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Pope urges permanent media blackout at Synod, saying gossip is ‘anti-Holy Spirit’

October 05, 2023

ROME – Pope Francis opened his Synod on Synodality by urging members to abstain from speaking to journalists in order to maintain what he said was the “priority of listening,” and lamented the influence of public opinion on past synod gatherings. Speaking to synod members and participants during the opening session yesterday, the Pope stressed

Pope’s new head of doctrine praises department’s ‘democratic system’ for handling queries

October 03, 2023

ROME – Pope Francis’s new doctrine chief has said he believes a revised structure for his department is working well, and now includes a “democratic system” for handling whatever queries or complaints might arrive that prohibits him from making unilateral decisions. New Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, a close papal friend and ghostwriter who recently became

Pope responds to cardinals’ dubia, says ‘maybe’ to blessing some same-sex unions, ‘no’ on women priests

October 02, 2023

ROME – Responding to a group of five cardinals who posed critical questions about his upcoming Synod of Bishops on synodality, Pope Francis largely upheld the Church’s ban on women priests, while suggesting the doctrine can still be studied, but signaled openness to giving blessings to same-sex couples provided that doing so is not confused

Pizzaballa: stability and peace in the Holy Land unlikely in the near future

October 01, 2023

ROME – As Israel faces ongoing political and social instability, its new cardinal has said that since achieving stable peace in the near future is unlikely, constructive efforts in facilitating dialogue are needed. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, said that his elevation was a surprise, and that he sees the red hat

Nuncio to Washington on ‘noisy’ US Catholics: ‘Who are they? If the Pope says something, listen to him’

September 30, 2023

ROME – Pope Francis’s representative to the United States, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, who is made a cardinal today, Saturday, has said that American conservative papal critics “are very, very noisy, they are a network of blogs, and they all talk together, but in reality, they represent just a small group.” “Who are they?” he asked.

Pope Francis to new cardinals on future of Church: ‘Mutual listening is essential’

September 30, 2023

ROME – Pope Francis told the 21 new cardinals he created on Saturday, who come from all over the world, that their diversity is a gift which must contribute to a unified “symphony” of various but united voices capable of credible evangelization. Speaking to those gathered in St Peter’s Square for the consistory on 30

Abuse survivors demand resignation of ‘totally inappropriate’ Fernández

September 30, 2023

ROME – On Friday the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) and Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) advocacy groups issued a joint statement calling on Pope Francis to remove Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández as head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), and to rescind his elevation as cardinal, over past

Vatican’s China diplomacy is working, says Hong Kong cardinal-designate

September 29, 2023

ROME – Cardinal-designate Stephen Chow of Hong Kong, who will receive his red hat from Pope Francis tomorrow, has voiced his belief that the Vatican’s approach to dialogue with China is working, and that perceptions it is naïve are wrong. Chow also said he is happy that two bishops from mainland China will participate in

Francis on war in Ukraine: ‘We need to be humble about what is possible’

September 24, 2023

Pope Francis has warned that “we should be humble about what’s possible” regarding the ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine. “We shouldn’t have illusions that the two leaders of the war will go eat together tomorrow,” he said. The Holy Father made his comments on the papal plane on his way back to the Vatican from

Pope Francis in Marseille: migrants should be viewed as gifts, not as a burden

September 23, 2023

MARSEILLE – After a week of rising tensions within Europe amid a surge in migrant arrivals, with some countries, including France, taking measures against asylum seekers, Pope Francis in Marseille Saturday challenged “alarmist propaganda” over immigration and advocated for a unified equitable reception policy. While the port of Marseille is a gateway to France and

Pope in Marseille condemns ‘velvet gloved’ indifference to migrants

September 22, 2023

Since Pope Francis in July 2013 first visited the small Italian island of Lampedusa, a primary destination for migrants seeking entry in Europe, the issue of migration has been a cornerstone of his papacy. Ten years later, arriving in the southern French city of Marseille, Francis again put the issue back in the spotlight, holding

Migration and climate change high on agenda as Pope jets to Marseille

September 22, 2023

ROME – As Pope Francis heads to the French port city of Marseille this weekend for a summit on the Mediterranean, two towering issues will loom especially large – the ongoing migration crisis, amid a new surge in arrivals to Europe, and the global climate agenda. Francis will travel to Marseille Sept. 22-23 for a

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