Tag: Pope Francis
What’s behind Pope Francis’ changes to the Vatican’s doctrinal office?
It is widely believed that Pope Francis will continue to introduce reforms on a personal basis once all the changes have already been made
Pope Francis seeks ‘healthy decentralization’ with new changes to canon law
Pope Francis said he wanted to encourage “a more rapid effectiveness of the pastoral action of government on the part of the local authority”
Pope Francis changes structure of Vatican doctrinal office
Pope Francis centralized the tasks of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith into a doctrinal section and a disciplinary section
Pope Francis tells faithful: Accept the ‘Paradox of the Beatitudes’
A disciple of Jesus will “accept the paradox of the Beatitudes,” meaning that “they declare that those who are poor ... are blessed”
Pope Francis calls for ‘great symphony of prayer’ ahead of 2025...
The pope explained that a Jubilee Year is “an event of great spiritual, ecclesial, and social significance in the life of the Church”
Pope Francis: Lack of basic health care access is a ‘social...
Pope Francis recalled a lesson of the COVID-19 pandemic, that illness is “a global and not a merely individual phenomenon”
Pope Francis: The dying need palliative care, not euthanasia or assisted...
Pope Francis said the ethical principle of palliative care is valid not only for Christians but for everyone
Pope Francis: Human trafficking has created ‘an open wound on the...
The pope condemned both the human trafficking of laborers and sex trafficking, which he said relegates women to “dispensers of pleasure”
Diplomatic relations between Vatican, China ‘totally unacceptable,’ says activist
The activist appealed to Pope Francis “to reassure us that the Vatican will retain diplomatic relations with Taiwan"
Pope Francis to priests: Don’t ‘remain barricaded in the sacristy’
“Please, let us not remain barricaded in the sacristy and cultivate small closed groups where we can snuggle up and be comfortable.”
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