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Pope arrives in remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, brings in a ton of humanitarian aid and toys
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pope arrives in remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, brings in a ton of humanitarian aid and toys

The Hindu  

Pope Francis celebrated the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he travelled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, bringing with him a ton of medicine and toys and a message of love overcoming violence for the people who live there. Francis arrived in Papua New Guinea to urge an end to the violence, including gender-based violence, …

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Catholics face a shortage of priests. But one Indonesian seminary is overwhelmed with applicants
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Catholics face a shortage of priests. But one Indonesian seminary is overwhelmed with applicants

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. More men are entering seminary, …

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US Catholic Bishops formally apologizes for ‘trauma’ inflicted on Native American communities
6 months, 1 week ago

US Catholic Bishops formally apologizes for ‘trauma’ inflicted on Native American communities

CNN  

CNN — The US Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a formal apology Friday to Indigenous people for the mistreatment and trauma inflicted by the Catholic Church. The document titled “Keeping Christ’s Sacred Promise: A Pastoral Framework for Indigenous Ministry,” includes the apology, discusses the church’s role in the boarding schools for Native American that forced assimilation in the 19th and …

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US Catholic bishops approve outreach to Native Americans and acknowledge boarding school ‘traumas’
6 months, 1 week ago

US Catholic bishops approve outreach to Native Americans and acknowledge boarding school ‘traumas’

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — U.S. bishops on Friday approved new guidelines for ministering to Indigenous Catholics, a long in-the-works effort to reinvigorate the ministry and assure those communities that they don’t need to feel torn between their Native identity and their Catholic one. “The Church recognizes that it has played a part in traumas experienced by Native children,” according to the …

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Pope Francis apologises for using vulgar homophobic term in closed-door meeting with Italian bishops
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pope Francis apologises for using vulgar homophobic term in closed-door meeting with Italian bishops

ABC  

In short: Pope Francis has apologised for using a homophobic term during a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops. Pope Francis has apologised after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church's ban on gay priests. Pope Francis uses homophobic term Photo shows Pope Francis raises his hand and holds a white …

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Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men in talk about ban on gay priests
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men in talk about ban on gay priests

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests. The Vatican ban was articulated in a 2005 document from the Congregation for Catholic Education, and later repeated in a subsequent document in 2016, which said the church cannot admit to …

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Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men

LA Times  

Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests. The Vatican ban was articulated in a 2005 document from the Congregation for Catholic Education, and later repeated in a subsequent document in 2016, which said the church cannot admit to seminaries or ordain …

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Some Catholic bishops reject pope’s stance on blessings for same-sex couples. Others are confused
1 year ago

Some Catholic bishops reject pope’s stance on blessings for same-sex couples. Others are confused

LA Times  

A rosary is seen around the neck of a woman wearing a T-shirt with a picture of Pope Francis, as she awaits his arrival at the St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba, South Sudan, in February. The announcement Monday by the Vatican office reversed its 2021 statement that had ruled out blessings for same-sex couples because God “cannot bless sin.” The …

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Some Catholic bishops reject Pope’s stance on blessings for same-sex couples. Others are confused
1 year ago

Some Catholic bishops reject Pope’s stance on blessings for same-sex couples. Others are confused

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — In an extraordinary pushback against Pope Francis, some Catholic bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere say they will not implement the new Vatican policy allowing blessings for same-sex couples. The announcement Monday by the Vatican office reversed its 2021 statement that had ruled out blessings for same-sex couples because God “cannot bless sin.” The U.S. …

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Some Catholic bishops reject Pope's stance on blessings for same-sex couples. Others are confused
1 year ago

Some Catholic bishops reject Pope's stance on blessings for same-sex couples. Others are confused

The Independent  

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Step by step, Francis has made the Catholic Church a more welcoming place for LGBTQ people
1 year ago

Step by step, Francis has made the Catholic Church a more welcoming place for LGBTQ people

Associated Press  

The Catholic Church, in its doctrine, still rejects same-sex marriage and condemns any sexual relations between gay or lesbian partners as “intrinsically disordered.” Yet Pope Francis, during his nearly 11-year papacy, has done far more than any previous pope to make the church a more welcoming place for LGBTQ+ people. ___ The pope’s mixed record on LGBTQ+ issues was epitomized …

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Ousted Texas bishop rallies outside US bishops meeting as his peers reinforce Catholic voter values
1 year, 1 month ago

Ousted Texas bishop rallies outside US bishops meeting as his peers reinforce Catholic voter values

Associated Press  

BALTIMORE — Soon after U.S. bishops inside a Baltimore hotel approved materials on how Catholics should vote in 2024 elections, their recently ousted colleague and dozens of his supporters rallied outside the annual fall business meeting. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the top Catholic clergy body in America, approved supplements on Wednesday to its voter guide, which is known …

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Vatican steps closer to allowing transgender people to be baptized as Catholics
1 year, 1 month ago

Vatican steps closer to allowing transgender people to be baptized as Catholics

Associated Press  

In the United States, the national conference of Catholic bishops rejects the concept of gender transition, leaving many transgender Catholics feeling excluded. On Wednesday, the Vatican made public a sharply contrasting statement, saying it’s permissible, under certain circumstances, for trans people to be baptized as Catholics and serve as godparents. “It is a major step for trans inclusion … it …

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Pope’s meeting on church future says it’s ‘urgent’ to guarantee governance roles for women
1 year, 1 month ago

Pope’s meeting on church future says it’s ‘urgent’ to guarantee governance roles for women

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ big gathering of Catholic bishops and laypeople said Saturday it was “urgent” to guarantee fuller participation of women in church governance positions and called for research on allowing women to be deacons to be released within a year. In a novelty, Francis allowed women and laypeople to vote alongside bishops, putting into practice his belief …

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Pope opens Vatican meeting amid tensions with conservatives
1 year, 2 months ago

Pope opens Vatican meeting amid tensions with conservatives

Al Jazeera  

Pope Francis opens a global gathering of bishops and lay people to discuss the future of the Catholic Church including hot-button issues previously considered taboo. Pope Francis has opened an important meeting on the future of the Catholic Church, with progressives hoping it will lead to more women in leadership roles and conservatives warning that church doctrine on everything from …

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Things to know about the Vatican’s big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church
1 year, 2 months ago

Things to know about the Vatican’s big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Wednesday is opening a global gathering of bishops and laypeople to discuss the future of the Catholic Church, including some hot-button issues that have previously been considered off-limits for discussion. For the first time, women and laypeople can vote on specific proposals alongside bishops, a radical change that is evidence of Francis’ belief that …

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Ideological rifts among U.S. bishops are in the spotlight ahead of momentous Vatican meeting
1 year, 2 months ago

Ideological rifts among U.S. bishops are in the spotlight ahead of momentous Vatican meeting

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Early next month, the Vatican will open an unprecedented gathering of Catholic clergy and laypeople from around the world. “I want to remind these people that backwardness is useless, and they must understand that there’s a correct evolution in the understanding of questions of faith and morals.” Some conservative American clerics vehemently disagree, saying high-level discussions of …

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US priest who runs outreach for LGBTQ+ Catholics tapped by pope to join major Vatican gathering
1 year, 5 months ago

US priest who runs outreach for LGBTQ+ Catholics tapped by pope to join major Vatican gathering

Associated Press  

ROME — An American Jesuit who runs outreach ministry for LGBTQ+ Catholics was tapped by Pope Francis on Friday to be among participants at a major Vatican gathering of bishops and laypeople later this year. Ahead of the gathering, known as a synod, there was an unprecedented canvassing of Catholics worldwide, which found that the faithful want to see concrete …

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America’s religious leaders sharply divided over abortion, a year after Roe v Wade’s reversal
1 year, 6 months ago

America’s religious leaders sharply divided over abortion, a year after Roe v Wade’s reversal

Associated Press  

In the year since the Supreme Court struck down the nationwide right to abortion, America’s religious leaders and denominations have responded in strikingly diverse ways — some celebrating the state-level bans that have ensued, others angered that a conservative Christian cause has changed the law of the land in ways they consider oppressive. “There are some horrific stories coming out …

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Opinion: Who will Catholics follow? Pope Francis or the right-wing U.S. bishops?
1 year, 7 months ago

Opinion: Who will Catholics follow? Pope Francis or the right-wing U.S. bishops?

LA Times  

Pope Francis welcomed President Biden to the Vatican for talks in October 2021, as U.S. Catholic bishops debated denying the president communion in American churches. The religious right has long been identified with white evangelical Christians, but the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, some 250 men, mostly white and past middle age, ranks among the nation’s most formidable reactionary forces. …

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U.S. bishops’ new guidelines aim to limit trans health care
1 year, 8 months ago

U.S. bishops’ new guidelines aim to limit trans health care

Associated Press  

United States Catholic bishops have issued guidelines that seek to stop Catholic hospitals from providing gender transition care, a move LGBTQ advocates say could harm the physical and emotional health of transgender people within the church. “When transgender people are not permitted or restricted from transitioning in ways they feel are appropriate, it could end in depression, anxiety or even …

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German church reform assembly calls for same-sex blessings
1 year, 9 months ago

German church reform assembly calls for same-sex blessings

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A meeting between Germany’s Catholic bishops and lay representatives agreed Friday to call for the church to approve blessings of same-sex unions. The three-day gathering, which is part of the “Synodal Path” launched in 2019 in response to the sex abuse crisis that has rocked the church in Germany and many other countries, brings together more than 200 …

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Contentious German church reform assembly opens last meeting
1 year, 9 months ago

Contentious German church reform assembly opens last meeting

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s Catholic bishops and lay representatives gathered on Thursday for the final meeting of a potentially groundbreaking reform assembly that has been marked by tensions between liberalizers and conservatives and is drawing increasingly open opposition from the Vatican. However, Pope Francis himself said in a January interview with The Associated Press that the process might become harmfully “ideological.” …

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Homosexuality not a crime, says Pope Francis
1 year, 10 months ago

Homosexuality not a crime, says Pope Francis

India Today  

Pope Francis criticised laws that criminalise homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church. READ: Vatican bars gay union blessing, says God 'can't bless sin' “These bishops have to have a process of conversion,” he said, adding that they …

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