“The five ‘dubia’ deal exclusively with the perennial doctrine and discipline of the church, not the agenda of the pope and certainly not the agenda of the five of us cardinals,” Cardinal Burke said Oct. 3 at a conference in Rome.
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Full text: Pope Francis’ homily opening the Synod on Synodality
At the opening of the General Assembly of the Synod, Pope Francis warned against a vision made up of “human strategies, political calculations or ideological battles.”
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Synod Diary: Pope Francis’ response to the ‘dubia cardinals’ tells us a lot about the synod
Pope Francis’ “yes, and” message to cardinals critical of his papacy is reflective of the synod as a whole.
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Same-sex blessings, women’s ordination and whether doctrine can change: What Pope Francis said to the ‘dubia’ cardinals
Pope Francis breaks his silence in response to cardinals’ questions.
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Survivors outraged by Pope Francis’ pick to head Vatican office that includes responsibility for sex abuse cases
The global advocacy group End Clergy Abuse is seeking to draw attention to the failure of Pope Francis to make good on years of pledges of “zero tolerance” for abuse.
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At Synod vigil, Pope Francis prays for church’s purification from ‘gossip, ideologies and polarization’
Pope Francis prays alongside 12 Christian leaders at an ecumenical prayer vigil in St. Peter’s Square days before the Synod on Synodality that ‘the Holy Spirit will purify the church from gossip, ideologies, and polarization.
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Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals from 16 nations on the eve of the Synod on Synodality
Pope Francis told the college of cardinals that it is called “to resemble a symphony orchestra, representing the harmony and synodality of the church.”
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Podcast: Three top moments from Pope Francis’ Marseille trip
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Gerard O’Connell and Colleen Dulle recap three major moments from the pope’s visit, before giving a preview of three important Vatican events coming up in the next week.
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Pope Francis has called on Europe to change its migration policies—will it?
On his visit to Marseille last week, Pope Francis decried the “fanaticism of indifference” on the plight of migrants who risk their lives—and all too often lose them—in the attempt to reach Europe across the Mediterranean Sea.
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Pope Francis in Marseille: Take a leap of faith and dare to love your family and those in need
The world and the Catholic Church today need to take a leap forward “in faith, charity and hope,” Pope Francis said in his homily at a late afternoon Mass in Marseille’s open-air stadium.