Why Pope Francis’ Favorability Rating Is ‘Tanking’ in the U.S.
Pope Francis’ favorability rating has been dropping constantly among U.S. Catholics over the past 10 years, according to an April Pew Research Center poll.
Pope Francis’ favorability rating has been dropping constantly among U.S. Catholics over the past 10 years, according to an April Pew Research Center poll.
Vatican prosecutor Alessandro Diddi has filed charges against an Italian Catholic journalist, accusing him of “defamation” of Pope Francis as well as divulging confidential documents.
Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah told a meeting of Catholic bishops in Cameroon this week that they had offered an inestimable service to Church unity by their “courageous and prophetic” opposition to the blessings for gay couples recently permitted by the Vatican.
Several groups of dissident Catholics have reacted fiercely to the Vatican’s recent confirmation of its unconditional support for human life and male-female complementarity.
The Vatican has issued a stinging condemnation of the “deplorable” practice of human surrogacy, calling for its universal prohibition.
The Vatican has reiterated its absolute condemnation of abortion as a “particularly serious” crime against human life.
Pope Francis reiterated his appeal for a negotiated solution to the armed conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, urging efforts to decrease tensions.
Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, in September, the Vatican has announced.
Pope Francis stayed home on Good Friday instead of presiding over the Stations of the Cross (Viacrucis) at Rome’s Colosseum as previously announced.
Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Roman prison Thursday evening, the first time any pope included no men in the Holy Thursday ritual.
Pope Francis wrote a letter to a group of mostly South American migrants Thursday, calling them “the suffering flesh of Christ.”
The Vatican’s decision to allow priests to bless same-sex couples was seen as the imposition of Western practices on Africa, a form of “cultural colonization,” a leading African Cardinal has stated.
The Vatican’s flip-flop on blessings for gay couples has set ecumenical dialogue with Coptic Christians back 20 years, Zenit News Service reported this week.
The Vatican Press Office said Saturday evening that the pope’s call for Ukraine to raise the “white flag” did not refer to surrender but rather the “courage to negotiate.”
Pope Francis said Sunday that military disarmament is not optional but constitutes a “moral obligation” for all nations.
Pope Francis warned against the evil of “gender ideology” Friday and its tendency to obliterate the real differences between men and women.
An unnamed cardinal, after consulting a number of other prelates and collating their reflections, has published a sharp critique of the Francis pontificate and a proposal for moving forward.
ROME — Pope Francis has sent a telegram to the victims of Sunday’s slaughter of 15 Christians during worship services in Burkina Faso, expressing his sorrow over the assault.
Pope Francis canceled all his scheduled activities Monday for the second time in three days, with the Vatican citing a persistent flu as the cause.
Pope Francis has blamed Mongolia’s current cold spell on global warming, insisting that the overheating environment is a “global social problem.”
Israel’s Embassy to the Holy See has lambasted Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin for his “deplorable” criticism of Israeli policy in Gaza.
Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the former head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office, has slammed the Vatican’s opening to blessing gay couples as “relativizing the truth and cheapening grace.”
The improbable rescue Monday of two Argentinian-Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza has sparked speculation about the role of Argentinian president Javier Milei’s visit to Israel just a few days before, in which he prayed repeatedly in Jerusalem.
Argentine President Javier Milei said in an interview on Monday with Italian media that he had “reconsidered some positions” on Pope Francis.
ROME — Pope Francis received Argentina’s populist president Javier Milei for an hourlong meeting Monday in the Vatican.
Pope Francis has doubled down in his support of blessing gay couples, calling those who oppose the practice “hypocrites.”
Pope Francis has written to his “Jewish brothers and sisters in Israel,” exhorting them to break the “incessant cycles” of war and hatred in the Holy Land.
ROME — Pope Francis received Italian American director Martin Scorsese for a private meeting in the Vatican on Wednesday.
Police detained an Italian man found with a knife in his bag hours before Pope Francis made his weekly appearance.
Pope Francis warned of the dangers of “Big Data” Wednesday, noting that “algorithms are not neutral” and be used to spread fake news and create groupthink.
The Dutch bishops, once known for their progressive leanings, have collectively rejected the Vatican’s recent opening to the blessing of same-sex couples.
ROME, Italy — Pope Francis once again voiced his concern for Europe’s demographic winter on Saturday, urging Italians to have more children.
Pope Francis has urged members of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting at Davos this week to promote “far-sighted and ethically sound” models of globalization.
Pope Francis said this week that he believes in hell but likes to think of it as “empty” because of God’s great mercy.
Pope Francis asserted Sunday that not only unjust wars but war itself is always a “crime against humanity.”
Pope Francis issued a formal invitation on Friday to Argentine President Javier Milei to visit The Vatican in February. The Pope’s invitation was issued hours after Milei similarly extended a formal invitation to Pope Francis to visit his homeland.
Pope Francis met with a group of Marxists in the Vatican and exhorted them not to let up in their pursuit of dialogue with Christians.
Pope Francis offered an extended reflection on the sin of gluttony Wednesday, calling it “the most dangerous vice” because it is “killing the planet.”
Writings from the Vatican’s controversial doctrinal czar exploring intimate details of male and female orgasm has been dubbed the last straw for his meteoric but scandal-ridden career.
Pope Francis urged for an end to abortion Monday, insisting that the path to peace calls for respect for life, “starting with the life of the unborn child in the mother’s womb.”