October 12, 2023 Pope affirms Israel has 'right' to 'defend themselves,’ mourns innocents in Gaza Pope Francis affirmed Israel's right to defend itself during a general audience but mourned the loss of innocent life in Gaza as well
October 10, 2023 Pope Francis contacts only Catholic Church in Gaza as carnage continues Pope Francis has made contact with leaders of Holy Family Church, the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip.
October 6, 2023 The big mistake in Pope Francis's new climate change scolding There is an essential problem at the heart of Pope Francis's recent Apostolic Exhortation, Laudate Deum.
October 4, 2023 Pope opens Synod, warns against 'political calculations' and 'ideological battles' in the Catholic Church Pope Francis is cautioning participants in the worldwide Synod on Synodality not to treat the global meeting as a political debate or parliamentary argument.
October 4, 2023 Pope Francis rebukes 'irresponsible' US on climate change compared to China, says world's at 'breaking point' Pope Francis issued a new climate change plea scolding the United States on emissions compared to China and deeming the Western lifestyle "irresponsible."
October 3, 2023 Cardinals dissatisfied by Pope Francis' answers on LGBT blessings and ordination of women, demand 'yes or no' A group of cardinals is pushing Pope Francis and the Holy See for simple yes or no answers to five points of doctrine it believes are becoming unclear.
October 1, 2023 As Catholic Church faces precarious cultural time, Bishop Robert Barron of Minnesota models thoughtful faith The Vatican in Rome will host the Synod on Synodality, led by Pope Francis, in October. Bishop Robert Barron on Minnesota, a delegate, has thoughts about a "welcoming" Catholic Church.
September 19, 2023 Pope Francis addresses Clinton summit with call to 'take action' on climate change 'before it's too late' Pope Francis urged climate action and addressed the migrant crisis in a recent meeting with former President Bill Clinton at a Clinton Global Initiative session.
September 18, 2023 Wartime letter show Pope Pius XII may have known about Holocaust earlier than previously thought A letter from World War II recently discovered in the Vatican archives shows that Pope Pius XII knew about the Holocaust earlier than previously known.
September 10, 2023 Dig at Canada 'mass burial' sites finds no bodies despite Trudeau, media firestorm: report Questions about the potential for widespread unmarked burial sites of indigenous children in Canada remain after excavation of one site failed to turn up bodies.