Franciscan fraternity: rescript enables non-ordained brothers to be elected superiors
For decades, some branches of the Franciscan Order have been working towards restablishing the order’s original sense of fraternity. In
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Pope Francis uses a cane rather than a wheelchair to enter his General Audience
With the end of his summer vacation and his return from Canada, Pope Francis begins to hold his General Audiences
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Pope Francis asks for prayers for entrepreneurs, praises “courage and effort”
In a video featuring his prayer intentions for the month of August, the Pope asks for prayers “that small and
Read morePope Francis affirms possession of nuclear weapons “immoral” ahead of UN conference
On Twitter, Pope Francis restated that the use of nuclear weapons as well as their mere possession is immoral. The
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35 religious institutions divest $500 million from fossil fuels
35 religious organizations around the world have announced that they will no longer invest in fossil fuels. The divestment totals
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Pope Francis names three women to Vatican body that oversees selection of world’s bishops
Pope Francis has named three women to the Dicastery of Bishops, the Vatican body responsible for overseeing the selection of
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Pope Francis advises congregations not to lose their charism
Pope Francis met with members of the Order of the Mother of God, the Basilian Order of St. Josaphat and
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Pope Francis calls for reconciliation in Libya, calls war in Ukraine “senseless” at Angelus
After praying the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis turned his attention to the political crisis in Libya, where
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Pope Francis on the crisis in Sri Lanka: “Do not ignore the cry of the poor”
Pope Francis expressed his concern over the widespread unrest in Sri Lanka, the country he visited in January 2015. It
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Ukraine’s ambassador to the Vatican: Possible papal trip to Ukraine is “realistic”
Pope Francis could travel to Ukraine August, according to the Vatican’s foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher. In an interview,
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