“Not everything that is technically possible or feasible is therefore ethically acceptable.”
Pope Francis
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Pope Francis: Indifference to the poor is a great sin
“To love the poor means to combat all forms of poverty, spiritual and material.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Will a Vatican conference on nuclear arms bring a diplomatic breakthrough?
Pope Francis’ condemnation of deterrence is a strong challenge to nuclear strategies of the superpowers, including the United States.
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Prayer service, conference to promote peace in South Sudan, Congo
“We know that it is the biggest support they can get, the involvement of the church and Pope Francis.”
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Pope Francis to lawmakers: Protect all people with health care laws
The comments came as U.S. lawmakers in Washington, D.C., have been debating how to overhaul the nation’s health insurance laws.
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Pope Francis: No to euthanasia, but we should not obstinately resist death
“There is no obligation to have recourse in all circumstances to every possible remedy” to keep a person alive.
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Pope Francis: Quick fixes & denial won’t stop climate change
The pope said the Paris agreement is “a clear path of transition toward a model of low- or no-carbon economic development, encouraging solidarity and emphasizing the strong links that exist between fighting climate change and fighting poverty.”
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‘Papal’ Lamborghini gift to be auctioned off for charity
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While a Lamborghini would make a stylish popemobile, Pope Francis has decided to auction off the one he was given by the Italian automaker to aid several charities close to his heart. The pope was presented with a one-of-a-kind white and gold Lamborghini Huracan by the luxury car manufacturer Nov. 15, […]
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Nuclear disarmament now a ‘moral imperative’ as Pope Francis rejects deterrence
Pope Francis condemned not only the threat of nuclear weapons but also “their very possession” in a landmark statement on Nov. 10.
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Pope Francis reaffirms primacy of conscience amid criticism of ‘Amoris Laetitia’
Pope Francis said that priests must inform Catholic consciences “but not replace them.”