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.
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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.
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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.”
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Pope Francis remembers murdered L.A. bishop’s ‘profound concern for the poor, immigrants and those in need’
The pope prayed that “all who honor his memory will be confirmed in the resolve to reject the ways of violence and overcome evil with good.”
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Albany diocese places ‘hold’ on all Traditional Latin Masses except at Jesuit martyrs’ shrine
The Diocese of Albany has placed a hold on celebrations of Mass with the 1962 Roman Missal, which affects two parishes in the region. Latin Mass with the 2002 missal can still be performed.
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Cardinal McElroy responds to his critics on sexual sin, the Eucharist, and LGBT and divorced/remarried Catholics
Pope Francis is calling us to appreciate the vital interplay between the pastoral and doctrinal aspects of church teaching when it comes to sexual sin and the reception of the Eucharist.
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Cardinal Gregory: Pope Francis makes Americans in both parties ‘uncomfortable’
Cardinal Wilton Gregory said that Pope Francis has made it difficult for Americans to be comfortable with just one aspect of Catholic Social Teaching—“you’ve got to have them all.”
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Pope Francis says Vatican II was ‘a visit of God to his church’ in new interview
“The [Second Vatican] Council was a visit of God to his church. It was one of those things that God produces in history through holy people,” Pope Francis said in an interview published in Belgium on Feb. 28.