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SPECIAL REPORT: Vatican says abortion, surrogacy, war, poverty are attacks on human dignity
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s latest document on human dignity highlights Pope Francis’ decade-long insistence that every human being – independent of their circumstances, stage of development or state of sin – possesses infinite and inalienable dignity that must be respected and protected.
On Easter, Pope Francis asks Christ to ‘roll away’ the stones of war worldwide
Seated on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, the Holy Father asked the risen Christ to bring peace in Israel, Palestine and Ukraine and a host of other conflict-ridden regions in the world.
On Palm Sunday, Pope Francis prays people open hearts to God, quell all hatred
On a sunny and windy day, about 60,000 people attended the Mass on 24 March, which began with a solemn procession of hundreds of people carrying green palm branches followed by about 60 cardinals and bishops, carrying “palmurelli,” pale green palm branches that were woven and braided.
Family, community, are key to overcoming secularism, says Pope Francis
Developing faith in Christ “requires a meaningful experience lived in the family and in the Christian community as a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ in order to be transmitted,” Pope Francis wrote in his message to members of the dicastery during their plenary assembly.
Pope Francis, in new book, says he has not considered resigning
Pope Francis’ reflections on his life and his future are included in a new book, Life: My Story Through History, written with Italian journalist Fabio Marchese Ragona.
Pope Francis sets up groups to study most controversial issues raised at synod
That Pope Francis did not wait until the end of the Second Assembly to convoke the study groups, “shows that he has a heart that listens; he listened and is acting,” Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary-General of the Synod, told reporters on 14 March.
Pope Francis: Church must stop protecting abusers ‘who hide behind their position’
Titled “Vulnerability and Abuse: Toward a Wider View of Prevention,” the conference was designed to discuss “the handling of power and authority in the church” and to broaden conversations about abusive conduct beyond the crime of sexual abuse.
Pope Francis urges the prideful not to judge
In the main speech read by Msgr Pierluigi Giroli, Pope Francis said that “the prideful (person) is one who thinks he or she is much more than he or she really is.
Vatican announces synod assembly dates; formation of study groups
In a brief papal document released on 17 February, the Holy Father said that “these study groups are to be established by mutual agreement between the competent dicasteries of the Roman Curia and the General Secretariat of the Synod, which is entrusted with coordination.”
Vatican announces theme for World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Pope Francis celebrated the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly in 2021 and decreed that it be observed each year on the Sunday closest to the feast of Sts Joachim and Anne, Jesus’ grandparents.
