The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis “begged” Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday to “stop” the “spiral of violence” in Ukraine, while deeply deploring annexations “contrary to international law”. Before his Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope addressed the Russian President, begging him to “stop, also …
Read More »Pope Francis will not attend the funeral of Elizabeth II
Pope Francis will not attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, which will take place Monday at Westminster Abbey in London, the Vatican announced on Friday. The Sovereign Pontiff will be absent at the funeral of the Queen of England, Elizabeth II who died a week ago. Vatican’s Minister of …
Read More »“Church must treat sexual assault cases with zero tolerance” – Pope Francis
In an interview with TVI/CNN Portugal, Pope Francis reiterated that the Catholic Church must treat cases of sexual assault with “zero tolerance”, calling such acts a “monstrosity”. “It’s very clear. It’s zero tolerance. A priest cannot continue to be a priest if he is an aggressor. He cannot because he …
Read More »Religion: Pope Francis announces two new African cardinals
Pope Francis announced the promotion of Peter Okpaleke and Richard Kuuia Baawobr, two African clergymen to the rank of cardinals in the Catholic Church. It means that they will rank among the highest officials in the institution. Bishop Peter Okpaleke is from Ekwulobia in south-east Nigeria and Bishop Richard Kuuia …
Read More »World leaders mourn Anglican archbishop Desmond Tutu
Leaders all around the world paid tribute to Desmond Tutu, Anglican archbishop and one of the anti-apartheid heroes, who died Sunday at the age of 90. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a statement that Tutu had helped bring about “a liberated South Africa”. President Biden said he was …
Read More »Pope Francis has no desire to resign after his two surgeries
Pope Francis, operated two months ago on the colon, specifies that resigning has “not crossed his mind”, thus opposing a denial to rumors conveyed by the Italian media. Several Italian media have announced the resignation of Pope Francis some times ago. “I don’t know where they got the idea that …
Read More »Covid-19: Pope Francis calls for vaccination, “an act of love for all”
Pope Francis, in an interview with Vatican Media, called for vaccination against Covid-19. He called it “an act of love for ourselves, our families and our friends.” The Sovereign Pontiff urged people to get vaccinated, saying it is a simple way to promote the common good and take care of …
Read More »Elton John furious at Vatican decision not to bless same-sex couples
Elton John the English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer has not at all appreciate the last decision of the Vatican which considers same-sex union as a “sin” and says “it can’t be blessed”. The star, gay, who married his long-term partner David Furnish in 2014, claims the stance is hypocritical …
Read More »Union for same-sex couples is a “sin and cannot be blessed”, warns vatican
The Holy See has confirmed the impossibility for homosexual couples to receive the sacraments of marriage. A clarification while Pope Francis had affirmed a few months ago his support for “civil unions” of people of the same sex. The Vatican reaffirmed Monday the doctrine of the Catholic Church considering homosexuality …
Read More »Pope Benedict XVI finds Pope Francis’ trip to iraq dangerous
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who has retired to a Vatican monastery since his resignation, finds the trip to Iraq of his successor, Pope Francis, dangerous. “I think this is a very important trip. He comes unfortunately at a very difficult time which also makes his trip dangerous: for security reasons …
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