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Pope doubles down on peace and unity message
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (176+ words) timesdaily. com ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE " Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday doubled down as U. S. President Donald Trump's criticism showed no sign of letting up, insisting that the message "the world needs to hear today" is one of peace and dialogue....
Pope rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday message
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (220+ words) timesdaily. com Police: Shooting grew out of dispute between funeral goers Jerusalem heads into Passover, Easter under the shadow of th" ROME " Pope Leo XIV on Sunday rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the…...
'Christ is king' becomes a loaded phrase in debates
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (161+ words) timesdaily. com On its own, the phrase "Christ is king" sums up a core tenet of the Christian faith, that Jesus is the divine ruler of the universe. Catholics and many Protestants celebrate a Christ the King Sunday each year....
Pew survey: Catholicism shrinking in Latin America
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (203+ words) Catholicism in Latin American countries has shrunk over the last decade, while a growing percentage of adults identify as religiously unaffiliated, describing themselves as atheist, agnostic or "nothing in particular." Javascript is required for you to be able to read…...
Pope gathers, asks cardinals priorities for 2 years
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (93+ words) timesdaily. com VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world's cardinals to Rome and asking them to advise him on key priorities for the next two years They responded by…...
Pope urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference
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Vatican commission says no to ordaining women as deacons
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (183+ words) ROME " A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another setback to Catholic women who hope one day to be able to preside at weddings, baptisms and funerals. Javascript is required for…...
Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey, Lebanon on first foreign trip
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (205+ words) VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip, a pilgrimage to Turkey and Lebanon that would be delicate under any circumstances but is even more fraught given Mideast tensions and the media glare that will document…...
Pope calls for 'reflection' about treatment of detained migrants
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (68+ words) VATICAN CITY (AP) " Pope Leo XIV called for "deep reflection" in the United States about the treatment of migrants held in detention, saying that "many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been…...
Vatican to return dozens of artifacts to Indigenous groups
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (113+ words) VATICAN CITY " The Vatican is expected to soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada as part of its reckoning with the Catholic Church's troubled role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the…...