Pope Francis is scheduled to sit down with U.S. President Joe Biden and eight other heads of state in a series of private bilateral meetings during the Group of Seven on Friday, June 14.
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Why Pope Francis invited Stephen Colbert, Chris Rock and Whoopi Goldberg to the Vatican
Have you heard the one where Stephen Colbert, Whoopi Goldberg and Conan O’Brien walked into the Vatican?
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Pope Francis to meet Joe Biden and Whoopi Goldberg this week
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and host Colleen Dulle discuss Gerry’s interview with the cardinal and give an overview of a busy week for the pope.
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Pope Francis: Homilies must be brief if priests want to bring the Gospel to life
In his general audience, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to keep reading to Bible, which reveals God’s love. He also directed a message to preachers to keep homilies to no more than eight minutes.
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Pope Francis uses gay slur for second time in closed-door meeting, Italian reports allege
Pope Francis reportedly used a homophobic slur to refer to a gay culture in the Vatican and warned it would not be prudent to admit young men with homosexual tendencies to seminaries.
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Pope Francis reminds city officials of Rome’s welcoming nature ahead of Jubilee Year
In a message to Rome’s government officials, Pope Francis expressed the importance of the city staying close to its nature of welcoming hospitality as it prepares to enter the Holy Year in 2025.
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Pope Francis welcomes 50,000 children to the Vatican for first World Children’s Day
With the event, the pope hoped to raise awareness about children’s plight in war, promote global peace, care for the environment and empower the younger generation.
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On D-Day anniversary, Pope Francis says pursuing war is ‘a sin before God’
In a message for a prayer service commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Pope Francis condemned the hypocrisy of remembering the heroic sacrifices made on the day, while not promoting peace in the world today.
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Pope Francis writing document on Sacred Heart of Jesus to renew a world that’s ‘lost its heart’
Pope Francis announced that he is preparing a document on the Sacred Heart of Jesus to be released in September.
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The anti-immigrant tide is rising ahead of EU elections, pushing voters to the right
Voting in the E.U. parliamentary elections, which begins on June 6, is expected to result in a strong swing to the political right, as parties running on anti-immigration platforms have surged across Europe in recent years.