Pope Francis urged people to pray and work for peace in no less than ten conflict situations worldwide.
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Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis at Christmas Mass: Jesus is ‘once more rejected by the futile logic of war’
“Tonight, our hearts are in Bethlehem, where the Prince of Peace is once more rejected by the futile logic of war, by the clash of arms that even today prevents him from finding room in the world.”
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Pope Francis tells Curia: The real Catholic divide is not between progressives and conservatives.
In his annual Christmas address to cardinals and bishops who work at the Vatican, Pope Francis said the real division in the church since Vatican II is “between lovers and those who have lost that initial passion.”
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Podcast: Cardinal Becciu’s trial and embezzlement conviction, explained
This week on Inside the Vatican, veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle explain the financial scandal that led to the trial, the dramatic revelations that emerged throughout it, and what happens next—both to Cardinal Becciu and with Pope Francis’ financial and judicial reforms.
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis: Presents and parties aren’t the source of Christmas joy. Jesus is.
Pope Francis tells us that the nativity is like a living Gospel, enabling us to experience the “great joy” that comes from the mystery of Christ.
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US bishops, LGBT Catholics react to Vatican approval of blessings for same-sex couples
Some Catholics see the Vatican declaration as a step forward for L.G.B.T. people in the church. Others are worried about the possibility of schism.
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Father James Martin on Vatican approval of blessing same-sex couples: ‘An early Christmas present’
“This is an early Christmas present for the Catholic Church and for so many people who have felt that God really isn’t accompanying them,” Father James Martin says on this episode of ‘Inside the Vatican.’
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Pope Francis’ same-sex blessings declaration is a major step forward for LGBTQ Catholics
Some L.G.B.T.Q. people may say this declaration doesn’t go far enough. Others will think it goes too far. Both groups, however, can agree that this is a significant change, Father James Martin writes.
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Pope Francis allows blessings of couples in same-sex relationships
In a new Vatican document, Pope Francis opened the door for ‘blessing couples in irregular situations and same-sex couples.’
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
On 87th birthday, Pope Francis denounces bombing and shooting of unarmed civilians in Gaza
Francis condemned the killing of two women in the Holy Family parish in Gaza, and the attack on the convent of Mother Teresa’s nuns that care for disabled persons.