Christians are not called to "argue, counterattack and defend themselves" when evangelizing but to be meek and humble, Pope Francis said. At his general audience Feb. 15, the pope continued his series of catechesis on evangelization ...
Just days after Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, was sentenced to 26 years in prison, Pope Francis expressed concern over his condition. After praying the Angelus in St. Peter's Square Feb. 12, the pope said ...
Religious rules are good and necessary, but Jesus wants his disciples to go beyond the letter of the law and fully live out its meaning, Pope Francis said. "The commandments that God has given us must ...
Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, the papal vicar for Vatican City State, has appointed Scalabrinian Father Luigi Sabbarese, a 60-year-old canon lawyer, to coordinate and verify the city state's safeguarding efforts. Pope Francis established a set of guidelines ...
What is the Vatican doing about clergy sex abuse when cases are reported today, asks Monsignor Owen Campion, chaplain of OSV. What is the pope doing? Does he take sex abuse seriously? Do the bishops? ...
Pope Francis reaffirmed that homosexuality is not a crime, and that any sexual act outside of marriage is a sin, in a written response to a request for clarification about his remarks during a recent ...
Marriage is also "an extraordinary good, a good of extraordinary value for everyone: for the spouses themselves, for their children, for all families with whom they form relationships, for the entire church, for all of ...
The world's religious traditions and their followers are called to offer wisdom to the world and to "infuse it with a spirit of warmth, healing and fraternity," which requires the participation of women as well ...
Christians must not "put pressure on others" to convert or induce in them "feelings of guilt," but take a weight off their shoulders through joyfully sharing the Gospel, Pope Francis said. At his general audience Jan. ...
Germany's bishops do not have the authority to establish a permanent decision-making body of bishops and laypeople that top Vatican officials said would supersede the authority of the country's bishops' conference, according to a letter ...
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Papal message to focus on people’s right not to migrate
Papal message to focus on people's right not to migrate
Pope Francis chose "Free to choose whether to migrate or to stay" as the theme for the 2023 World Day of Migrants and Refugees
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