We must all learn to change our mindset regarding our role and participation in ecclesial life if we want to experience a truly synodal church.
Pope Francis
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Citing bronchitis, Pope Francis cuts speech short: ‘I can’t speak well’
Pope Francis declined to read his prepared remarks during an audience with Catholic communicators from France, saying he has bronchitis and “can’t speak well.”
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Bishop Bonnar: Pope Francis’ vision of Gospel joy is key to understanding ‘Fiducia Supplicans’
‘Fiducia Supplicans’ does not alter church teaching on marriage, but it does encourage pastors to accompany others on their journeys in new ways that are simpatico with the pastoral vision of Pope Francis.
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African bishops, with Pope Francis’ agreement, declare ‘No blessing for homosexual couples’
Reaffirming their fidelity to the pope and the Gospel, Catholic bishops in Africa have released a common response to a recent Vatican declaration, saying they “generally prefer” not to offer blessings to same-sex couples.
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A Vatican correspondent’s 2024 Pope Francis predictions
“Inside the Vatican” hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell discuss Pope Francis’ “State of the World” address and reveal some of his plans for 2024.
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How Pope Francis reconciled church teaching with blessings for same-sex couples
With “Fiducia Supplicans,” Pope Francis turns the church’s attention to the pastoral needs of same-sex couples. We can chart this development over the past two years.
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis: Gluttony is the ‘most dangerous’ social vice
“If we interpret it from a social point of view, gluttony is perhaps the most dangerous vice, which is killing the planet,” Pope Francis said in his weekly general audience.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis condemns war crimes in Gaza and Ukraine, calls for ban on surrogacy in talk to diplomats
Pope Francis deplored “the practice of so-called surrogate motherhood” and called on the international community “to prohibit this practice universally.”
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Pope Francis on Epiphany: ‘Let us find God in flesh and bone, in the faces of those we meet each day.’
On the Solemnity of the Epiphany, Pope Francis reminds us that “contemplating God is beautiful, but it is only fruitful if we take a risk, the risk of the service of bringing God to others.”
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Pope Francis’ focus on the Bible and mercy—and why so many Catholics are uncomfortable with it
We can see the ways in which the Bible has guided Francis’ pontificate—and why Pope Francis’ use of the Bible has created not just joy for many, but fear and even confusion for others.