“The huge thing,” she said, is the recognition by the church of “the inviolable dignity even of guilty people who have done terrible crimes.”
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U.S. Catholic bishops, advocacy groups welcome change on death penalty
Pope Francis has revised the church’s catechism to state that the death penalty is no longer admissible.
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Pope tells young Jesuits to be courageous, prayerful, creative
The pope met Aug. 1 with about two dozen European Jesuits currently involved in the order’s formation process. They had been talking about communication and one asked Pope Francis how they can meaningfully communicate with unemployed young people when, as Jesuits, they will never know what it means to be without a job.
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Pope Francis revises Catechism, teaches that death penalty is ‘inadmissible’
The revised teaching declares that the death penalty is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person, and that the church works “for its abolition worldwide.”
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Sarajevo ethics conference: “no to exclusion and idolatry, yes to building bridges.”
Catholic moral theologians from around the globe conclude an international ethics conference with calls for prophetic action.
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Idolatry of wealth and beauty demands a costly sacrifice, pope says
Although wealth, fame, beauty and power differ from the idols of ancient times, they all require “a human sacrifice,” the pope said Aug. 1 during his weekly general audience.
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Vincentian in Paris leads effort to resettle migrants fleeing danger
As Europe continues to struggle with migrant and refugee arrivals, Catholics in the French capital are heeding Pope Francis’ call to come to their aid by providing practical and spiritual help to the newcomers.
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Pope on helping the poor and victims of trafficking: “We cannot look the other way”
Pope Francis asked people to generously serve those most in need and to never waste food.
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Pope Francis accepts resignation of archbishop facing prison time for failure to report sex abuse
Archbishop Wilson of Adelaide is the highest-ranking Catholic bishop to be convicted and sentenced for failure to report a case of abuse.
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Catholic theologians from Global South a major force at international ethics conference
A worldwide gathering of theological ethicists in Sarajevo features almost 500 theological ethicists from 80 countries.