Churchs

Women’s voices and votes loom large as pope is to open a Vatican meeting on church’s future

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VATICAN CITY — A few years ago, Pope Francis told the head of the main Vatican-backed Catholic women’s organization to be “brave” in pushing for change for women in the Catholic Church. Maria Lia Zervino took his advice and in 2021 wrote Francis a letter, then made it public, saying flat out that the Catholic … Read more

Pope visits a once-troubled neighborhood in Lisbon to attract consideration to the church’s charitable facet

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LISBON, Portugal — LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis visited a once-troubled and crime-plagued neighborhood in Portugal’s capital on Friday to attract consideration to the charitable facet of the Catholic Church and to press his case for a church that goes to the peripheries and welcomes everybody. Francis continued his busy schedule in Portugal, listening … Read more