December 9, 2023
During a United Nations climate event, Pope Francis, who was absent due to illness, shared his opinions on climate change, claiming it is a “religious problem,” according to Crux Catholic Media. In remarks read by the Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Pope Francis said there is an urgent need to act
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Pope Francis on Saturday (December 2) called on the UN climate summit to strive for a breakthrough to stem global warming that includes the elimination of fossil fuel. The 86-year-old pope had planned to attend the conference but a lung inflammation forced him to remain in the Vatican. The statement was read by Vatican Secretary
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Pope Francis made a public appearance at the Vatican on Wednesday, his first since staff announced the pope would not be attending a three-day overseas trip to a U.N. climate conference, known as COP28, in Dubai. Francis, who has lung inflammation causing breathing problems, presided with the public but said he was still unwell and
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Pope Francis has canceled a trip to Dubai for a United Nations climate change summit on his doctor’s orders, the Vatican said. Francis, who turns 87 next month, was scheduled to leave Rome on Friday to address the COP28 meeting on Saturday morning. He also was supposed to inaugurate a faith pavilion Sunday on the
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Francis, who turns 87 next month, was scheduled to leave Rome on Friday to address the COP28 meeting first thing Saturday morning. He also was supposed to inaugurate a faith pavilion Sunday on the sidelines of the conference before returning home. ADVERTISEMENT Pope Francis cancelled his trip to Dubai for the United Nations climate conference
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The Vatican says the pontiff does not have pneumonia but may miss “some important commitments expected for the next days.” ADVERTISEMENT Pope Francis is receiving antibiotics intravenously to treat a lung inflammation and will scale back some appointments, but he doesn’t have pneumonia or fever, the Vatican said Monday. Francis himself on Sunday revealed that
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Pope Francis is planning to facilitate a humanitarian gesture towards both Israel and Palestine as the IDF’s war against Hamas continues in Gaza. The Bishop of Rome will meet with the families of Israeli hostages and then a delegation of Palestinians. The Pontiff will take the two meetings separately on Wednesday inside the Vatican. It
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Strickland, 65, has emerged as a leading critic of Francis, accusing him in a tweet earlier this year of “undermining the deposit of faith.” ADVERTISEMENT Pope Francis on Saturday ordered the removal of the bishop of Tyler, Texas, a conservative prelate active on social media who has been a fierce critic of the pontiff and
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The children of gay couples will also be baptised, with trans people permitted to serve as godparents and wedding witnesses. ADVERTISEMENT Pope Francis has approved a document from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which states that a transgender person ‘can be admitted to the role of godparent’ for baptism, can serve as
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Spotting Adem Bona trying to pick him up just inside halfcourt, the guard five inches shorter made his move. Dribbling past the UCLA big man into the paint, Saint Francis’ Cam Gregory appeared to have Bona beat by half a step on his way to the basket. Nope. Sprinting from behind, the headband-wearing Bona closed
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