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.
Pope Francis
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Pope Francis gives relics of the True Cross to King Charles III for his coronation
At King Charles III’s coronation, the Cross of Wales will have two small relics of the True Cross incorporated within it, showing the connection between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.
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Pope Francis: Martyrdom is not a thing of the past
Pope Francis continues with his series of general audiences on evangelization: “Today there are persecutions of Christians throughout the world, many, many. There are more martyrs today than in the first times.”
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Pope Francis defends John Paul II in ‘Vatican Girl’ case
In a Sunday audience with pilgrims, Pope Francis denounced the “offensive and baseless allegations” made against St. John Paul II by Pietro Orlandi, the brother of Emanuela Orlandi, the 15-old “Vatican girl” who disappeared on June 22, 1983.
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Podcast: China breaches Vatican agreement on appointment of bishops
China has breached its long-fought-for agreement with the Vatican on the appointment of bishops.
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Hulu’s ‘The Pope: Answers’ is the most thrilling movie out right now
The conversation of “The Pope: Answers” offers a provocative image of what church could be.
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In Hulu’s ‘The Pope: Answers,’ Pope Francis talks abortion, gender identity, dating apps and more with 10 young adults
“The Pope: Answers,” a new film on Hulu featuring the pope in conversation with 10 young Spanish-speaking people between the ages of 20 and 25, is a lived example of the culture of encounter to which Pope Francis exhorts us.
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Pope Francis said the papacy is ‘for life.’ Does that mean he should never resign?
Catholic experts weigh in on the likelihood of Pope Francis resigning in office—and whether we need a 25th amendment for popes.
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Pope Francis: You don’t spread the Gospel from your computer
“One does not proclaim the Gospel standing still, locked in an office, at one’s desk or at one’s computer, arguing like ‘keyboard warriors’ and replacing the creativity of proclamation with copy-and-paste ideas,” the pope said.
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Pope Francis wants the truth out on decades-old cold case of the missing ‘Vatican girl’
The Vatican’s chief prosecutor said Pope Francis has given him free rein to investigate the 1983 disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, a 15-year-old Vatican resident.