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Pope endorsement of journal’s controversial articles shines light on his view of U.S.

News Analysis
Sep 27, 2019

Pope Francis has endorsed a controversial view of the United States presented in two articles in a prominent Jesuit journal. Like them or not, if you want to understand the pope’s relationship with America, you need to read them.

Being elected pope doesn’t wash away one’s sins, pope says

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Sep 26, 2019

While his responsibilities are greater and his prayer list longer, Pope Francis said he’s basically the same person he was before he was elected in 2013, so he still goes to confession every two weeks.

Big winner in Italy’s meltdown may be center-left devotee of Padre Pio

News Analysis
Aug 30, 2019

The unlikely big winner in Italy’s political chaos seems Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, a previously obscure law professor and a strong devotee of Padre Pio who comes out of the center-left circles around the late Italian Cardinal Achille Silvestrini.

Synod emphasizes Church’s mission to defend the vulnerable, cardinal says

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Jul 18, 2019

The objective of the upcoming Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is to highlight the need for religious, political and social leaders to come together and defend the dignity of indigenous men, women and children and an ecosystem that is crucial to the environment, said Peruvian Cardinal Pedro Barreto Jimeno of Huancayo.

Church wounded by internal tensions, pope tells Jesuits in Romania

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Jun 13, 2019

Pope Francis told Jesuits in Romania that tensions and struggles within the Church have left it wounded and that the only path forward is through humble dialogue, not futile arguments.

Vatican China negotiator reveals decades-long path to deal

Associated Press, Vatican
Mar 26, 2019

The Vatican official who negotiated a landmark agreement between the Holy See and China on bishop nominations said Monday that the path to normalizing Catholic life in the country “is still long” but that a new future is now possible.