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In Earth Day message, pope warns that planet is "at the brink"
Pope Francis said in his Earth Day message on Thursday that the planet was "at the brink" and humanity had to avoid "the path of self destruction."
Pope seeks 'Copernican revolution' for post-COVID economy
Pope Francis urged governments on Monday to use the coronavirus crisis as a revolutionary opportunity to create a world that is more economically and...
Pope says women can read at Mass, but still can't be priests
Pope Francis changed church law Monday to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass, while continuing to affirm that they cannot be...
Coronavirus forces cancellation of papal baptisms in Sistine Chapel
A traditional ceremony in which Pope Francis baptises newborn babies in the Sistine Chapel has been cancelled this year because of coronavirus...
Pope Urges Help For Poor At Low-key Christmas Eve Mass Curbed By
Italians are under a nationwide lockdown for much of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Pope's Midnight Mass to Start Early to Respect Covid Curfew
The Vatican on Thursday released the pope's COVID-19 Christmas liturgical schedule. It said the pope's Dec. 24 Mass-which for years hasn't been...
Pope installs new cardinals, including first African-American
The cardinals were installed in a ceremony, known as a consistory, that was markedly slimmed down because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pope backs Argentine women's opposition to abortion bill
Pope Francis is encouraging Argentine women who are protesting a proposed new law to legalise abortion, saying the protection of life is above all a...