Tag: Pope
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Pope Presides Over Easter Vigil, Delivers 10-Minute Homily After Skipping Good Friday At Last Minute
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ROME (AP) — Pope Francis presided over the Vatican’s somber Easter Vigil service on Saturday night, delivering a 10-minute homily and baptizing eight people, a day after suddenly skipping the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum as a health precaution. Francis entered the darkened, silent St. Peter’s Basilica in his wheelchair, took his place in…
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Pope reaffirms Christians’ special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism, Gaza war
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday reaffirmed Christians’ special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism since the outbreak of the Gaza war in a letter to the Jews of Israel that he said was prompted by messages from Jewish organizations around the world. The letter served as a belated fence-mending after Francis was…
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The Pope wants surrogacy banned. Here’s why one advocate says that’s misguided : NPR
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Pope Francis distributes sweets to children during the weekly general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican on January 3, 2024. Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty images hide caption toggle caption Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty images Pope Francis distributes sweets to children during the weekly general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican on…
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Pope says ‘our hearts are in Bethlehem’ as he presides over the Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Recalling Jesus’ birth in a stable in Bethlehem, Pope Francis in a Christmas Eve homily said that “the clash of arms even today” prevents Jesus “from finding room in the world.” The pontiff presided Sunday over the evening Mass attended by about 6,500 faithful who took their place amid the splendor…
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Pope cancels trip to climate conference on doctors’ orders after getting the flu : NPR
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Pope Francis waves to the faithful at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. The pope, who will turn 87 next month, canceled his trip to Dubai for the U.N. climate conference on doctors’ orders. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Medichini/AP…
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Opinion | The Pope Francis Era Has Made the Extraordinary Feel Normal in the Catholic Church
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The Francis era in Roman Catholicism is a good example of how the abnormal and even extraordinary can come to feel, with enough repetition, old hat and status quo. The wildness of the last decade is undeniable: the first papal resignation in centuries, the elevation of a new pope who began casting about for the…
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Pope Francis Suggests There Might Be Ways To Bless Same-Sex Unions
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has suggested there could be ways to bless same-sex unions, responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality ahead of a big meeting where LGBTQ+ Catholics are on the agenda. The Vatican on Monday published a letter Francis wrote to the cardinals on…