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Pope Francis: Tech Companies Have a Responsibility to Protect Children
In a speech to the head of major global tech companies, Pope Francis said Thursday that protecting children from evils such as trafficking and pornography requires a recognition of the limits of online freedom.
Pope Francis Denounces Rise in Anti-Semitism
Pope Francis denounced rising anti-Semitism Wednesday as an attitude that is inhumane and unchristian.
Pope Francis: Inclusive Capitalism Leaves No One Behind
Pope Francis Monday called for the renewal and purification of economic models to be fair, trustworthy, and capable of extending opportunities to all, not only a few.
Pope Urges Catholics to Meet the Poor and Speak to them with love
Go out to meet the poor, listen to them, and speak to them with the heart of Jesus, Pope Francis said Saturday at Mass in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.
Theology in 'dialogue with cultures' renews humanity, Pope Francis says
When theology and philosophy engage with cultures in creative ways, they become a powerful tool for renewing humanity with the Word of God, Pope Francis said Saturday, during the awarding of the 2019 Ratzinger Prize.
McCarrick: Foundation ‘irresponsible’ to Question Controversial Vatican Grant
McCarrick made the intervention in December 2017, after objections were raised to the Vatican’s request of $25 million from the Papal Foundation, for a bankrupt Italian hospital, the Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata (IDI).
Pope Francis: St. Paul Announced Christ to 'idol worshippers' Without Attacking Them
St. Paul announced Jesus Christ to “idol worshippers” in Athens without attacking them, but by building bridges, Pope Francis said Wednesday.
When Bombs Fell on the Vatican
It was a dark autumn night in Rome, which was suffering under the occupation of Nazi Germany and was the target of bombing raids by Allied and Axis forces.
Austrian Man Claims he Threw 'Pachamama' Statues into the Tiber
In a video uploaded on YouTube Nov. 4, a young man from Austria claims that he was one of the two men who took five controversial statues from a church near the Vatican and threw them into the Tiber River.
Pope Francis Asks for Prayer for Persecuted Christians in Ethiopia
Pope Francis Sunday asked for prayer for persecuted Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia, who have been targeted in ongoing ethnic clashes that have left 78 people dead.
Pope Francis Celebrates All Souls' Day Mass in Rome Catacombs
Pope Francis celebrated Mass Saturday for the souls of the dead in Rome’s Catacombs of Priscilla, saying the place of a Christian is in the safety of the hands of God, whatever the outside circumstances might be.
The Saints Show that Real People can be Holy, Pope Francis Says
The saints were real people whose strength to face daily challenges came from the grace of Jesus Christ, showing that everyone can be holy, Pope Francis said Friday on the Feast of All Saints Day.
Pope Francis Adds Feast of Our Lady of Loreto to Roman Calendar
Pope Francis has decreed that the feast of Our Lady of Loreto be included in the Roman Calendar as an optional memorial to be celebrated on December 10.
British military bishop returns Marian statue taken during Falklands War
In a conciliatory gesture 37 years after the Falklands War, military bishops from Great Britain and Argentina exchanged statues of the Virgin Mary Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square.
Pope Francis Prays for Stability in Iraq amid Deadly Protests
Pope Francis prayed Wednesday for Iraq, where 18 more people were killed and hundreds wounded Oct. 29 during political protests in Karbala.
Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim leaders sign declaration against euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide
Leaders of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam presented a signed declaration to Pope Francis Monday expressing their total opposition to euthanasia and any form of physician-assisted suicide, as well as voicing their support of palliative end-of-life care.
Vatican Cardinals Linked to Missing Millions and Financial Scandal
Cardinal Angelo Becciu and Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi have been key players in a complicated series of financial transactions to finance the Vatican Secretariat of State’s 2015 acquisition of the hospital.
Pope Francis Changes Name of Secret Archive to Vatican Apostolic Archive
Pope Francis declared Monday that the Vatican Secret Archive be changed to the title of Vatican Apostolic Archive, to avoid the negative associations which accompany modern interpretations of the word “secret.”
Pope Francis decries ‘predatory models of development’ in Amazon synod closing Mass
Pope Francis denounced exploitation and “predatory models of development” that plunder the poor and wound “sister earth” in the Amazon Synod closing Mass Sunday.
Church must convert from cultural, ecological sins, Amazon synod concludes
The Amazon synod final document, published Saturday, laid out the need to define “ecological sins” while calling the Church to walk new paths of “integral conversion.”
