side,’ denounces fake news
“One of the first things that dictators do is to remove the freedom of the press,” he said.
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In the College of Cardinals, European dominance slowly wanes
Pope Francis has gone “to the peripheries,” creating cardinals from 50 different nations, but Europe still accounts for more than 40 percent of electors in the College of Cardinals.
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America This Week: May 15, 2019
This week’s guest is Anna Keating. We discuss her article “Why Evangelical megachurches are embracing (some) Catholic traditions.” We also discuss these articles: Pope Francis tells women religious church cannot alter revelation on women’s diaconate Pope Francis’ almsgiver restores power (illegally) to homeless shelter in Italy How Mary can be a bridge between Christians and […]
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Vatican issues new universal laws on sexual abuse
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and Colleen talk through the Pope Francis’ new sex abuse laws—and what to expect next.
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Pope gives joyride to migrant kids newly arrived in Italy
In his usual weekly audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, Pope Francis gave a ride in the popemobile to eight migrant Libyan children who recently arrived in Italy. The pope made this public gesture as an act of solidarity with those who are on society’s margins.
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Pope Francis’ almsgiver restores power (illegally) to homeless shelter in Italy
By reconnecting the building to the power supply and breaking the seals that prevented the building from having power, the papal almoner broke the law. But he was unrepentant.
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Pope Francis tells women religious church cannot alter revelation on women’s diaconate
“In regard to the diaconate we must see what was there at the beginning of revelation, if there was something, let it grow and it arrives, but if there was not, if the Lord didn’t want a sacramental ministry for women, it can’t go forward.”