National Catholic Register, by Edward Pentin: Pope Francis again returned to the theme of rigidity today, saying those who unbendingly follow the law of God are “sick” and in need of the Lord’s help. In his morning homily at Casa…

Lusaka Times: President Hakainde Hichilema has thanked the Catholic Church for its doctrine that does not only emphasize spiritual guidance but also encompasses economic direction and social issues. President Hichilema said peace and unity can only be secured through engagement…

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Todd Starnes: Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, president of the Commission of the Bishops Conference of the European Union, maintains the church’s teaching on homosexuality is wrong and should be changed. The comments by Hollerich, a Jesuit, came during an interview with…

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The Christian Post, by Leonardo Blair: More than three years after Pope Francis sparked a firestorm of religious debate by telling a young boy that his deceased atheist father might still end up in Heaven, a new study from the…

National Catholic Reporter, by Carol Glatz: Catholics and Orthodox Christians must increasingly work together where they can, Pope Francis told Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople. “The full unity for which we yearn is, of course, a gift from God, through…

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NCR Online, by Christopher White: President Joe Biden praised Pope Francis as “the most significant warrior for peace I’ve ever met” during a closely watched meeting at the Vatican Oct. 29. The meeting between the two world leaders took place…

Reuters, by Philip Pullella: Pope Francis met on Saturday with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic who has come under criticism from some bishops in the United States for her support for abortion rights. Their meeting took place several…

AP News, by Sylvie Corbet: Pope Francis expressed “shame” for himself and the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday for the scale of child sexual abuse within the church in France and acknowledged failures in putting the needs of victims first….