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New Cardinals Say Europe is Becoming the Catholic Church’s New ‘Peripheries’
All three men are participants in the synod and will be made cardinals at a consistory on Dec. 8, as announced by Pope ...
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Is Pope Francis a ‘liberal’? Depends on whether we’re speaking Catholic
The secular contrast between “liberal” and “conservative” doesn’t work inside the Catholic Church, at least in its most ...
Pope Francis leads the church in asking forgiveness for sins against the poor, abuse victims and the Earth
Pope Francis penned requests for forgiveness, which were read by the most influential clerics at the Vatican, listing the ...
Women's role in Catholic Church tops agenda as Pope Francis opens second phase of big reform project
Pope Francis' big Catholic reform project has opened with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of ...
Catholic reform debate launched by Pope Francis leans away from ordained roles for women
Pope Francis’ big Catholic reform project has opened with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of ...
Pope Francis, after Belgian criticism, says church has 'no place for abuse'
Pope Francis on Sunday wrapped up a weekend trip to Belgium, where he faced some of the strongest criticism yet levied during ...
Belgian PM blasts Pope Francis for Catholic Church's sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome
Belgium’s prime minister blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups, ...
Catholic Church must learn from abuse victims, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis addressed the Belgian victims of clerical sexual abuse again on Saturday, offering words of contrition in a ...
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After Warm Welcome in Asia, Pope Francis Gets a Fraught Reception in Belgium
On Saturday, a Catholic university where Francis held a meeting “deplored ... Father Reese, the church analyst, compared the pope to “a grandfather at a Thanksgiving dinner.” ...
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Pope Francis: ‘Prayer and Fasting are the Weapons of Love that Change History’
In his letter, the Holy Father expressed his closeness with those “who dwell in the lands of which the Scriptures speak most ...