February 18, 2022 Vatican pulls representatives from Taiwan, Hong Kong without explanation The Roman Catholic Church has shuffled its representatives in key East Asian countries, drawing speculation that the Vatican is making good faith moves to appease the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), an accusation that Catholic prelates deny.
January 26, 2022 Pope urges parents to 'never condemn' their gay children Pope Francis urged parents on Wednesday not to condemn their children if they are gay, in his latest gesture of outreach to the LGBTQ community, which has long been marginalized by the Catholic hierarchy.
January 21, 2022 Pope Francis pledges justice for victims of abuse after predecessor faulted Pope Francis pledged Friday to provide justice to victims of clergy sexual abuse, a day after an independent audit faulted his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, for having botched four cases of abusive clergy when he was archbishop of Munich, Germany.
January 14, 2022 Pope Francis admits to visiting music shop to bless the business Pope Francis has repeatedly said that what he misses most about being pope is no longer being able to take walks, as he used to do in Buenos Aires.
January 10, 2022 Pope Francis speaks out against 'cancel culture,' condemns 'baseless information' about vaccines Pope Francis took aim at cancel culture during his annual address Monday, warning that it is a kind of 'one-track thinking' that risk silencing important voices
January 10, 2022 Pope Francis offers condolences for victims of NYC apartment fire Pope Francis offered his condolences Monday to the victims of the “devastating” apartment fire in the Bronx borough of New York that killed 19 people, nine of them children.
January 6, 2022 Pope Francis encourages a 'courageous and prophetic faith,' decries consumerism Pope Francis marked Epiphany on Thursday by encouraging people to shake off consumeristic “tyranny" and crises of faith in lives and societies and instead find the courage to work for justice and brotherhood in societies dominated by what he called the “sinister logic of power."
January 5, 2022 Pope Francis should let Catholics pray like Catholics A growing share of Americans—three in 10—identify as "none." Or, none of the above when asked about their religious affiliation. Houses of worship are emptying, and those still left in the pews probably expect their spiritual shepherds to welcome more prayer, not less.
January 5, 2022 Pope criticizes couples who adopt pets instead of children: 'a form of selfishness' Pope Francis believes that people need to focus on having children in order to combat the decline in birth rates in the West.
January 1, 2022 Pope Francis honors mothers, says violence against women is 'almost Satanic' Pope Francis began the new year with a sermon on the Virgin Mary, saying that to hurt a woman is a direct insult to God and decrying the harm done to women around the world.
