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Pope Francis tried to tone down recent comments that reinforced the doctrinal position on homosexuality being considered a sin. The pontiff said he was referring to official Catholic moral teaching that any sexual act outside of marriage is considered sacrilege. In a note released this Friday (27), Francis recalled that …

posted on 01/28/2023 14:14 (credit: Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) Pope Francis clarified recent comments made about homosexuality and sin, saying he was simply referring to official Catholic moral teaching that any sexual act outside of marriage is a sin. In a note on Friday, the 27th, the Argentine pontiff recalled …

Pope Francis says homosexuality is not a crime Pope Francis says homosexuality is not a crimeAFP Published 01/25/2023 17:50 Pope Francis has criticized laws criminalizing homosexuality as “unjust”. In an interview with the Associated Press news agency this Tuesday, 24, he said that God loves all his children as they …

Francisco’s interview with the Associated Press: from the death of Benedict XVI (“I lost a father”) to the invitation not to discriminate against anyone, starting with homosexual people. Then relations with China (“we must continue the dialogue”), doubts about the ideological risk in the German synodal path and the Rupnik …

Pope Francis has championed the decriminalization of homosexuality and has said the Catholic Church must do away with “unfair laws” that state otherwise. In an interview with the Associated Press published this Wednesday (25), however, the pontiff reinforced the doctrinal position that treats homosexuality as a sin. “Being homosexual is …

“God has drawn close to you, so be aware of his presence, make room for his Word and you will change the perspective of your life. In other words: place your life under the Word of God. This is the path that pointed out to us the Church: all, even …

“The teacher teaches the liturgy when he leads to the encounter with the paschal mystery of Christ. At the same time, he must provide for everything so that the liturgy shines with decorum, simplicity and order. The teacher’s ministry is a diakonia: he collaborates with the bishop in the service …

Pope Francis authorized the promulgation of Decrees that recognize the heroic virtues of six Servants of God who will be beatified. VATICAN NEWS During the Audience granted to Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, Pope Francis authorized the same Dicastery to promulgate the following …

At this Sunday’s Angelus, Francis reflected on the testimony of John the Baptist regarding Jesus, after having baptized him in the Jordan River. According to the Pope, John the Baptist’s statement reveals his “spirit of service. He had been sent to prepare the way for the Messiah and he had …

However, Francis said, “it can happen that the apostolic ardor, the desire to reach others with the good proclamation of the Gospel, diminishes. When Christian life loses sight of the horizon of the proclamation, it becomes sick: it closes in on itself, it becomes if it is self-referential, it atrophies. …