Vatican City, Apr 3, 2021 / 03:30 pm MT (CNA).- Here is the full text of the Easter Vigil homily of Pope Francis, delivered April 3 at St. Peter's Basilica.The

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The ruling "is characterized by a paternalistic gesture of superiority and discriminates against homosexual people and their lifestyles," according to a statement put together by the Catholic Theological faculty at

Vatican City — Offering general absolution to the faithful without having them

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By Anne Preckel In June 2019, Pope Francis had expressed his willingness to travel to Iraq at an audience for representatives of aid agencies for the Middle East and the

By Devin Watkins Pope Francis sets off Friday for the first-ever papal visit to Iraq. His Apostolic Journey is stirring up great excitement in the Middle Eastern nation, which boasts

Introduction Relations between the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan, and the Vatican have begun to shift and bear significant implications for the region as well as for the role of

Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, Vatican foreign minister, is pictured Capitol Hill in Washington in this July 24, 2018, file photo. In a recent speech, Archbishop Gallagher said debates about Green New Deals need