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Activists hope pope’s approval of same-sex blessings could ease anti-LGBTQ+ bias and repression
Pope Francis’ authorization for Catholic priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples is in many ways a recognition of what has been going on in some European parishes for years.
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Step by step, Francis has made the Catholic Church a more welcoming place for LGBTQ people
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Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples that must not resemble marriage
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Pope Francis’ 87th birthday closes out a big year of efforts to reform the church, cement his legacy
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The pope says he wants to be buried in the Rome basilica, not in the Vatican
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Pope Francis makes his first public appearances since being stricken by bronchitis
Pope Francis has made his first public appearance outdoors since being stricken by bronchitis two weeks ago, which forced him to cancel a planned trip to the COP-28 climate conference in Dubai.
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Pope says he’s ‘much better’ after a bout of bronchitis but still gets tired if he speaks too much
Pope Francis says he’s “much better” after a two-week bout of bronchitis but says speaking still makes him tired.
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Pope Francis says he’s doing better but again skips his window appearance facing St. Peter’s Square
An ailing Pope Francis has skipped his popular window appearance to the public in St. Peter’s Square for a second Sunday but said in televised remarks that he’s doing better.
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Pope says he has acute bronchitis, doctors recommended against travel to avoid change in temperature
Pope Francis says he is suffering from acute and infectious bronchitis. He told an audience on Thursday that doctors recommended he cancel his planned visit to Dubai this weekend to avoid the quick changes in temperature that would be involved.
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Pope cancels trip to Dubai for UN climate conference on doctors’ orders while recovering from flu
Pope Francis has canceled his trip to Dubai for the U.N. climate conference on doctors’ orders. The announcement marked the second time the pope’s frail health had forced the cancellation of a foreign trip: He had to postpone a planned trip to Congo and South Sudan in 2022 because of knee inflammati
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Pope punishes leading critic Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative American prelates
Pope Francis has decided to take measures to punish Cardinal Raymond Burke, who is one of his highest-ranking critics.
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Pope Francis getting antibiotics intravenously for lung problem, limiting appointments, Vatican says
The Vatican says Pope Francis is receiving antibiotics intravenously to treat a lung inflammation but that he doesn’t have pneumonia.
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Pope Francis says he has a lung inflammation but will go to Dubai this week for a climate conference
Pope Francis says he has a lung inflammation but will go later this week to Dubai for a climate change conference.
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Pope meets relatives of Israeli hostages and Palestinians in Gaza and sets off firestorm over words
Pope Francis has met separately with relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinians living through the war and set off a firestorm by using words that Vatican diplomats usually avoid: “Terrorism” and according to the Palestinians “genocide.”
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For this group of trans women, the pope and his message of inclusivity are a welcome change
Pope Francis is hosting a special lunch for more than 1,000 poor people to mark the Catholic Church’s World Day of the Poor.
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Ousted Texas bishop rallies outside US bishops meeting as his peers reinforce Catholic voter values
U.S. bishops inside a Baltimore hotel approved materials on how Catholics should vote in 2024 elections.
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US Catholic bishops meet; leaders call for unity and peace amid internal strife and global conflict
Catholic leaders called for peace in a war-torn world and unity amid strife within their own ranks as U.S. bishops gather in Baltimore.
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Vatican monastery that served as Pope Benedict XVI’s retirement home gets new tenants
The converted monastery in the Vatican gardens that served as Pope Benedict XVI’s retirement home is getting some new tenants.
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Pope Francis removes a leading US conservative critic as bishop of Tyler, Texas
Pope Francis has removed from office the bishop of Tyler, Texas. Bishop Joseph Strickland is a conservative who is active on social media and has been a fierce critic of the pontiff and some of his priorities.
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As a DJ, village priest in Portugal cues up faith and electronic dance music for global youth
Nearly two decades ago, Catholic priest Guilherme Peixoto started mixing up rock music at karaoke fundraisers for his debt-ridden parish in a small Portuguese village.
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Vatican steps closer to allowing transgender people to be baptized as Catholics
In the United States, the national conference of Catholic bishops rejects the concept of gender transition, leaving many transgender Catholics feeling excluded.
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Ailing Pope Francis meets with European rabbis and condemns antisemitism, terrorism, war
Pope Francis has met with European rabbis and decried antisemitism, war and terrorism in a written speech.
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Pope Francis says he’ll spend 3 days in Dubai for COP28 climate conference
Pope Francis says he will go to Dubai for three days during the COP28 climate conference hosted there.
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Pope presses theologians to be in tune with challenges of daily life and talk with non-believers
Pope Francis is pressing Catholic theologians to be more in tune with the challenges of ordinary people.
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Pope’s meeting on church future says it’s ‘urgent’ to guarantee governance roles for women
Pope Francis’ big gathering of Catholic bishops and laypeople on the church’s future says it’s “urgent” to guarantee fuller participation of women in church governance.
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Pope Francis prays for a world in ‘a dark hour’ and danger from ‘folly’ of war
Pope Francis has led a special prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica for a world he says is in “great danger” from what he describes as the “folly of war.”
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Pope orders Vatican to reopen case of priest accused of adult abuse but allowed to keep ministering
Pope Francis has ordered the Vatican to reopen the case of a well-known priest-artist accused of sexually, psychologically and spiritually abusing adult women.
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Pope’s big synod on church future produces first document, but differences remain over role of women
Pope Francis’ big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church is heading into its final stretch. The Vatican released its first document, a letter from the 364 members to rank-and-file faithful.
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Women’s voices being heard at Vatican’s big meeting on church’s future, nun says
A prominent Irish nun says women’s voices are being heard at Pope Francis’ big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church.
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Point of no return: Pope challenges leaders at UN talks to slow global warming before it’s too late
Pope Francis is shaming and challenging world leaders to take concrete action to slow climate change before it’s too late.
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Pope Francis opens a big Vatican meeting on the church’s future and says ‘everyone’ is welcome
Pope Francis has opened a big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church. He says the church is in need of repair to make it a place of welcome for “everyone, everyone, everyone.”
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What to know about the Vatican’s big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church
Pope Francis is opening a global gathering of bishops and laypeople to discuss the future of the Catholic Church, including some hot-button issues that have previously been considered off-limits for discussion.
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Clergy abuse survivors propose new ‘zero tolerance’ law following outcry over Vatican appointment
Clergy sexual abuse survivors have unveiled a proposed new church law calling for the permanent removal of abusive priests and superiors who covered for them.
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Pope suggests blessings for same-sex unions possible in response to 5 conservative cardinals
Pope Francis has suggested there might be ways to bless same-sex unions. The Vatican on Monday published a letter Francis wrote to five cardinals on July 11 after receiving a list of five questions, or “dubia,” from them a day earlier.
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Women’s voices and votes loom large as pope is set to open a Vatican meeting on church’s future
Pope Francis will open this week a global gathering of Catholic bishops and laypeople to discuss the future of the church.
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