The number of women working in the Vatican has increased during Pope Francis’ 10 years as pope, though women still face resistance from certain members of the church.
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Want to understand Pope Francis on immigration? Look to his Ignatian spirituality.
Pope Francis sees the embrace of migrants as a new ‘frontier’ for mission, a privileged opportunity to proclaim Jesus Christ and the Gospel message, in accordance with his Ignatian worldview.
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A gentle warning for Pope Francis critics (and cheerleaders): The synod is about conversion, not winning an argument
How many are willing to have their minds changed, to desire for something from this synodal process that goes deeper than their pre-existing agenda?
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis: What connects the church’s very first council and Vatican II? Evangelization.
Pope Francis continues his audiences on evangelization: It is always an “ecclesial service, never solitary, never isolated, never individualistic.”
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Everyone has an opinion about the pope. But how does Pope Francis understand his past 10 years?
How does Pope Francis understand what he’s doing? We could argue that these past 10 years have been a journey of reception and implementation of Vatican II.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis renews Council of Cardinal Advisors, includes Boston’s Seán O’Malley
Pope Francis has renewed the Council of Cardinal Advisors that he first established soon after his election on March 13, 2013, to assist him in the governance of the universal church.
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Benedict XVI and Nietzsche: A pope’s unlikely dialogue with an atheist philosopher
One of the more remarkable things in a pontificate full of surprises is the fact that Pope Benedict XVI’s major writings involved a significant engagement with the thought of Friedrich Nietzsche.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
5 lessons from Pope Francis’ commitment to Muslim-Catholic dialogue
Pope Francis set a goal early in his pontificate to have dialogue with various religions, especially Islam, and from his many gestures and encounters with Muslims, some profound lessons emerge.
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Pope Francis says cardinals, top Vatican officials, must pay rent on Vatican housing
The pope said that cardinals and senior Vatican officials will now have to pay “ordinary” rent payments on the apartments owned by the Vatican in Rome.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis said women are the future of South Sudan. Meet 3 who are building peace today.
“If the women of South Sudan are given an opportunity to develop, to have space to be productive, South Sudan will be transformed.”