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Pope Francis: The greatest joy for every believer is to respond to God’s call

January 18, 2021

In his Angelus address on Jan. 17, the Day of St Anthony, the pope offered a reflection on Jesus’ first encounter and call of his disciples Andrew and Simon Peter in the Gospel of John

Pope Francis: Coronavirus pandemic has ‘exposed inefficiencies’ in care of the sick

January 12, 2021

In his message for the 29th World Day of the Sick, released on Jan. 12, Pope Francis argued that vulnerable people were unable to gain access to treatment amid the pandemic, which has claimed the lives of more than 1.9 million people worldwide.

Catholic Bishops call for UK to “forsake nuclear arsenal”

January 11, 2021

The bishops' statement quotes Pope Francis’s message to the United Nations, in which the Holy Father says complete elimination of nuclear weapons is a “moral and humanitarian imperative."

Pope Francis admits women to ministries of lector and acolyte in new motu proprio

January 11, 2021

In the motu proprio “Spiritus Domini,” issued on Jan. 11, the pope changed canon 230 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law to read: “Lay people who have the age and skills determined by decree of the Episcopal Conference, they can be permanently assumed, through the established liturgical rite, to the ministries of lectors and of acolytes; however this contribution does not give them the right to support or to remuneration by the Church.”

Pope Francis talks post-pandemic in interview with Italy’s Tg5

January 11, 2021

Pope Francis also discussed the increasingly diffuse social tendency to judge persons’ worth on the basis of “productivity” and to discard anyone “unproductive” – especially the sick, the elderly, and the unborn – a tendency he identifies as the chief characteristic of the “throwaway” culture.

Pope Francis appeals for peace, reconciliation in wake of deadly US riots

January 10, 2021

"I urge [government] authorities and the entire population to maintain a high sense of responsibility," Pope Francis said Sunday, "in order to soothe tempers, promote national reconciliation, and protect the democratic values rooted in American society."

Pope Francis says he will take coronavirus vaccine, says vaccination “ethical option” for all

January 09, 2021

Speaking to Mediaset Tg5 journalist Fabio Marchese Ragona, in an interview that will air in its entirety on Sunday evening at 20:40 CET on the Italian network, Pope Francis said: "I believe that, ethically, everyone must take the vaccine."

Pope Francis to Italy’s Tg5: “Shocked” by US Capitol riots

January 09, 2021

"Even in the most mature realities," Pope Francis went on to say, "there’s something that isn't right -- something that causes people to take to the streets against the community, against democracy, against the common good."