In a wide-ranging interview with Reuters, Pope Francis addressed several hot-button topics, including his health and resignation rumors, the ongoing war in Ukraine, and the recent overturning of Roe v Wade in the United States.
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Despite Skipping Trip, Pope Francis Urges Congo to Choose Peace Over Revenge
In a Mass celebrated for the Congolese community in Rome, Pope Francis urged citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to let go of hatred and resentment over current violence and past wrongs, and to choose peace instead.
Catholic Leaders Praise Supreme Court Decision Ending Remain in Mexico
U.S. Catholic immigration leaders celebrated the June 30 Supreme Court ruling that allows the Biden administration to end a controversial Trump-era border policy, but they have little optimism that the ruling will prompt any steps towards true immigration reform.
In War-Torn South Sudan, Starvation is Endemic
Some in the troubled African nation hoped Pope Francis’ visit would foster “reconciliation and peace.” But because of his ailing knee, the Pope Francis will send the Vatican’s secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to Africa in his place.
San Antonio Archbishop: ‘Immigration Reform’ Is Our Nation’s Problem
This week for Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller has been filled with hospital visits, Masses, and a lot of prayer for dozens of migrants who were found dead in an abandoned tractor trailer on the outskirts of San Antonio.
Pelosi Receives Communion at Mass Presided Over by Pope Francis
In May, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, Pelosi’s home diocese, barred the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from receiving communion in the archdiocese over her outspoken support of abortion rights.
Archbishop Asks Church to be in Solidarity with Migrants Who Died in Truck
The archbishop of San Antonio offered prayers for dozens of people found dead as well as more than a dozen survivors discovered June 27 in sweltering conditions in a semitruck.
Vatican Official Says ‘Roe’ Ruling Should Open ‘Great Debate’ on Protecting Life at Every Stage
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision Friday overruling Roe v. Wade, the Vatican’s top official on life issues has said the decision is an opportunity to both strengthen societal support for mothers and to launch a deeper reflection on human life.
Indigenous Hope Papal Apology in Canada Will Push Justice, Healing in U.S.
When Pope Francis visits Canada July 24-29, Oneida First Nation activist Daisee Francour and her colleagues at the U.S.-based international Indigenous nongovernmental organization Cultural Survival will be paying close attention.
Only in Print: Two Friends Take a Transatlantic Trip to Raise Money for Charity
The words of the Bing Crosby classic “Galway Bay” define the transatlantic trip that two friends are taking from New York’s Hudson River to Ireland’s Galway Bay.