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Amazon synod document calls for married priests and increased role for women
The 33-page document, approved Oct. 26, is the result of a three-week meeting in Rome.
Pope asks for focus on 'diagnosis' of Amazon synod report; warns against ‘elite Christians’ focusing on the ‘little things’
In his closing remarks for the Amazon synod Saturday, Pope Francis urged the media not to give undue attention to aspects of the assembly's final report addressing Church discipline while ignoring the assembly’s “diagnoses” of cultural, social, pastoral and ecological issues in the Pan-Amazonian region.
Pope Francis: Synodality Brought Pagans to 'reject idolatry'
Pope Francis said Wednesday that the first Christian evangelization of the pagans opened up “a very lively controversy” as the early Church discerned how to absorb new members from outside the people of Israel.
Vatican City Security Head Resigns after Confidential Memo was Leaked
The head of the Vatican City State’s national police force has resigned, after a confidential internal memo was leaked to the press that announced the suspension of some Vatican employees and restricted their access to the Vatican.
Children Remind South Sudan Leaders of Pope Francis’ Kiss, Demand Peace
Some six months since Pope Francis showed a “dramatic gesture” of humility by kneeling and kissing the feet of South Sudan leaders, a section of South Sudanese Catholic children living in Kenya have used their encounter with the Apostolic Nuncio to their country in Nairobi to remind the political leaders back home of the Pope Francis’ April 11 act, demanding peace through service that demonstrates love.
Vatican: Pope Francis 'never said' what Scalfari reported about divinity of Jesus Christ
A Vatican spokesman directly denied on Thursday the report of an Italian journalist who wrote that Pope Francis said he did not believe that Jesus Christ was divine.
Pope Francis urges new cardinals to imitate Christ’s compassionate heart
Pope Francis created 13 new cardinals Saturday, encouraging each of them to ask for the grace to have a compassionate heart like Christ.
Why Bishops in Kenya are Taking a Radical Move against Corruption
On the eve of the Catholic Church’s launch of a six-month campaign against corruption in Kenya, some Bishops drawn from the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have explained why the body of Bishops has taken the bold step to fight the vice, making particular reference to the message of Pope Francis during his maiden visit to Africa four years ago and the factor of the human conscience.
Pope Francis Prays that Cameroon National Dialogue “may be fruitful”
As parties to the National Dialogue in Cameroon convene to deliberate on possible solutions to the Anglophone crisis, Pope Francis has expressed his closeness with the people of Cameroon and called on the faithful to pray that the “dialogue may be fruitful.”
What Will Define the Extraordinary Missionary Month in Kenya?
Ahead of the start of the Extraordinary Missionary Month October 2019 (EMMOCT2019), which the Holy Father announced as a celebration of the centenary of the Apostolic Letter Maximum Illud of Pope Benedict XV, the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Kenya has told ACI Africa what will define the period.
Pope Francis: Clericalism linked to fixation on sexual morality
In a meeting with Jesuits in Mozambique earlier this month, Pope Francis said that clericalism is a direct result of rigidity and linked to a fixation on sexual morality.
After Hosting Pope Francis, Maputo to Host IMBISA Bishops in November
Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, which just hosted Pope Francis during his three-nation pastoral visit of Africa will be the venue for the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA).
Pope Francis says slander is a 'diabolical cancer'
Pope Francis said Wednesday that slander is a 'diabolical cancer' that seriously damages the Church.
Church in DR Congo Organizes Eucharistic Congress, Anticipates Pope’s Participation
Catholic Church leaders in DR Congo are overseeing plans toward their national Eucharistic Congress next June and are hoping that the Holy Father will be able to grace the occasion.
'Be a voice of conscience,' pope tells Catholic press
Pope Francis told an association of Italian Catholic news agencies Monday to stay close to the Magisterium and to use their work to distinguish what is good from what is evil.
Bishops in Nigeria Defend Pope Francis against “attacks in recent times”
The Catholic Bishops in Nigeria have come to the defense of Pope Francis against negative criticisms and termed attacks against the Pontiff “the proverbial ill wind that blows no one any good.”
Pope Francis Asks for Prayers in Madagascar’s ‘City of Friendship’
Pope Francis Sunday visited the “City of Friendship,” a town on the outskirts of Antananarivo, Madagascar. The town has been built through the leadership of Argentine priest Fr. Pedro Opeka, CM, who as a young man was a theology student of the future pope.
Pope Francis Challenges Catholic Church in Mozambique to Be ‘door to solutions’
Pope Francis urged Catholic Church leaders in Mozambique Thursday, to avoid being part of conflicts and divisions, but to go out of their way to visit others and to encourage dialogue and solutions.
Pope Francis Arrives in Mozambique for 3-Nation Trip
Pope Francis arrived in Maputo, Mozambique on Wednesday, kicking off a Sept. 4-10 trip to sub-Saharan Africa. The pope was greeted by government officials at a welcoming ceremony, with singing crowds lining the streets.
Pope Francis Condemns Euthanasia as Utilitarianism, not Freedom
Euthanasia is a way of treating the human person as an object; while it may appear to give freedom, it is really a rejection of hope, Pope Francis told an oncology association Sept. 2.
