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Whoopi Goldberg meets Pope Francis

Pope Francis told Goldberg that she was "very important," in their first-ever meeting

Salon

The Pope, the ‘false prophet’, and the battle for Argentina

Argentina’s presidential election in October is shaping up as a political and cultural battle between a right-wing populist and… the Pope.

The Week

Why Pope's message to young Russians not to forget 'great Russia of Catherine II and Peter I' has not gone down well in Ukraine

Pope Francis’s video speech to the All-Russian Meeting of Catholic Youth in St Petersburg, urging them to “not forget their heritage” has caused quite a stir. What struck a bitter chord internationally – and especially in Ukraine – about the remarks he delivered on August 25 was not so much…

The Conversation

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The ‘false prophet’ v the pope: Argentina faces clash of ideologies in election

Javier Milei, a culture war populist and sex coach who won country’s open primary, rages at ‘communist’ pontiff as he sets his sights on becoming president

The Guardian - UK

Catholics urged to follow Pope’s lead by urging MPs to block migration Bill

International development agency Cafod said the Illegal Migration Bill ‘represents everything Pope Francis asks us not to be’.

The Independent UK

Fake accounts, chaos and few sign-ups: the first day of Twitter Blue was messy

Elon Musk’s attempt to make the social media site profitable seemed to flop as the verification check lost all meaning

The Guardian - US

Musk's Twitter drops labels for government-funded media

Twitter has removed labels describing global media organizations are government-funded or state-affiliated

The Independent UK

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Pope Francis leaves hospital, assures the world he is 'still alive'

Roman Catholic leader Pope Francis left a Roman hospital on Saturday after three days of treatment for a lung infection. The pontiff smilingly assured wellwishers and journalists that he is "still alive". He is 86 years old.

Radio France Internationale

Pope should punish 'heretical' German bishops, cardinal says

Pope Francis should take disciplinary action against German bishops who support same-sex unions and hold other "heretical" views, a top conservative cardinal said in an interview published on Friday.

Reuters

Pope Francis is no champion of women

Brief letters: The Catholic church | Spade confusion | Junior doctors’ pay | Pardon my English | T-shirt slogans

The Guardian - UK

Bahraini death row prisoner pleads with pope to aid his release

Exclusive: Mohammed Ramadhan, who alleges he was tortured into confessing to deadly bombing, urges pontiff to act on visit to Gulf state

The Guardian - UK

Pope Francis says he must slow down or consider 'stepping aside'

POPE Francis has acknowledged he can no longer travel like he used to because of his strained knee ligaments, saying his week-long Canadian…

The National (Scotland)

Pope appoints first cardinal from Amazon rainforest

When the Archbishop of the Brazilian city of Manaus Leonardo Steiner kneels before Pope Francis on August 27, the Brazilian clergyman will make history as the first Cardinal to come from the Amazon

The Independent UK

Scottish church leader to join Pope Francis for 'historic' peace pilgrimage

POPE Francis is to join the Archbishop of Canterbury and the new Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on a “historic”…

The National (Scotland)

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Pope Francis apologized for the harm done to First Nations peoples, but what does a pope’s apology mean?

Pope Francis apologized on April 1, 2022, to First Nations, Inuit and Métis delegations, acknowledging the harm done by residential schools in Canada and marking a crucial step in the church admitting its role in the abuse of Indigenous communities and children. Yet this apology, as important as it is,…

AFP

Pope Francis to visit crisis-hit Lebanon in June

Beirut (AFP) - Pope Francis is set to visit Lebanon in June, the country's presidency said on Tuesday, in a long-awaited trip that comes amid spiralling financial and political crises.

Reuters

Pope struggles with leg pain in Malta, defends migrants

Pope Francis, struggling with leg pain, on Sunday said countries should always help those trying to survive "amidst the waves of the sea" as he wrapped up a trip to Malta, which is at the heart of Europe's migration debate.

The Conversation

Who are the Jesuits?

For centuries, the Jesuits have worn many hats: missionaries, educators and preachers; writers and scientists; priests with the poor and confessors to the royal courts of Europe.

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Reuters

Pope condemns assisted suicide as Italian parliament mulls law

Pope Francis condemned assisted suicide as an unacceptable deviation from medical ethics on Wednesday as Italy's parliament resumed talks on a law to regulate it.

Reuters

Support your children if they are gay, pope tells parents

Pope Francis said on Wednesday that parents of gay children should not condemn them but offer them support.

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