Pope Francis

Speaking to the editors of Jesuit journals, he criticized what he called “restorationism” in the Church, which he defined as the failure to accept Vatican II, ...

“An Argentine bishop told me that he had been asked to administer a diocese that had fallen into the hands of these ‘restorers.’ They had never accepted the Council. There are ideas, behaviors that arise from a restorationism that basically did not accept the Council.” He said: “Restorationism has come to gag the Council. The number of groups of ‘restorers’ — for example, in the United States there are many — is significant.” Speaking to the editors of Jesuit journals, he criticized what he called “restorationism” in the Church, which he defined as the failure to accept Vatican II, the ecumenical council held from 1962 to 1965.

Pope Francis has taken a new series of swipes at Russia for its actions in Ukraine, saying its troops were brutal, cruel and ferocious, while praising ...

It would be simplistic and wrong to say such a thing". What is before our eyes is a situation of world war, global interests, arms sales and geopolitical appropriation, which is martyring a heroic people," he said. "It is also true that the Russians thought it would all be over in a week.

Pope Francis says he refuses to reduce the Russian invasion of Ukraine to a case of “good guys and bad guys” in his latest comments on the conflict.

We have to look beyond the concrete action of the moment, and see how we are going to support them so that they do not fall into trafficking, so that they are not exploited, because the vultures are already circling,” he said. The two had made tentative plans to meet in person in June in Jerusalem, but it was postponed. “I would really like to emphasize this point, the heroism of the Ukrainian people. The pontiff added the unnamed head of state said the way NATO was acting “the situation could lead to war.” Francis also said that although many are focused on Ukraine because it is “closer,” there are other countries, “far away, I think of some parts of Africa, northern Nigeria, northern Congo – where the war is still going on and nobody cares. It is very sad, but basically this is what is at stake.”

Pope Francis also said he hopes to be able to speak with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, later this year, after a meeting between the ...

“I was supposed to meet him on June 14 in Jerusalem, to talk about our affairs. It is very sad, but basically this is what is at stake,” he said. Pope Francis said that before Russia invaded Ukraine he met with “a head of state” who “was very worried about how NATO was moving.”

Pope Francis also discussed the future of the embattled German Cardinal Rainer Woelki, who has faced intense pressure to step down as head of the Cologne ...

And he wrote a letter of apology to the diocese. The problem is when there is pressure. When the 65-year-old cardinal returned in March this year, the archdiocese announced that he had submitted his resignation. “I wrote it myself, and it took me a month to write it. Pope Francis wrote an extensive letter to Catholics in Germany in 2019. “The problem arises when the synodal path comes from the intellectual, theological elites, and is much influenced by external pressures.

Pope Francis has chided Russia for the "brutality" shown by its troops in the war it launched against Ukraine, which has been "brave" in its fight to defend ...

"It's already the 108th day of the war, already June. Donbas is holding on." And we draw the attention of our partners on a daily basis to the fact that only a sufficient number of modern artillery for Ukraine will ensure our advantage and finally the end of Russian torture of the Ukrainian Donbas," he added. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the major developments on Russia's invasion, how Kyiv is fighting back, the plight of civilians, and Western reaction. According to the group, at least 67 activists and journalists were detained on June 12, which is commemorated as Russia Day, of whom 43 individuals were detained after being identified as potential protesters. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the major developments on Russia's invasion, how Kyiv is fighting back, the plight of civilians, and Western reaction. This is our duty," Babinets' statement said, adding that the group's plans on how to operate further will be made public later. Scholz declined to comment on those reports on June 13, saying that he wouldn't go beyond what his spokesperson told reporters earlier in the day. It is very sad, but at the end of the day that is what is at stake," he added. RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the major developments on Russia's invasion, how Kyiv is fighting back, the plight of civilians, and Western reaction. At least 230 people were killed during the dispersal of protests by security forces and police. Mamai, known for his harsh criticism of the country's authoritarian government, has been trying to register the Democratic Party, but claims he is being prevented from doing so by the government. In May last year she launched a hunger strike to protest against the case against her.

In a new interview, the pope suggested the Ukraine war was 'perhaps somehow either provoked or not prevented.'

And that is what we tried to do while in the Vatican.” Our bureaus are located in Denver, Washington, and Rome. We have sister language agencies in Kenya, Germany, Peru, Brazil, and Italy. CNA is a service of EWTN News. You can contact us at [email protected] with questions. Indeed, in the future, it might be important for Ukrainians to hear the Vatican’s perspective on certain issues.” At Catholic News Agency, our team is committed to reporting the truth with courage, integrity, and fidelity to our faith. “The problem arises,” he said, “when the synodal path comes from the intellectual, theological elites, and is much influenced by external pressures. “I wanted to write a letter about your Synodal Way. I wrote it myself, and it took me a month to write it.

Moves and posturing by NATO may have “somehow provoked, or not prevented” Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to Pope Francis, who reiterated a ...

Pope Francis grants an interview to the Jesuit review 'La Civiltà Cattolica', and shares his thoughts on the war in Ukraine, Germany's synodal path, ...

Arrupe was a man of great obedience to the Pope. A great obedience. And he wrote a letter of apology to the diocese. In the European Church, I see more renewal in the spontaneous things that are emerging: movements, groups, new bishops who remember that there is a recent Church Council. Because the Council that some pastors remember best is the Council of Trent. And what I am saying is not an absurdity. I did not want to involve the Curia. I just did it by myself. An Argentine bishop told me that he had been asked to administer a diocese that had fallen into the hands of these "restorers." They had never accepted the Council. There are ideas, behaviors that arise from a restorationism that basically did not accept the Council. The problem is precisely this: that in some contexts the Council has not yet been accepted. I hope to meet him at a general assembly in Kazakhstan in September. I hope to be able to greet him and talk a bit with him as a pastor. It is very sad, but at the end of the day that is what is at stake. It is a rich country that has frequently been cut down, torn apart by the will of those who wanted to take possession of her to exploit her. Because I would like your magazines to address the human side of the war. When, a few years later, on 2 November—I visit a cemetery every 2 November—I went to Anzio; there too I cried when I saw the ages of these fallen soldiers. When I went to Redipuglia in 2014 for the centenary of the First World War—I'll share something personal—I cried when I saw the ages of the fallen soldiers. To answer this question, we have to get away from the common mindset of "Little Red Riding Hood": Little Red Riding Hood was good and the wolf was the bad guy.

Bishop Georg Bätzing, chairman of the German bishops' conference, meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican, June 24, 2021. | Vatican Media.

At Catholic News Agency, our team is committed to reporting the truth with courage, integrity, and fidelity to our faith. And he wrote a letter of apology to the diocese. The problem is when there is pressure. To be able to discern, I am waiting until there is no pressure.” I did not want to involve the curia. Pope Francis wrote an extensive letter to Catholics in Germany in 2019.

Pontiff echoes his previous controversial remarks about NATO expansion facilitating the Kremlin's invasion. VATICAN-RELIGION-POPE-AUDIENCE-CHILDREN.

“He said, ‘They are barking at the gates of Russia. The situation could lead to war,’” the pope said. I am simply against reducing complexity to the distinction between good guys and bad guys, without reasoning about roots and interests, which are very complex.” “It would be simplistic and wrong to say such a thing.

The Pope said he is not "in favor" of Russian President Vladimir Putin but "simply against reducing complexity to the distinction between good and bad, without ...

"I was supposed to meet him on June 14 in Jerusalem, to talk about our affairs. It is very sad, but basically this is what is at stake," he said. The Pope said he hoped to meet the Russian Patriarch at a general assembly in Kazakhstan in September. The Pope recently cancelled a trip to Africa due to a knee injury.

The Tablet Staff. The Pope's health continues to prevent him from participating in some upcoming planned events. According to a statement from the Vatican, ...

In an interview May 3 with an Italian newspaper, he said, “I have a torn ligament; I will have a procedure with injections, and we will see.” In a statement the Holy Father said he is hoping that with the help of God and medical treatment, he will be able to make the journey as soon as possible. It was announced last week that a trip to Africa in July had been postponed, but Pope Francis says he does plan to reschedule a visit.

Pope Francis has cancelled his participation in a religious procession this weekend due to ongoing knee pain – but said he hopes to celebrate a special Mass ...

He has been using a wheelchair for over a month and the Vatican last week announced he had to cancel his planned trip to Congo and South Sudan in order not to jeopardise his recovery. He said he was saddened to have to cancel his planned July 2-7 pilgrimage to Congo and South Sudan but said he hoped to make it up to Rome’s sizeable Congolese community with a Mass at the Vatican on July 3. Pope Francis has cancelled his participation in a religious procession this weekend due to ongoing knee pain – but said he hopes to celebrate a special Mass for Italy’s Congolese community after he had to postpone his planned visit to Africa.

The Vatican announced on June 3 the suspension of the ordinations of the seminary of La Castille, in the diocese of Fréjus-Toulon.

They can testify to this: the poor, the marginalized, the citizens of the peripheries of the world, they are his friends. Launched Friday, June 3, with a site up and running the next day, the petition is expected to be sent to Pope Francis next week. On June 4, the day after the announcement, some of the faithful of the diocese decided to write a petition to Pope Francis. “Several parishioners of the diocese were in contact with each other saying that we had to write to the Pope to tell him that this decision is brutal, especially with regard to seminarians deprived of ordination after seven years of study and reflection,” Benoît Ab der Halden, a signatory and parishioner at St. Joan of Arc in Toulon who has been involved in the diocese for many years, told Aleteia. “The idea is to find a solution, especially for the ordinandi who find themselves caught between a rock and a hard place. He was the one who, close to his neighbor, went to look for the lost sheep, to welcome the prodigal son. The Vatican’s decision has surprised and upset many faithful, seeming to many to be unprecedented in its scope and backed by inadequate explanation.

Europe News: ROME: Pope Francis has cancelled his participation in a yearly Mass and procession next weekend due to ongoing knee pain, the Vatican said ...

and South Sudan, saying he was upset that he had to postpone the visit and that the trip really meant a lot to him. He has been using a wheelchair for over a month and the Vatican last week announced he had to cancel his planned July 2-7 trip to Africa in order not to jeopardise his recovery. has cancelled his participation in a yearly Mass and procession next weekend due to ongoing knee pain, the Vatican

As Pope Francis suffers from his continued knee pain, the Holy See Press Office confirms he will not preside over a Corpus Christi Mass or Procession. ...

For various years on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Pope Francis continued the tradition of presiding over Mass in the courtyard of the Papal Basilica of St. John Lateran, and the procession with the faithful toward Rome's Marian Basilica of St. Mary Major. In subsequent years, Pope Francis decided to share the tradition by having the Mass and procession in different parishes and areas around Rome. "Due to the limitations imposed on the Pope by his knee pain and because of the specific liturgical needs of the celebration, the Holy Mass and Procession with the Eucharistic Blessing will not be celebrated on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi."

Corpus Christi, which dates back to the 13th century, traditionally falls on the Thursday following Trinity Sunday, but is transfered to the Sunday in many ...

Corpus Christi, which dates back to the 13th century, traditionally falls on the Thursday following Trinity Sunday, but is transfered to the Sunday in many parts of the Catholic world. He has been using a wheelchair during public appearances since last month. Corpus Christi, which dates back to the 13th century, traditionally falls on the Thursday following Trinity Sunday, but is transfered to the Sunday in many parts of the Catholic world.

ONGOING knee problems have forced Pope Francis to postpone a planned trip to the Congo and South Sudan next month. “Dear friends, with great regret, ...

But that year, he had fallen in the shower and broke his femur, which also forced the cancellation of a May visit to Belgium. At least 60 per cent of South Sudan’s population, including its political leaders, are Christian. Pope Francis also was set to visit Kinshasa and Goma, Congo, from July 2-5 and to meet with victims and survivors of the ongoing violence in the eastern part of the nation. I apologise for this,” he said. The three leaders had been trying to schedule the visit since 2016 when South Sudanese Catholic, Anglican and Presbyterian leaders visited the pope and archbishop and asked them to go to encourage the peace process. The Vatican press office had announced June 10 that the visit to Congo and the ecumenical pilgrimage to South Sudan were postponed because Pope Francis continued to have problems with his knee.

(RNS) — Bishops who head large and powerful archdioceses should not take the red hat for granted.

For now, the professor added, “What is clear at this point is that Pope Francis is not one to follow the rules.” But geography — pulling from all corners of the globe — trumped ideology in this round of appointments. His choice to deny Milan while making Bishop Oscar Cantoni of Como, Italy, a cardinal was greeted with shock and indignation from Italian news outlets but was understood as a twin expression of concern for migrants and scorn for careerism in the church. The pope also made Archbishop Adalberto Martínez Flores the first cardinal from Paraguay, whose borders encompass the second-largest rainforest in Latin America. Now bishop of Ekwulobia, Okpaleke’s elevation is a clear message that opposing the pope’s wishes will do you out of a cardinal. On the whole, Francis’ new cardinals reflect the more positive concerns of his papacy: inclusiveness, immigrants, the environment and combating clericalism. “These appointments are in continuity with Pope Francis’ design to create a college of cardinals where the traditional cardinal seats aren’t represented,” said Vatican observer Agostino Giovagnoli about the new crop of cardinals. Steiner already heads the special episcopal commission for the Amazon; his red hat shows the region remains a priority. Asia’s importance may have worked against Bishop Andrew Chan, who has led the diocese of Hong Kong since January 2021. Cantoni’s small see also overwhelmingly supports Italy’s right-wing Northern League, a political party led by Matteo Salvini, while at the same time hosting the largest share of migrants flooding to Italy from the south and east. Along other Ghanian bishops, Baawobr signed a letter of support for legislation that would make homosexual acts illegal. Lesson two: Francis, despite making dialogue a watchword for his papacy, is not above playing hardball.