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Pope Francis cautioned against the dangers of the internet Wednesday, warning seminarians that “the devil enters” through online pornography.

The Vatican issued a statement Monday urging that efforts to counteract the energy crisis avoid reinvigorating the fossil fuel industry.

The editors of the Wall Street Journal have published a searing indictment of Pope Francis, insisting he has undermined the Church’s moral authority by pandering to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, has defended the appointment of Mariana Mazzucato to the Academy, insisting that her positions may be “pro-choice” but they are not “pro-abortion.”

The Vatican has renewed its 2018 accord with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on the naming of Catholic bishops in the country, Italian media revealed Wednesday.

Pope Francis offered prayers for “battered” Ukraine Wednesday, enumerating the atrocities suffered by the Ukrainian people at the hands of the Russian army.

Pope Francis has called for greater restrictions on weapons worldwide, spanning the production, marketing, and possession of both heavy and light arms.

Pope Francis warned Thursday that Eurocentrism can make people forget about the many armed conflicts taking place outside Ukraine.

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia told the United Nations General Assembly on behalf of the Vatican Wednesday that nuclear deterrence even without the intent to employ nuclear arms is “immoral.”

Pope Francis warned Catholics against the danger of polarization Tuesday, insisting that such divisions are the work of the devil.

ROME — Pope Francis told a group of young people from Belgium on Monday to be joyful since joy is a hallmark of true Christianity.

Today every Christian is “called to reflect God’s gaze towards our migrant and refugee brothers and sisters,” Pope Francis declared Monday.

Pope Francis employed some of his strongest language to date Sunday in denouncing Europe’s “scandalous” rejection of migrants.

Pope Francis recalled the “huge tensions” facing the world in the Cold War, suggesting that we are falling into the same predicament again.

Vatican Cardinal Michael Czerny insisted Tuesday that there is no place for discussion with those who doubt or deny the “climate crisis.”

Pope Francis called upon Russian President Vladimir Putin Sunday to put an end to his assault on the people of Ukraine.

The second most powerful leader of the Russian Orthodox Church has blamed Pope Francis for stymying relations with his church through his criticism of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

One of the important under-reported stories of Italy’s recent national election was the decisive rout of Emma Bonino, whose claim to fame is having personally performed some 10,000 abortions.

The war going on in Ukraine reflects “imperialisms in conflict,” Pope Francis said in an interview published this week.

Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega continued the ongoing attacks of his regime against the Catholic Church on Wednesday by accusing the Catholic Clergy and the Vatican of being a “perfect dictatorship.”

Pope Francis urged Italians on Sunday to have more children while at the same time opening the country’s doors to more migrants, pleading they be “welcomed, accompanied, promoted and integrated.”

The trial of Cardinal Joseph Zen for his support of pro-democracy protests in 2019 has been delayed a week after one of the trial judges tested positive for coronavirus.

Pope Francis again expressed his distress Wednesday over the situation in “tormented” Ukraine, just as Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised the specter of nuclear war.

ROME — The U.S. Catholic Bishops launched National Migration Week Monday just as the number of border arrests of illegal migrants reached a record high of nearly two million.

The international community must make the “ecological commitment” a top priority, Pope Francis said in an interview published Sunday.

Pope Francis has decided not to protest the Hong Kong trial of Cardinal Joseph Zen, arrested last May for his part in the nation’s pro-democracy movement.

Pope Francis has rejected the label “undemocratic” to describe China’s communist regime, insisting that the issue is too complex to allow for such characterizations.

Pope Francis urged Westerners to be more open to immigration Thursday, insisting that it is a necessary antidote to the West’s “demographic winter.”

Pope Francis praised Ukraine’s vigorous self-defense Thursday, insisting that it is morally just and patriotic.

Pope Francis ended his three-day visit to Kazakhstan Thursday by appealing for expanded leadership roles for women in society.

Pope Francis called attention to the war in Ukraine during his visit to Kazakhstan Wednesday, urging that nations never become inured to war.

Pope Francis praised “authentic religiosity” Wednesday, insisting that on the contrary “fundamentalism defiles and corrupts every creed.”

Pope Francis began his trip to Kazakhstan Tuesday touting the virtues of democracy, calling it “the most suitable form for power to be translated into service.”

Pope Francis told industrial leaders Monday that having children is a matter of patriotism given Europe’s dramatic falling birthrate.

Pope Francis has sent his representative Cardinal Konrad Krajewski to Ukraine for the fourth time, to let the Ukrainian people know they are not alone.

Pope Francis warned Saturday that humanity is regressing into “anachronistic conflicts” fueled by extremism and “aggressive nationalism.”