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He made the remark in a new book preface.
The pope sent a video message to the Youth4Climate event in Milan, Italy.
From Oct. 1, all visitors and personnel will be required to show proof of vaccination.
This year’s World Youth Day will be celebrated in local dioceses on Nov. 21.
“Is it right to hire a hitman to solve a problem? That’s what abortion is,” the pope said.
Domenico Veneziano described the cardinal as “a very cultured and profound person.”
The special delegate will oversee the Memores Domini.
The pope stressed the importance of listening and “a pastoral attitude.”
The pope made the comments during his four-day visit to the Central European country.
He sent the message to an international theological congress in Rome.
“Do you want to be first? Serve. This is the way,” the pope said.
He was addressing Catholics from the Diocese of Rome.
He said: ‘Please, pray for me who is a little old and a little, but not too much, sick!’
The pope formally instituted the new lay ministry in May.
He added that “one of these, poor guy, is hospitalized with the virus.”
The pope spoke to around 25,000 young people in Košice, eastern Slovakia.
Politicians in Kenya have been cautioned against using church premises including the pulpit for their political campaigns.
The 11-foot-tall puppet symbolizes unaccompanied refugee children.
Cardinal Onaiyekan said it is ‘the duty of pastors to make access to confession easily available.’
He was addressing participants in the 25th International Mariological Marian Congress.