Tag: Pope Francis
Pope Francis’ Message for the 53rd World Communications Day
“We are members one of another.” (Eph. 4:25)
From social network communities to the human community
Pope Francis: Abortion is never the answer
Abortion "is never the answer", and human life "is sacred and inviolable": on this point "the teaching of the Church is clear and unchanged", said Pope Francis
Pope calls for humble and free journalism that serves truth and goodness
VATICAN CITY — 18 May 2019. Pope Francis is encouraging humble and free journalism that does not indulge in selling the “rotten food of misinformation” but rather offers the healthy bread of truth and...
Pope gives green light for organised pilgrimages to Medjugorje
MEDJUGORJE — May 12, 2019. Pope Francis has given the green light for Catholics to organize pilgrimages to Medjugorje, a site of alleged Marian apparitions, though the Church has not yet given a verdict on the apparitions' authenticity.
Pope to women Superiors General: mission is service, not servitude
VATICAN CITY Pope Francis meets participants in the XXI Plenary Assembly of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) answering their questions and thanking them for their service.
Pope mandates reporting of sex abuse to church, not police
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking new church law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-ups by their superiors to church authorities, in a new effort to hold the Catholic hierarchy accountable for failing to protect their flocks.