To be Christian is to be open and welcoming to others, Pope Francis said as he celebrated Mass outside Hungary’s Parliament building.
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In Hungary, Pope Francis meets with Ukrainian refugees and Russian church official
Francis’ visit to Hungary is bringing him as close as he’s come to the front lines of the war.
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Podcast: How women’s votes will transform the synod
In this week’s episode of Inside the Vatican, Gerry and Ricardo discuss women being able to vote in the synod, the pope’s visit to Hungary and Archbishop Paglia’s statement about euthanasia.
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Pope Francis praises Hungary’s protection of traditional values—and pushes the country to welcome migrants
Mentioning some areas of common ground with Victor Orbán’s government, Pope Francis described as “ideological colonization” efforts to promote acceptance across Europe of “so-called gender theory.”
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Pope Francis visits Hungary this weekend as war rages on in neighboring Ukraine
Pope Francis is expected to encourage solidarity in the face of the ever greater humanitarian crisis arising from the war in Ukraine and to appeal for an end to the war.
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Pope Francis: Nuns and monks are the ‘beating heart’ of the church’s mission
In his weekly general audience, Pope Francis describes the witness to evangelization provided by monks and nuns, whose prayer sustains the mission of the Body of Christ.
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For first time in history, Pope Francis gives women right to vote at the synod
For the first time in the history of the synod, Pope Francis has given women the right to vote and has also made a radical change to the membership of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality.
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Pope Francis plans to visit Argentina in 2024 and says Archbishop Gänswein must leave the Vatican
Pope Francis wants to visit Argentina, his homeland, in 2024 and has told Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the private secretary of the late Pope Benedict XVI, that he has to leave his Vatican apartment in the coming months.
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Podcast: What you need to know about Pope Francis, John Paul II and the ‘Vatican Girl’ investigation
In this week’s episode of Inside the Vatican, Ricardo and Gerry discuss the “Vatican Girl” case after Pope Francis defended Pope John Paul II, and the resignation of Hans Zollner, S.J.
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How all Catholic teaching is connected in the ‘hierarchy of truths’
When we speak of the ‘hierarchy of truths’ in Catholic theology, we need to remember that we are teaching both the essentials—and the entirety—of the faith.