Pope Francis

Pope Francis has set up a new commission to study the diaconate for women, the Vatican announced today, April 8. He had promised he would do so last October as he concluded the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian region at which the question was also discussed.The commission has 10…

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned people he said were exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to turn a quick profit and decried the “hypocrisy” of how some politicians are dealing with the crisis. Pope Francis speaks during his general audience as it is streamed via video over the…

Image: GettyAn Australian cardinal who last year was found guilty of five counts of child sex abuse has been released from prison after the country’s High Court unanimously overturned his conviction. According to CNN, the ruling undoes Cardinal George Pell’s convictions of one count of sexual penetration of a child…

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis holds a palm branch as he leads Palm Sunday mass in St. Peter's Basilica without public participation due to the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Vatican April 5, 2020. Alberto Pizzoli/Pool via REUTERSVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has started an emergency fund to…

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Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on April 5, 2020. The Mass was celebrated without the presence of the public as Italy battles the coronavirus. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)  For the first time in living memory, a pope celebrated a Palm Sunday liturgy without…

It’s difficult to think of two more diametrically opposed people on the planet than The Pope and Tyler, The Creator. Or so we thought. When it comes to affordable horological devices, it appears the pair share a common thread. The current Pope Francis might not drip like his predecessor Benedict…

FILE PHOTO: New cardinal Angelo De Donatis of Italy is seen during a consistory ceremony to install 14 new cardinals in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, June 28 2018. REUTERS/Tony Gentile/File PhotoROME (Reuters) - Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, Pope Francis’ vicar for the diocese of Rome, on Monday became…

Many cite Benedict as one of the key traditionalists within the Catholic church is pushing against Francis’ wish to allow sweeping changes at the Vatican in order to appeal to today’s worshippers. Expert Lynda Telford, author of ‘Women in the Vatican: Female Power in a Male World’, argues that Francis…

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday backed a call by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a global ceasefire so the world can focus on fighting the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis is pictured at St. Peter's Square during an extraordinary "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city…