Comment on this storyComment VATICAN CITY — Warning that “the world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point,” Pope Francis issued a renewed call for climate action Wednesday, singling out the United States for “irresponsible” Western excess and decrying the “weakness” of world leaders for failing to take bold … Read more
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Wednesday opens a big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church, with progressives hoping it will lead to more women in leadership roles and conservatives warning that church doctrine on everything from homosexuality to the hierarchy’s authority is at risk. Rarely in recent times has a Vatican gathering … Read more
Updated October 2, 2023 at 4:54 p.m. EDT|Published October 2, 2023 at 3:37 p.m. EDT German priests and counselors bless same-sex couples in front of the Cologne Cathedral on Sept. 20. (Felix von der Osten/For The Washington Post)Comment on this storyComment COLOGNE, Germany — In the shadow of Cologne’s gothic Cathedral, the St. Stephan’s Youth … Read more
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
By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis suggested on Saturday that some countries were “playing games” with Ukraine by first providing weapons and then considering backing out of their commitments. Francis made his comments aboard the plane returning from a trip to the French port city of Marseilles. He was responding … Read more
MARSEILLE, France — MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Pope Francis challenged French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty, insisting Saturday that the continent isn’t facing a migration “emergency” but rather a long-term reality that governments must deal with humanely. For a second straight day in … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment You’re studying an excerpt from the At this time’s WorldView publication. Signal as much as get the remaining free, together with information from across the globe and attention-grabbing concepts and opinions to know, despatched to your inbox each weekday. First, Pope Francis triggered a backlash when celebrating an empire. On a … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment Pope Francis spoke out towards what he described because the “reactionary” nature of extra conservative components of the U.S. Catholic Church, arguing that some are changing religion with ideology. Talking earlier this month at a non-public assembly with Portuguese members of the Jesuit order, of which he’s additionally a member, Pope … Read more
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
LISBON, Portugal — When a panel of specialists learn aloud a few of the harrowing accounts they’d collected from not too long ago found victims of kid intercourse abuse within the Portuguese Catholic Church, the nation’s senior bishops squirmed within the auditorium’s front-row seats. Throughout a reside tv broadcast, the specialists reported in February that … Read more