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By Al Jazeera America 14 July 14 In an interview, the pontiff also hinted that ban against marriage for priests may one day be lifted ne in 50 clerics are pedophiles, Pope Francis said in an interview published… Continue Reading →
By SERGE SCHMEMANNMAY 2, 2014 A postcard shows portraits of John Paul II, right, and John XXIII, who were recognized as saints last week. Credit Angelo Carconi/European Pressphoto Agency The Catholic Church’s canonization of two of its recent popes… Continue Reading →
December 28, 2013 For the last six months, Catholic cardinals, bishops and theologians have been deliberating in Vatican City, discussing the future of the church and redefining long-held Catholic doctrines and dogmas. The Third Vatican Council, is undoubtedly the largest… Continue Reading →
by Bernard D’Mello Christmas has just gone by, and we’ll soon be ringing in the New Year, a time when a “profound feeling of consolation and peace” overwhelms the faithful. But the buzz, created by Pope Francis’ “apostolic exhortation”, Evangelii… Continue Reading →
By Darina Naidu WeNews correspondent Friday, December 27, 2013 A year ago many nuns were under Vatican censure for emphasizing social justice and not doing more to oppose abortion and homosexuality. Today, they say Pope Francis is steering a better… Continue Reading →
AlterNet / By Jim Hightower Right Wing has decided that the Pope is a “Marxist.” What about Jesus? Pope Francis kisses a child as he arrives for his general audience at St Peter’s square on December 11, 2013 at the Vatican December 24,… Continue Reading →
It’s not about being right, it’s about being loving, the unusually tolerant Pontiff tells his flock. Photo Credit: Emipress/Shutterstock.com May 23, 2013 | It likely doesn’t matter much to the atheists of the world that — of all people —… Continue Reading →