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Humanity’s dark history of colonization is unfortunately not ended, Pope Francis said Wednesday, because it lives on in the ideological colonization of “cancel culture.”

Pope Francis held his first meeting with indigenous peoples of Canada on Monday, in which he repeatedly apologized for the sins and evil committed by Christians against the native population.

Pope Francis left early Sunday on a week-long “penitential” trip to Canada, in which he will meet with a number of indigenous people to aid in “healing and reconciliation.”

“All new exploration and production of coal, oil, and gas must immediately end, and existing production of fossil fuels must be urgently phased out,” declared Jesuit Cardinal Michael Czerny Thursday.

We humans “must repent and modify our lifestyles” because of our abuse of Mother Earth, Pope Francis states in a message released Thursday.

The Vatican’s foreign minister said that the Holy See has a much better relationship with the Biden administration than it did with “the previous administration” in an interview published Wednesday.

The Vatican’s foreign minister said that Pope Francis is “very committed to multilateralism” and “believes in the multilateral system,” in an interview published Monday.

Pope Francis urged European youth this week to eat less meat as a means of curbing global warming and preserving the planet.

The Vatican’s equivalent of foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, said Tuesday that Pope Francis will “definitely go to Ukraine,” possibly as early as this summer.

Pope Francis has announced his intention to add two women to the Vatican department that vets candidates for appointment as bishops.

Pope Francis met with a delegation of Orthodox Christians from the Patriarchate of Constantinople Thursday in which he condemned Russia’s “war of aggression” against Ukraine.

The head of the Vatican’s office for promoting Christian unity has accused Russian Patriarch Kirill of “heresy” for his defense of his nation’s war on Ukraine.

Pope Francis has once again condemned the Russian war on “dear and tormented” Ukraine, calling for prayers and aid for the besieged nation.

The Catholic League slammed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Wednesday for politicizing the Eucharist by receiving Communion at the Vatican.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi attended Mass in the Vatican presided over by Pope Francis Wednesday, and received Holy Communion not from the pope himself but from another priest assisting at the Mass.

The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis’ trip to two African nations, previously postponed due to health issues, has been definitively canceled and the Vatican Secretary of State will go in his place.

Vatican Cardinal Kevin Farrell has dismissed speculation on Pope Francis’ possible resignation from the papacy as “wishful thinking” on the part of the pope’s enemies.

The UK-based Online Betting Guide (OLBG) has begun issuing odds on the next papal conclave, favoring Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle to succeed Pope Francis when the moment comes.

Pope Francis on Thursday once again condemned the war in Ukraine, denouncing the aggression as “Luciferian” and “diabolical.”

Pope Francis declared Tuesday that a world without nuclear weapons is “both necessary and possible” whereas such weapons are only “a costly and dangerous liability.”

Pope Francis has condemned Russian aggression against Ukraine as a “violation of the principle of the self-determination of peoples.”

Ukrainian Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said Wednesday that the causes of Ukraine’s war “lie within Russia itself,” rejecting the thesis advanced by Pope Francis this week that external factors “provoked” Russia to act.

Pope Francis warned Wednesday that today’s throwaway culture cancels the elderly, keeping them out of sight to avoid having to deal with them.

The war between Russia and Ukraine is not black and white and Russia was perhaps “provoked” into invading Ukraine, Pope Francis said in an interview published Wednesday.

The Vatican has suspended the annual papal celebration of a Corpus Christi Mass and procession, citing Pope Francis’ ongoing knee problems and the exertion demanded by the liturgy.

Pope Francis said Sunday that his deep concern over the suffering of the people of Ukraine remains very much alive and urged his hearers to continue working for peace.

Pope Francis once again affirmed the centrality of traditional man-woman marriage for society on Friday, calling it “the primary cell of our communities.”

The Vatican announced Friday that Pope Francis has cancelled his July trip to Africa, fueling rumors of more serious health problems and even a possible papal retirement.

Pope Francis warned Wednesday of a worrisome tendency to glorify youth and to despise old age, which reminds us of our mortality.

Pope Francis said Sunday that Satan is a spirit of negativity, one who promotes “gossip and idle chatter” to drive people apart.

Pope Francis renewed his call for a ceasefire in Ukraine Sunday, urging the warring parties to sit down to negotiations.

The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See began flying the LGBT rainbow flag Wednesday and tweeted in celebration of Pride Month, an innovation of the Biden administration.

The leader of a dissident Catholic LGBT advocacy group has praised Pope Francis’ choice of San Diego Bishop Robert W. McElroy to become a cardinal, calling McElroy “the kind of prelate our church needs.”

Pope Francis warned of dangers to world peace Monday, highlighting poverty, nationalism, and “unbridled greed.”

Pope Francis urged a greater welcome for migrants Monday, appealing for a “a broader international awareness” regarding the phenomenon of migration.

Pope Francis told a Buddhist delegation from Mongolia Saturday that Jesus and Buddha shared a common commitment to peace and nonviolence.