Pope Francis’ peace mission, which he first announced on April 30, now appears to be underway.
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Vatican police fire shot at car after driving past Swiss Guards; driver apprehended after reaching courtyard
The Vatican said the driver was about 40 years old and was in a “serious state of psychophysical alteration.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Vatican II: Rupture or reform?
George Weigel’s new book, ‘To Sanctify the World: The Vital Legacy of Vatican II,’ is a defense of the council against those who think it created a rupture with tradition (for better or for worse).
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Pope Francis: St. Francis Xavier is an example to young people who feel restless
In his weekly general audience, Pope Francis uses St. Francis Xavier as an example of missionary zeal who spread the Gospel to people who had never heard it before.
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Bishop Strickland tweets that he rejects Pope Francis’ ‘undermining the Deposit of Faith’
Bishop Strickland wrote that he believes Pope Francis is the pope, but he “reject(s) his program of undermining the Deposit of Faith.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis meets with President Zelensky in the Vatican for first time since the war in Ukraine began
Pope Francis emphasized in particular “the urgent need for ‘gestures of humanity’ towards the most fragile persons, the innocent victims of the conflict.”
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Pope Francis urges Italians to have more kids, not pets
Pope Francis joined Giorgia Meloni in encouraging young Italians to have more children, saying, “Let us not resign ourselves to sterile dullness and pessimism.”
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
What the synod doc says about women, and what it could mean for the future of the church
The Synod on Synodality is good news for all the baptized, and in particular, it is good news for women.
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Podcast: What we know about Pope Francis’ secret mission to end the war in Ukraine
In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry reports on the secret “mission” Pope Francis says he has undertaken to end the war in Ukraine.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis’ secret Ukraine-Russia peace mission, explained
Gerard O’Connell explains what we know about Pope Francis’ secret peace “mission” to end the war in Ukraine.