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Month: September 2024

In Belgium, Pope Francis gives strong warning over scandal of abuse, cover-up

Pope Francis during a Mass in Belgium’s national stadium in Brussels on Sunday gave a strong warning to Catholics about the sin of causing scandal.

Pope Francis responds to critics of his comments on women in Belgium

Aboard the papal plane, Pope Francis addressed criticism of his remarks about women during a Sept. 28 visit to a Catholic university in Louvain, calling it "obtuse" to intentionally misinterpret his stance.

Pope Francis in Belgium: ‘Crisis of faith’ in the West requires a return to the Gospel

A “crisis of faith” in the West requires a return to the Gospel, Pope Francis told Belgian bishops on Saturday morning at the National Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Brussels.

Pope Francis lauds Belgian king who chose to abdicate rather than sign abortion law

Pope Francis lauded Belgian King Baudouin for choosing to temporarily abdicate the throne rather than sign a law legalizing abortion during a visit to the Catholic king’s tomb on Saturday in Belgium.

Lebanon crisis threatens Eastern Catholic participation at Vatican Synod on Synodality

The military escalation between Israel and Hezbollah endangers Lebanon, including its Christians, and may reduce the presence of Eastern Catholic patriarchs from Lebanon at the Synod on Synodality.

Pope Francis urges professors to ‘seek the truth’ in visit to 600-year-old Belgian university

Pope Francis told university professors to “seek the truth” in a speech critiquing academia’s tendencies toward relativism and “a technocratic culture” during a visit to a 600-year-old university in Belgium.

In Belgium, Pope Francis says ‘Church should be ashamed’ of clerical abuse

In Belgium’s Laeken Castle, Pope Francis confronted the Catholic Church’s long-standing clerical abuse crisis in the country, declaring unequivocally that “the Church should be ashamed” and must seek forgiveness for its failures.

Celebrating 800 Years of St. Francis’ Stigmata

Pilgrims from around the world gather in La Verna, Tuscany, to mark the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata, reflecting on suffering, healing, and spiritual renewal.

Celebrating 40 Years of Diplomatic Ties Between the U.S. and Vatican

Celebrating 40 Years of U.S.-Vatican Diplomatic Relations: A Global Partnership for Peace and Human Dignity.

Vatican Approves Medjugorje Devotion After Decades of Investigation

Vatican Approves Medjugorje Devotion, Encouraging Pilgrims to Deepen Their Faith Through the Queen of Peace

Pope Francis Calls for Unified Easter Celebrations

Pope Francis Urges Christians to Embrace a Unified Easter Celebration in 2025 for Greater Unity

Synod on Synodality 2024 Preparations Underway

Global Church leaders gather in Rome for the final session of the Synod on Synodality, focused on building a synodal Church in mission

Catholic Church elevated in Estonia: Pope Francis creates Diocese of Tallinn

Pope Francis has elevated the Apostolic Administration of Estonia to the status of a diocese, creating the first Catholic diocese in the Baltic country.

Vatican secretary of state warns of Europe’s low birth rates, ‘demographic winter’

Cardinal Parolin calls on Europe to rediscover its Christian roots and address its demographic challenges with solidarity and hope.

In a secularized Luxembourg, Pope Francis tells Catholics to evangelize Europe

Pope Francis landed in Luxembourg on Thursday, the first stop in a four-day tour of two historically Christian countries in Europe, both of which are experiencing steep declines in religious adherence amid the spread of secularization.

Catholic Institute for Nonviolence to launch in Rome, contribute to 2024 synod

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar and Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego will lead the inauguration of the Catholic Institute for Nonviolence on Sept. 29 in Rome at the Istituto Maria Santissima Bambina, a convent just outside St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Francis to young economists: ‘Love is the first and greatest factor of change’

Pope Francis on Wednesday met with young adults participating in the annual Economy of Francesco gathering as the movement for economic change — inspired by the pope and St. Francis of Assisi — launched a permanent foundation.

Pope Francis offers prayers for victims of Iran coal mine explosion

Pope Francis said Wednesday he is praying for the dozens of victims of a deadly coal mine explosion in Tabas, Iran, that happened last Saturday.

Pope Francis condemns pornography as ‘a language of the devil’

Pope Francis at his general audience on Wednesday called pornography a work of the devil, and warned Christians to reject this and other temptations accessed through the internet.

Pope Francis offered asylum to Myanmar’s imprisoned leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Pope Francis said he has offered Myanmar’s imprisoned prime minister Aung San Suu Kyi to come to the Vatican.

Vatican secretary of state calls out United Nations for promoting abortion, gender ideology

In an address to the UN's “Summit of the Future,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin stressed human dignity and voiced the Vatican’s opposition to the promotion of abortion and gender ideology.

Vatican reveals theme for World Youth Day 2027 in South Korea

The Vatican on Tuesday unveiled the theme of the next international World Youth Day — which will be in Seoul, South Korea, in 2027 — and the theme of the local World Youth Day happening during the Jubilee Year 2025 in Rome.

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