Pope Francis

As a person who was involved in public life for over three decades, and who never made any secret of my Christian faith and my vocation as an ordained minister in the United Church of Canada, I have been bothered at times by the tone and implications of some of the…

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In a surprise announcement from his studio window to faithful standing below in St Peter's Square, Francis said the churchmen would be elevated to a cardinal's rank in a ceremony on November 28 TopicsPope Francis AP | PTI  |  Vatican City  Last Updated at October 26, 2020 01:51 IST Pope…

An offhand remark that Pope Francis made about gay people in July, 2013, is still the single most memorable statement of his pontificate. He made it during a press conference on a flight from Rio to Rome, after a reporter alluded to a supposed “gay lobby” at the Vatican. Francis…

ROME — Pope Francis said Sunday that Wilton Gregory — the archbishop of Washington and an architect of the U.S. Roman Catholic Church’s zero-tolerance policy in response to its clerical sexual abuse crisis — would be elevated to cardinal, making him the first African American to hold such a position.…

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Pope Francis has named 13 new Roman Catholic cardinals, including nine under the age of 80 who are eligible to enter a conclave to elect his successor after his death or resignation.They will be elevated to the high rank at a ceremony known as a consistory at the Vatican next…

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“Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God and have a right to a family What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered.” With these words, uttered in a new documentary, Francesco, which premiered at…

Nicole Winfield  |  Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Questions swirled Thursday about the origins of Pope Francis’ bombshell comments endorsing same-sex civil unions, with all evidence suggesting he made them in a 2019 interview that was never broadcast in its entirety.The Vatican refused to comment on whether it cut the remarks…