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The prelate said that the Church should learn from the Eastern Churches, which allow married men the option to get ordained to the priesthood

Pope Francis’ strong condemnation of surrogacy came during his annual foreign policy speech to all of the ambassadors

At baptism, it is God who comes into us, purifies and heals our heart, makes us forever His children, His people and family, heirs to Paradise

Priests giving these types of blessings should “not impose conditions” or “enquire about the intimate lives of these people.”

The pope said that the Church learns true Christian gratitude and hope best from the Virgin Mary, as she contemplated the newborn Savior

“Sixty years after the Second Vatican Council, we are still debating the division between ‘progressives’ and ‘conservatives,’ but that is not the difference"

Pope Francis likened the Nativity scene to a well, describing it as a source of hope and joy. He characterized it as a "living Gospel

The Eucharistic liturgy of the Syro-Malabar Church, known as the Holy Qurbana, has been the subject of a long, complex dispute

In at least three countries — Kazakhstan, Malawi, and Zambia — Church leaders are refusing to implement the Vatican declaration in any way

It allows ordained ministers to join in prayer with those individuals who desire to entrust themselves to the Lord and seek guidance