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Francis, alone in the rain in St. Peter's Square, praying for the world.

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Pope Francis gives @realDonaldTrump a copy of Laudato Si', his encyclical on the environment and climate change

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Breaking: For first time, Pope Francis names seven women as full members of Vatican's congregation for religious life, which oversees global Catholic orders. Among seven: American Daughter of Charity Sr. Kathleen Appler, Italian Sr. Yvonne Reungoat, and Mexcian Sr. M. Rita Calvo.

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A short video from St. Peter’s Square, still empty in accordance with Italy’s lockdown procedures for #coronavirus . Streets around Vatican feel much emptier today than yesterday. A few people walking. Most shops closed.

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News: Pope Francis names Italian lawyer Francesca Di Giovanni as an under-secretary at the Vatican's Secretariat of State. It appears to be the first appointment of a woman to such a role.

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News: At Pope Francis' request, the Vatican's worship office asks Catholic bishops to add three new titles for the Virgin Mary to the "Litany of Loreto:" "Mother of mercy," "Mother of hope," and "Comfort of migrants."

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An amazing thing. A Roman wears a special outfit to make sure he is observing the one meter distance between others to prevent #coronavirus

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Io, i Romani, li adorooooooo

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Disappointed with today’s decision on the Paris Agreement. Climate change is real. Industry must now lead and not depend on government.

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#Vatican releases photo of @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS admiring Michelangelo's Pieta in St. Peter's Basilica

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News: Pope Francis will go to Assisi on Oct. 3 to sign his new encyclical letter, titled “Fratelli tutti” (“Brothers and sisters, all”), the Franciscans who run the Basilica of St. Francis announce now.

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63 years ago today: one Jorge Mario Bergoglio enters the Jesuit order in Argentina. In March 2013, he would become #PopeFrancis .

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#PopeFrancis in al-Tahera, the church in Qaraqosh once burned by Isis and now rebuilt. #PopeInIraq

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#PopeFrancis to Iraqi President Salih now: "I come as a penitent, asking forgiveness of heaven and my brothers and sisters for so much destruction and cruelty."

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Breaking: @DioceseSanDiego Bishop McElroy says he supports allowing women to serve as deacons in Catholic Church, in what appears as first such disclosure of a US prelate since Pope Francis reopened consideration of history of women's diaconal ordination.

On Catholic women deacons, San Diego's McElroy is 'in favor of it'

NCR interview: "Women should be invited into every ministry or activity we have that's not doctrinally precluded," said Bishop Robert McElroy, one of three U.S. bishops at the Oct. 6-27 Amazon synod.

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#Vatican announces opening of a new medical center for the homeless, right off of St. Peter's Square. It will be open three days a week, offering first aid and some medical analysis. (Photos copyright Vatican Media)

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. @WashArchbishop Gregory is now a cardinal of the Catholic Church, and the first Black U.S. cardinal in history.

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In new exhortation #GaudeteEtExsultate , Pope Francis criticizes Christians who focus on one ethical issue, such as abortion, over and above all others, calling that a "harmful ideological error." Says: "Equally sacred ... are the lives of the poor."

Francis' new exhortation a call to become holy by serving others, especially migrants

Christians cannot quest for holiness with prayer alone but must strive to serve those most in need, particularly migrants "who risk their lives to offer a future to their children," Pope Francis says...

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This is just shocking: Before @realDonaldTrump 's Bible photo-op yesterday at St. John’s Episcopal Church, police expelled a priest and a seminarian from the church's patio. (report from @jackmjenkins )

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Pope Francis presents the Blessed Sacrament to an empty, rain-soaked St. Peter's Square

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Breaking: Pope Francis announces Vatican will open secret archives to allow access to all files regarding Pope Pius XII, whose actions as pontiff during Second World War are disputed. Archives will be open from March 2, 2020. "The Church is not afraid of history," Francis says.

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Cardinal Hollerich asks a big question to the #Synod of Bishops. "Men and women receive the same baptism... I have never read anywhere that the baptism of women would be inferior to the baptism of men. How can we ensure that women feel they are an integral part of this Church?"

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#PopeFrancis ' new revision today to the Code of Canon Law incorporates a 2007 decree from the Vatican's doctrinal office that whoever "attempts to confer a sacred order on a woman" shall be automatically excommunicated from the church (along with the woman) (1/x)

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The #Vatican 's new document today for the ongoing synod process gives a lot of attention to the role of women in the church, including calls for women's ordination as priests. Short thread:

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Pope Francis with two reforms on clergy abuse abuse front today: 1) abolishing of pontifical secret (strict confidentiality) in abuse cases; 2) raising threshold of the age pornographic material is considered of a child from 14 to 18

Francis abolishes pontifical secret in clergy abuse cases, in long sought reform

Pope Francis Dec. 17 abolished the Catholic Church's practice of imposing strict confidentiality rules on the Vatican's legal proceedings in cases involving clergy sexual abuse or misconduct, in a...

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#BlackLivesMatteritaly at Rome’s piazza del Popolo

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Madagascan children roar in delight after seeing Pope Francis for the first time #PopeinAfrica

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I don't think I've ever seen something quite so fearless from a world leader. Pope Francis just walked into a crowd of young Madagascans to try and be close to them. They pressed very close, all trying to have a moment to touch him. #PopeInAfrica

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On the day Pope Francis’ Synod of Bishops is concluding its final document, Catholics who favor the Latin Mass are processing toward St. Peter’s Square

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Pope Francis in Cairo: "True faith is one that makes us more charitable, more merciful, more honest and more humane." #popeinegypt

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Italian jets just buzzed over us in Central Rome in celebration of Italy's liberation day. Very moving for people stuck in lockdown now for 47 days. Our neighbors were jumping up and down in delight.

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. @WashArchdiocese Archbishop Gregory issues scathing statement on @realDonaldTrump 's visit to JPII Shrine:

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Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew walking together, masked.

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The bishop of Rome has returned to his diocese.

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Such joy as Pope Francis is among Madagascan children #PopeinAfrica

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#Vatican says that among prisoners Pope Francis will perform feet-washing on tomorrow for Holy Thursday are eight Catholics, two Muslims, one Orthodox Christian, and one Buddhist

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I have covered Catholic Church leaders for a while and I can't remember anything quite like . @WashArchdiocese Archbishop Gregory's statement now. Catholic officials are usually cautious, careful. To call something "baffling and reprehensible" is way outside the norm.

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News: Pope Francis mandates that all priests training to be part of the Vatican diplomatic corps spend a year during their formation as missionaries in Catholic dioceses across the world. New rule comes into effect next academic year.

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Pope Francis announces at end of #AmazonSynod that he will re-convoke the commission he created to study the history of women deacons in the Catholic Church with an expanded membership

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Breaking: Pope Francis calls on Catholic priests and clergy who have abused children to turn themselves over to authorities in what appears as the first such blanket command of a pontiff.

Francis tells perpetrator priests: turn yourselves over, 'prepare for divine justice'

Pope Francis has called on Catholic priests and clergy who have abused children to turn themselves over to authorities, in what appears as the first such blanket command of a pontiff towards perpet...

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Rooftops and domes in ancient Rome covered in snow this morning… #nevearoma

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News: Pope Francis names a Catholic sister, Italian Sr. Simona Brambilla, as number two official at the #Vatican ’s office overseeing Catholic religious orders around the world. This is a post that groups like @uisg_superiors had been asking for years to be filled by a woman.

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Pope Francis widens his famous quote on gays, asking now: "Who are we [the church] to judge them?"

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We have a 1,2,3 day of Pope Francis' reforms on clergy sexual abuse: 1) abolishing of pontifical secret; 2) raising of age of what is considered child pornography; 3) resignation of Vatican's ambassador to France, who had been accused of misconduct.

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A firm position from a Catholic bishop on the US-Mexico border.

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Any discussion about immigrant children that begins with “but they are not our children” is starting from a position both contrary to natural law and Catholic Faith.

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#PopeFrancis announced this morning he is going to make 21 new cardinals, including San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy. This is going to have quite the impact among the US bishops...

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#PopeFrancis has landed in Baghdad, the first Catholic pontiff to visit Iraq

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Breaking: Pope Francis clears the way for slain Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero to be canonized later this year or early next

Francis clears way for Romero to be canonized later this year

Vatican City -- Pope Francis has cleared the way for Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero to be made a saint in the coming year. The Vatican announced March 7 that the pope approved the declaration of...

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In annual speech to diplomats, Pope Francis sharply criticizes global leaders who only talk about the plight of migrants and refugees “for the sake of stirring up primal fears."

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Seven years, a bunch of flights with #PopeFrancis , and an uncountable amount of pizza al taglio later, I'm excited to be taking up a new role for @NCRonline . Hope you got that pizza budget line item increased, @HeidiSchlumpf .

Joshua McElwee named NCR's national news editor

Joshua McElwee, the National Catholic Reporter's longtime, award-winning Vatican correspondent, has been named the publication's national news editor.

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Summary: @JamesMartinSJ , a Jesuit in good standing, whose views have been praised by several cardinals, is banned at @CatholicUniv . Got it.

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50 years ago today, one Argentine Jesuit Jorge Bergoglio was ordained a Catholic priest. Happy ordination day, Pope Francis! (Photo from @CatholicNewsSvc )

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Pope Francis is asked by young Italian woman how she can show her friends, who think the church is boring, that it is also worthwhile. He responds: You're friends are right... "some pastors ... are very boring, it's true!"

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The U.S. bishops overwhelmingly vote in favor of continuing to advocate for the sainthood of Franciscan Sr. Thea Bowman, a legendary African American educator, evangelizer, and promoter of intercultural awareness. Not a single nay in the voice vote. #USCCB18

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In a telegram now from the #Vatican , Pope Francis sends condolences and "assurance of prayers" to the family of deceased former U.S. President George H.W. Bush #Bush41

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"Under @realDonaldTrump 's leadership, the United States has taken bold action to raise awareness about the Holocaust," @CallyGingrich , US ambassador to Holy See (Vatican) says now during online event about anti-Semitism

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Participants for the creation of 13 new cardinals of the Catholic Church inside St. Peter's Basilica: masked, in line with coronavirus precautions.

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Cardinal Burke walking in to the consistory meetings between Pope Francis and the world’s cardinals

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Opening in Baghdad of the first ever Chaldean rite Catholic Mass led by a pope

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Breaking: The two umbrella groups representing nearly a million members of male and female Catholic religious orders around the world are planning to present Pope Francis with a proposal to give women a larger role in the Synod of Bishops

World's superiors general to ask for greater women's voice at synod

Vatican City - The two umbrella groups representing male and female religious orders are planning to present Pope Francis with a proposal to give women a larger role in future synods.

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Breaking: Pope Francis issues sweeping new laws for the Catholic Church on the investigation of clergy sexual abuse, mandating reporting for the first time and creating structure for archbishops to investigate claims against bishops.

Francis mandates clergy abuse reporting worldwide, empowers archbishops to do investigations

Pope Francis issued sweeping new laws for the Catholic Church on the investigation of clergy sexual abuse May 9, mandating for the first time that all priests and members of religious orders worldw...

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Pope Francis sitting next to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Zen Buddhist monk Shoten Minegishi at Rome prayer service, all wearing masks.

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A pope has never before called all the presidents of the world's various conferences of Catholic bishops to Rome. The situation is so unprecedented that the #Vatican could not say immediately how many bishops' conferences there are.

Francis summons world's bishop presidents to Rome for meeting on clergy abuse

Pope Francis has called all of the presidents of the world's various conferences of Catholic bishops to Rome for a February meeting on clergy sexual abuse, in the first such global summons by a...

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Dominican Fr. Timothy Radcliffe tells the #synod of bishops that the "first preacher of the gospel" was a woman, the woman who encountered Jesus at the well.

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Pope Francis: "A church that has lost joy has lost love."

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Breaking: Pope Francis accepts resignations of three Chilean bishops, including controversial Osorno Bishop Juan Barros Madrid

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Breaking: During in-flight press conference, Pope Francis criticizes traditionalist Catholics who seek to "safeguard the ashes" of the past. Church tradition, he says, is not akin to a container for preserved objects but like roots drawn on for growth.

Francis criticizes traditionalist Catholics who 'safeguard the ashes' of the past

"Tradition is the guarantee of the future and not the container of the ashes," Pope Francis said aboard the flight back to Rome after his three-day visit to Romania.

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Break: National Catholic Reporter ( @NCRonline ) congratulates @JoeBiden , the second Catholic president of the United States. "We offer Biden our prayers as he leads us through that process to begin to heal the soul of a nation."

Editorial: NCR congratulates Joe Biden, our nation's second Catholic president

We say: After four years of racism, misogyny and narcissism in the White House, we look forward to a dignified, honest leader who might restore a level of respect for the office and for our nation.

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A Vatican photo of the hand-written document, signed by Pope Francis, attesting to the wedding aboard the papal plane of Paula Podest Ruiz and Carlos Ciuffardi Elorriaga

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Someone next to me just said: "And the leaders of the free world meet."

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Ready to travel with Pope Francis to Southeast Asia, with ⁦ @PhilipPullella ⁩ and ⁦ @Cindy_Wooden ⁩

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Breaking: Pope Francis names Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who guided development of U.S. bishops' procedures on clergy sexual abuse, to lead @WashArchdiocese . He is first African American to lead DC church, and now likely first black American cardinal.

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#Vatican releases images of Pope Francis going door-to-door to bless homes in surprise visit to Ostia, 45 minutes west of Rome, today

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Egyptian Catholics lift Mary into the air with balloons at Pope Francis' Mass in Cairo #PopeInEgypt

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After an unsubstantiated report in an Italian newspaper sparked global headlines March 3 that Pope Francis had been tested for exposure to the coronavirus, the Vatican reaffirmed in a statement that the pontiff was only suffering from a normal cold.

No, Pope Francis does not have the coronavirus

After an unsubstantiated report in an Italian newspaper sparked global headlines March 3 that Pope Francis had been tested for exposure to the coronavirus, the Vatican reaffirmed in a statement that...

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Bad error in the @nytimes today about the #Catholic Church’s teaching on homosexuality. The church has a lot to say about gay relationships, but it does not disapprove of homosexual people. The Catechism says they should be treated with “respect, compassion and sensitivity.”

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The official medallion for Pope Francis' trip to Iraq: a striking image of Abraham leaving Ur, a map of the country, a date palm

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Excited to share that I'll be joining @Reuters this summer as their Vatican correspondent. Looking forward to being part of their great Italy team, and to many adventures ahead. Thanks to all my @NCRonline colleagues for everything over the years.

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The U.S. Catholic bishops just voted for Oklahoma City Archbishop Coakley over Cardinal Tobin as their new secretary. Vote was 130-104. Quite extraordinary.

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Anyone seen a Catholic bishop plainly condemn the seizing of the US Capitol by a violent mob?

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Standing amidst the rubble of four churches in Mosul destroyed by ISIS militants, #PopeFrancis is praying for those killed and encouraging Christians not to lose hope.

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After visiting Rome’s Piazza di Spagna yesterday, #PopeFrancis apparently stopped the car he was in to greet some Italian soldiers at a checkpoint in Rome. He offered the surprised soldiers some cookies! (Video from @MediasetTgcom24 )

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Pope Francis opening his daily Mass today: "I would like that we pray today for the elderly, who are suffering in this moment in a special way. They have a deep, interior loneliness, and, in some cases, a lot of fear."

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Everyone at Mass with Pope Francis in Assisi is spaced out, and masked

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Pope Francis body language during photos with @realDonaldTrump very striking. Not smiling, even looking at the floor at points

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US President Donald Trump meets Pope Francis at the Vatican

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⁦ @TetlowTania ⁩, president of ⁦ @FordhamNYC ⁩, is opening the Catholic LGBT ministry Outreach conference (⁦ @OutrchCatholic ⁩) by saying: “I am here to tell you that you are loved, bathed in the overwhelming love and acceptance of God.”

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Pope Francis expresses support for the creation of civil union laws for same-sex couples as part of a new documentary about his papacy. But his comments on the matter appear an affirmation of previously articulated views.

Not news: Pope Francis has supported civil unions for years

Pope Francis expresses support for the creation of civil union laws for same-sex couples as part of a new documentary; his comments on the matter appear an affirmation of previously articulated views.

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Pope Francis opening the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon: "If we spend our days content that 'this is the way things have always been done,' then the gift vanishes, smothered by the ashes of fear and concern for defending the status quo." #AmazonSynod

Opening Amazon synod, Francis warns against being 'smothered by ashes' defending status quo

Opening a monthlong gathering of Catholic bishops expected to consider controversial issues such as the ordaining of married priests on a regional basis, Pope Francis Oct. 6 warned the 185 prelates...

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#PopeFrancis will be the first pope to lead celebration of the Mass in the Chaldean rite during trip to Iraq, #Vatican spokesman says

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New Cardinal Robert McElroy

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@repubblica Mainly: 1) No traveling outside your city unless there's a legitimate health or work reason; 2) No public assembly (theaters, clubs all closed); 3) Restaurants open from 6 am-6 pm, but only if customers observe 1 meter separation; 4) Grocery stores, pharmacies remain open.

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Flash: Vatican's doctrinal office issues note saying it is "morally acceptable" for Catholics to use #covid vaccines derived from fetal cell lines when other vaccines are not available.

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Vatican ambassador to US, Archbishop Pierre, tells US bishops: "There is a temptation to treat the Eucharist as something to be offered to the privileged few."

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Breaking: 185 Catholic prelates at #AmazonSynod propose a formal definition of "ecological sin" as "a sin against future generations that manifests itself in acts and habits of pollution and destruction of the environmental harmony."

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Breaking: Pope Francis today met with Loretto Sr. Jeannine Gramick, a long-time advocate for #LGBTQ Catholics who had previously been reprimanded by the #Vatican and US bishops. Francis met with her and @NewWaysMinistry staffers for 50 minutes.

Pope Francis meets Jeannine Gramick, US sister known for LGBTQ ministry

Pope Francis on Oct. 17 held a meeting with Loretto Sr. Jeannine Gramick, a longtime advocate for LGBTQ Catholics who had previously been reprimanded by the Vatican and U.S. bishops.

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Papua New Guinean dancers from Manus Island waiting to greet Pope Francis during his visit to a Caritas school shortly

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#PopeFrancis has sent support to a conference that will discuss #LGBTQ #Catholic ministry, after right-wing influencers tried to stop it. The pope is publicly backing @JamesMartinSJ and @OutrchCatholic , who are hosting the event at @FordhamNYC .

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BREAKING: Pope Francis signs new law stating clearly that a bishop's negligence in rooting out sexual abuse constitutes a grave crime

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A sense of the crowd at Mass in Cairo as Pope Francis is about to ride around in the popemogolfcart (apologies @the_popemobile )

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Pope Francis will take this C-130 cargo aircraft, provided by the Royal Australian Air Force, as he travels to a remote jungle town in Papua New Guinea today to meet local Catholics in one of the most remote parts of the world. I’m traveling for ⁦ @Reuters ⁩

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Breaking: In new encyclical #FratelliTutti , #PopeFrancis criticizes populist leaders who appeal to people's "basest and most selfish inclinations." Pontiff says they exploit people "for their own personal advantage." Cc: @realDonaldTrump

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