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A priesthood for all: Synodal church requires new look at ministry
If the goal of a "synodal" church is to have all the baptized recognize their responsibility for the life and mission of the Catholic community, Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet said that necessarily means taking a new look at priesthood.
Vatican: Putin suspending nuclear treaty is ‘move in the wrong direction’
Russia's suspension of a nuclear arms treaty with the United States weakens structures promoting global security in the nuclear age, a senior Vatican official said.
Arms trade is a ‘plague,’ pope says on flight back from Africa
At the end of six days in African countries bloodied by war and conflict, Pope Francis said that "the biggest plague" afflicting the world today is the weapons trade.
Pope Francis condemns ‘spiral of death’ in the Holy Land
The "spiral of death" that has materialized in the Holy Land in recent days threatens the little remaining trust that exists between Israelis and Palestinians, Pope Francis said.
Pope tells Knights of Malta to strengthen unity, reject lust for power
Conflict and division hurt the mission of the Knights of Malta, and craving for power creates distance from Christ, Pope Francis told members of the religious, charitable and chivalric order.
Peace requires a ‘defense of life,’ pope tells ambassadors
"Peace requires before all else the defense of life," which is threatened by the "alleged 'right to abortion,'" Pope Francis told ambassadors accredited to the Holy See.
Jesus’ birth is not ‘fairy tale,’ but call to live the Gospel, pope says
The day after Christmas the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, which emphasizes how the story of Jesus' birth is not a "fairy tale," but a call to live as witnesses of the Gospel, Pope Francis said.
Listen to the cries of the newborn Prince of Peace, pope says on Christmas
With the birth of Jesus, God became flesh to share the joys and sorrows, hopes and fears of all people, especially the poor and those living daily amid danger, Pope Francis said in his Christmas message.
Christian leaders in Holy Land: Refugees suffer like Holy Family did
Comparing the suffering Jesus and the Holy Family endured to the way many people and refugees are suffering today, the patriarchs and heads of churches of the Holy Land reminded the faithful of the "deep and abiding love" God has for all his people.
Gospel call to conversion lasts a lifetime, pope tells Curia officials
Every Christian and every Christian community is called to conversion, a process that lasts a lifetime and is needed even more by people who think they are firmly on the path to holiness, Pope Francis told officials of the Roman Curia.