At the noon prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis called for a cease-fire and for “the continuation of negotiations” to bring about the release of hostages taken by Hamas and the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
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Anonymous cardinals criticize Pope Francis as ‘autocratic, vindictive’ in new letter
A letter criticizing Pope Francis for promoting “ambiguities in matters of faith” and at the same time ruling the Catholic Church with an iron fist, is circulating in the Vatican.
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Meet the ‘shanty town priest’ Pope Francis made the archbishop of Buenos Aires
In an exclusive interview with Gerard O’Connell, Archbishop Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva explains why his first three Masses in Buenos Aires were celebrated in a shanty town, prison and cemetery.
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Pope Francis: Gender ideology is today’s ‘worst danger’
The gifts of men and women are “fruitful” together, and to erase the difference between men and women “is to erase humanity,” Pope Francis said.
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Pope Francis: the root of envy is a false image of God
“At the root of this vice is a false idea of God: we do not accept that God has His own “math,” different from ours,” Pope Francis said in today’s general audience address, read by an aide.
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Pope Francis goes to hospital for tests as flu-like symptoms persist
Pope Francis went from the audience to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for a checkup before returning to the Vatican. In November when he was suffering similar symptoms, he had gone to that hospital for a CT scan of his lungs.
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Pope Francis cancels another day of meetings because of flu symptoms
Pope Francis has canceled his appointments today after The Vatican press office announced he was experiencing “mild flu-like symptoms.”
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Go on retreat with Pope Francis this Lent
Austen Ivereigh joins host Colleen Dulle to discuss his latest book, First Belong to God: On Retreat with Pope Francis.
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Rabbi Alaluf: Pope Francis’ letter to the Jewish people has put an end to a ‘crisis’
One might criticize Pope Francis’ statements about the war in Gaza, but they should not be confused with the question of the Catholic Church’s relationship with the Jewish people.
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The keeper of the Vatican’s secrets is retiring. Here’s what he wants you to know.
The Vatican has been trying for years to debunk the idea that its vaunted secret archives are all that secret. But a certain aura of myth and mystery has persisted — until now.