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Pope Francis returned to the issue of immigration Wednesday, urging European nations to imitate Malta in its welcoming attitude toward migrants.

Pope Francis ended his weekend visit to the island nation of Malta with a meeting with migrants Sunday, in which he assured them of his closeness and support.

Pope Francis again asked for prayers for the people of Ukraine Sunday, who continue to suffer the outrages of this “sacrilegious war.”

Pope Francis called for greater openness to migrants Saturday, appealing for a change of narrative from the primacy of national security to the primacy of welcome.

Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, called for the resignation of German Cardinal Reinhard Marx Thursday for the latter’s public rejection of Catholic moral teaching.

Left-wing Brazilian liberation theologian Leonardo Boff said Wednesday that for the past nine years Pope Francis “has been receiving furious attacks from traditionalist Christians and white supremacists, almost all from the North of the world, the U.S. and Europe.”

Veteran Vatican journalist Sandro Magister said Monday that Pope Francis’ frequent self-contradictions help explain the “growing irrelevance of the Holy See on the world stage.”

A group of climate activists met briefly with Pope Francis in the Vatican Wednesday to request his backing in their crusade to halt the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).

Ukrainian Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk called for the universal condemnation of Russian aggression against Ukraine Friday.

Pope Francis will perform a “solemn Act of Consecration of humanity” of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary at approximately Friday 6:30 P.M. in Rome (1:30 P.M. Eastern).

Pope Francis said Thursday that military defence and sanctions are not the solution to Russia’s war on Ukraine, but rather a new mentality following “Gandhi’s school” of non-violence.

Pope Francis railed against spending money on national defense Monday, insisting that expenditure on weapons “sullies the soul.”

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has recognized the legitimacy of recourse to arms to repel an unjust aggressor such as in the case of Ukraine in an apparent contradiction of Pope Francis’ rejection of Catholic just war doctrine.

Pope Francis once again condemned Russia’s war on Ukraine Sunday, decrying the daily toll of “slaughter and atrocities.”

Pope Francis said Friday that we are used to reading about wars happening far away, but now, the war in Ukraine is “on our doorstep.”

Pope Francis in an address Friday for the opening of the European Catholic Social Days condemned the “brutal violence” brought to bear on the population of Ukraine.

A memorandum circulating among the Catholic cardinals who will elect the next pope calls the Francis pontificate a “disaster” and a “catastrophe” while laying out essential tasks for the next successor to Saint Peter.

Pope Francis said Thursday he worries about the day there are not enough priests, proposing the formation of laypeople as the remedy.

Pope Francis met by video conference with Moscow Patriarch Kirill Wednesday to discuss the war in Ukraine and “the role of Christians and their pastors in doing everything to ensure that peace prevails,” the Vatican announced.

The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Francis will consecrate the nations of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25.

Pope Francis recited a prayer for mercy Wednesday, invoking the Lord Jesus “born under the bombs of Kiev.”

Pope Francis condemned the “barbarism” of Russia’s war on Ukraine Sunday as “unacceptable armed aggression.”

Pope Francis continued his crusade against the Russian war on Ukraine Saturday, urging combatants to stop “in the name of God.”

The Vatican registered its intense displeasure Saturday with the decision of the Nicaraguan government to deport Pope Francis’ apostolic nuncio in Managua.

Pope Francis called for prayers Tuesday for a more humane bioethics that recognizes and defends the dignity of human embryos.

His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (UGCC), called for closed skies over Ukraine Monday to block Russian cruise missiles that are wreaking havoc on the population.

The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis has dispatched two cardinals to Poland and Hungary to assist Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion.

Pope Francis warned against “dialogue with the devil” Sunday, urging Christians to find their defense against Satan in the Word of God.

Pope Francis employed his strongest rhetoric to date to condemn the ongoing Russian attack on Ukraine, calling for an end to the assault and the establishment of humanitarian corridors for those fleeing.

Pope Francis urged couples again on Saturday to consider adopting children, insisting that today’s world needs “fatherhood and tenderness” more than ever.

The great sickness of the modern age is “indifference,” Pope Francis asserted Friday, or the tendency to “look away” rather than address the needs of others.

A new report from Italy’s intelligence apparatus suggests the nation remains a major target of Islamic Jihadist terrorist groups, with the report noting that terror groups have spoken among themselves of attacking Rome. The Dipartimento delle Informazioni per la Sicurezza (DIS)

Pope Francis condemned the modern “cult of speed” Wednesday, urging his hearers to learn how to “waste time.”

Pope Francis spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi by phone to convey his deepest sympathies, the Ukrainian Embassy to the Holy See reported Saturday evening.

Pope Francis called once again for peace in Ukraine Sunday, insisting that “God is with the peacemakers.”

Pope Francis sent out tweets Friday condemning war as a failure of humanity, complete with translations into Russian and Ukrainian.