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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 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 …

The Vatican announced on Monday (9) the reopening of an investigation into the disappearance of a young woman in 1983, a case that has never been clarified and the target of conspiracy theories around the Holy See. Emanuela Orlandi, whose family lived in Vatican City — her father was a …

Disclosure/Vatican Media – 05.01.2023 Pope emeritus was buried this Thursday morning in the Vatican the pope emeritus Benedict XVI was buried this Thursday morning (5), after three days of wake open to the public. Under the St. Peter’s Square crowded, the pope francis celebrated the funeral of the pontiff, who …

In front of a crowded São Pedro Square, Pope Francis celebrated, this Thursday morning (5), the funeral of pope emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on the 31st, aged 95. The ceremony began at 9:30 am (5:30 am in Brasilia), under the mist of a cold morning in Rome. At around …

Interview at the Vatican News studios with the secretary of the pope emeritus who died on December 31: the moving memory of his last hours and the many years spent at his side. Silvia Kritzenberger – Vatican News Tired, excited, but at the same time at peace. Archbishop Georg Gänswein, …

In front of a crowded São Pedro Square, Pope Francis celebrated this Thursday morning (5), the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on the 31st, aged 95. The ceremony, which started at 9:30 am (5:30 am, Brasilia time), took place under the mist of a cold morning in …

The first pope to resign was Celestine V, born Pietro da Morrone, who was living the life of a devout hermit when he was appointed pontiff in 1294 to break a two-year stalemate in the College of Cardinals. He was already over 80 years old. Not feeling up to the …

Accusations of sexual violence against an influential Slovenian priest and artist have shaken the Jesuit Order, to which Pope Francis belongs, and have reinvigorated debate over the Church’s handling of such cases. The media reported that 68-year-old theologian and mosaicist Marko Rupnik was accused of sexual and …