Pope Francis warns Vatican staff over gossiping and backstabbing
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Pope Francis warns Vatican staff over gossiping and backstabbing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pope Francis used his annual Christmas greetings to tell Vatican bureaucrats on Saturday to stop speaking ill of one another, warning that gossip is an “evil”. “A church community lives in joyful and fraternal harmony to the extent that its members walk in the life of humility, renouncing evil thinking and speaking ill of others,” Francis said. open image in gallery Pope Francis in the Vatican In the most biting edition, in 2014, Francis listed the “15 ailments of the Curia,” in which he accused the prelates of using their Vatican careers to grab power and wealth. The annual appointment kicks off Francis’s busy Christmas schedule, this year made even more strenuous because of the start of the Vatican’s Holy Year on Christmas Eve.

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Pope warns Vatican staff against gossip: 'Destroys social life, sickens heart'
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Pope warns Vatican staff against gossip: 'Destroys social life, sickens heart'

India Today  

Pope Francis told Vatican bureaucrats on Saturday to stop speaking ill of one another, as he once again used his annual Christmas greetings to admonish the backstabbing and gossiping among his closest collaborators. "A church community lives in joyful and fraternal harmony to the extent that its members walk in the life of humility, renouncing evil thinking and speaking ill …

"Gossip is an evil": Pope Francis admonishes Vatican staff for workplace toxicity
2 weeks, 5 days ago

"Gossip is an evil": Pope Francis admonishes Vatican staff for workplace toxicity

Salon  

If the 2024 film “Conclave” dramatized the Vatican's inner workings with intrigue, Pope Francis delivered something of a real-life sequel on Saturday, urging Vatican bureaucrats to cut the backstabbing and embrace humility during his annual Christmas address. “Gossip is an evil that destroys social life, sickens people’s hearts and leads to nothing,” the 88-year-old pontiff admonished. “The people say it …

Abuse victims hope to build on a heartening visit with Pope Francis and rebuild their lives
3 months, 1 week ago

Abuse victims hope to build on a heartening visit with Pope Francis and rebuild their lives

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pope Francis promised Saturday to …

Belgian PM blasts Pope Francis for Catholic Church's sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome
3 months, 1 week ago

Belgian PM blasts Pope Francis for Catholic Church's sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome

The Independent  

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Those close to the Pope try to make sense of his homophobic PR disaster
7 months ago

Those close to the Pope try to make sense of his homophobic PR disaster

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “He doesn’t talk like a politician.” A personal friend …

An ailing Pope Francis appears at a weekly audience but says he's not well and has aide read speech
1 year, 1 month ago

An ailing Pope Francis appears at a weekly audience but says he's not well and has aide read speech

The Independent  

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Ailing Pope Francis meets with European rabbis and condemns antisemitism, terrorism, war
1 year, 2 months ago

Ailing Pope Francis meets with European rabbis and condemns antisemitism, terrorism, war

LA Times  

Pope Francis leaves his studio window overlooking St. Peter’s Square after the Angelus noon prayer at the Vatican on Sunday. Pope Francis met with European rabbis on Monday and decried antisemitism, war and terrorism in a written speech that he declined to read, saying he wasn’t feeling well. Francis told the rabbis during the audience in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace …

Vatican singles out bishops in urging reflective not reactive social media use
1 year, 7 months ago

Vatican singles out bishops in urging reflective not reactive social media use

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Monday urged the Catholic faithful, and especially bishops, to be “reflective, not reactive” on social media, issuing guidelines to try to tame the toxicity on Catholic Twitter and other social media platforms and encourage users to instead be “loving neighbors.” The Vatican’s communications office issued a “pastoral reflection” to respond to questions it has …

Pope Francis admits nuns and priests watch porn, asks them to avoid it
2 years, 2 months ago

Pope Francis admits nuns and priests watch porn, asks them to avoid it

Op India  

In a transcript released by the Vatican on Wednesday, Pope Francis warned seminarians in Rome about the risks of online pornography, calling soft porn a temptation that “weakens the priestly heart.” Pope Francis’ meeting at the Vatican on Monday saw the 86-year-old pontiff address in detail a broad range of questions from priests and seminarians studying in Rome, ranging from …

Pope demands humility in new zinger-filled Christmas speech
3 years ago

Pope demands humility in new zinger-filled Christmas speech

Associated Press  

ROME — Pope Francis urged Vatican cardinals, bishops and bureaucrats Thursday to embrace humility this Christmas season, saying their pride, self-interest and the “glitter of our armor” was perverting their spiritual lives and corrupting the church’s mission. As he has in the past, Francis used his annual Christmas address to take Vatican administrators to task for their perceived moral and …

Pope Francis questions Vatican media's relevance as communications staff see pay cuts, pension shortage
3 years, 7 months ago

Pope Francis questions Vatican media's relevance as communications staff see pay cuts, pension shortage

Firstpost  

Pope Francis said their work was good, their offices nice and organised, but that there was a “danger” that their work doesn’t arrive where it is supposed to. Pope Francis challenged the Vatican’s own media employees Monday to essentially justify their continued work, asking them how many people actually consume their news as he visited the office that costs the …

Not Coronavirus, Pope Francis Says Gossiping is Worse Plague Than Pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

Not Coronavirus, Pope Francis Says Gossiping is Worse Plague Than Pandemic

News 18  

Pope Francis said Sunday that gossiping is a “plague worse than COVID” that is seeking to divide the Catholic Church. Francis strayed from his prepared text to double down on his frequent complaint about gossiping within church communities and even within the Vatican bureaucracy. Francis didn’t give specifics during his weekly blessing but went on at some length to say …

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