Tag: Roman Catholicism

Pope tells South Sudan leaders to make sacrifices for peace

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ROME — Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury marked the 10th anniversary of the independence of South Sudan on Friday by urging its...

EXPLAINER: Pope, though hospitalized, is still in charge

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The Vatican has detailed laws, rituals and roles to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns. But none of them...

Review: Working undercover every day as a straight Catholic

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“Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead,” by Emily Austin (Atria) ...

LGBTQ youth of faith pray, bond at ‘Beloved Arise’ group

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Jessika Sessoms grew up in a conservative Black evangelical family, attended Christian schools and often heard that being gay was an abomination, until she...

Pope adds Slovakia trip to Hungary visit in September

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he'll go to Slovakia in September, adding a three-day visit to that European nation after...

EXPLAINER: Behind the Vatican’s London real estate scandal

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ROME — The Vatican has set a July 27 trial date for 10 people, including a once-powerful cardinal and papal contender, on charges related...

Trudeau denounces church burnings, vandalism in Canada

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday denounced the burning and vandalism of Catholic churches that has followed discovery of...

Pope, Lebanese Christian clerics pray for end to crisis

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ROME — Pope Francis welcomed Lebanon’s Christian religious leaders to the Vatican on Thursday for a day of prayer amid fears that the country’s...

Pope to meet with Canada indigenous amid demands for apology

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ROME — Pope Francis has agreed to meet in December with Indigenous survivors of Canada's notorious residential schools amid calls for a papal apology...

Pope Francis: Thank you, Benedict, for praying for church

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday offered an affectionate, public thank-you to Benedict XVI, whose retirement from the papacy in 2103 shocked the...