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Celebrating International Women’s day with a look through our photography archive
1 year, 1 month ago

Celebrating International Women’s day with a look through our photography archive

The Independent  

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Pope Francis opens a big Vatican meeting on the church’s future and says ‘everyone’ is welcome
1 year, 2 months ago

Pope Francis opens a big Vatican meeting on the church’s future and says ‘everyone’ is welcome

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said the Catholic Church needed to be rebuilt to make it a place of welcome for “everyone, everyone, everyone,” as he opened a divisive meeting on the future of the church that has sparked hope among progressives and alarm among conservatives. “And if God’s holy people with their shepherds from all over the world have …

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Saying ‘everyone’ is welcome, pope opens big Vatican meeting on church’s future
1 year, 2 months ago

Saying ‘everyone’ is welcome, pope opens big Vatican meeting on church’s future

LA Times  

Pope Francis has opened a major meeting of bishops that has sparked hope among progressives and alarm among conservatives for the church’s future. Pope Francis said the Roman Catholic Church was in need of repair to make it a place of welcome for “everyone, everyone, everyone,” as he opened a big meeting on the future of the faith that has …

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Women’s voices and votes loom large as pope is set to open a Vatican meeting on church’s future
1 year, 2 months ago

Women’s voices and votes loom large as pope is set to open a Vatican meeting on church’s future

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — A few years ago, Pope Francis told the head of the main Vatican-backed Catholic women’s organization to be “brave” in pushing for change for women in the Catholic Church. “And for women, this is an extraordinary step forward.” Women have long complained they are treated as second-class citizens in the church, barred from the priesthood and highest …

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Ideological rifts among U.S. bishops are in the spotlight ahead of momentous Vatican meeting
1 year, 3 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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Pope wants to keep big Vatican meeting on the church’s future behind closed doors, ideology-free
1 year, 3 months ago

Pope wants to keep big Vatican meeting on the church’s future behind closed doors, ideology-free

Associated Press  

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis defended the decision to keep the discussions of a big Vatican meeting on the future of the Catholic Church behind closed doors, saying Monday the three-week conference was a religious moment for the church and “not a television program” that was open to scrutiny. Many Vatican watchers consider the synod to be a …

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