Tag: Pope Francis
Pope names six women to Vatican financial oversight body
Previously all-male Council for the Economy consists of 15 posts, now the seven-member lay portion consists of six women and one man
Put aside weapons of war so peace can flourish, pope urges
Pope Francis sends message commemorating 75th anniversary of nuclear attack on Hiroshima
Pope Francis highlights Church’s social teachings in healing world
Faith, hope, and charity are much more than feelings or attitudes, pope says
Pope Francis asks Catholics to pray for maritime workers
Without the people of the sea, many parts of the world would starve, pope says
Vatican says retired Pope Benedict’s condition ‘not particularly worrying’
Clarification came hours after biographer sparked alarm by saying he found the 93-year-old retired pope exceptionally frail during visit
Pope urges youth to reach out to elderly
Pontiff made the call as Catholics observe memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, the ‘grandparents’ of Jesus
Vatican issues guidelines on how to handle reports of clergy abuse...
Document is a ‘step-by-step’ guide for church leaders from the time a crime is reported ‘to the definitive conclusion of a case’
Vatican official calls for action to fight hunger
In 2019 an estimated 690 million people went hungry, due to this year’s pandemic that number is expected to rise by between 83 and 132 million
Pope Francis ‘saddened’ by Hagia Sophia’s conversion to mosque
Since 1935, Hagia Sophia had served as a symbol of secularization as well as unity, being open to members of all faiths
Pope Francis backs UN call for global ceasefire
Pontiff hopes UN decision will be implemented effectively and promptly for the sake of people suffering worldwide
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