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Pope Francis said Wednesday that the ongoing atrocities in Ukraine demonstrate the “impotence” of the United Nations to curb violence and protect the innocent.

Pope Francis urged European nations on Sunday to welcome more immigrants and to ease the burden on countries of first entry, such as Malta, Italy, and Spain.

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.”

Pro-LGBT Jesuit Father James Martin rushed to the defense of German Cardinal Reinhard Marx Saturday, after the latter proposed changing Catholic teaching on the morality of gay sex.

Pope Francis pronounced his harshest condemnation of Russia’s war on Ukraine to date Saturday, condemning Vladimir Putin’s “infantile and destructive aggression.”

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.

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.”

Pope Francis renewed his appeal for an end to war Sunday, condemning the “bestiality” of the Russian war on Ukraine.

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.”

Australian Cardinal George Pell has called on the Vatican’s doctrinal office (CDF) to reprimand two outspoken bishops for their rejection of Church teaching regarding homosexuality.

German Cardinal Reinhard Marx celebrated a Mass Sunday to commemorate “20 years of queer worship and pastoral care” in Munich, Germany.

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.

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said Saturday that the Russian war on Ukraine is a “barbarity” and called for an immediate ceasefire.

The Vatican’s daily newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, called out Russia Friday for bombing the citizens of six major Ukrainian cities, resulting in numerous civilian deaths.

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

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin spoke by phone with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Tuesday, urging him to bring an end to the armed attacks on Ukraine.

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

The Chairman of the German Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing, has urged the Catholic Church to change its teaching on sexual morality, insisting that gay sex does not harm a person’s relationship with God.

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.

The Vatican prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, denounced Russia’s “unjustified invasion” of Ukraine this week at a liturgy at the Cathedral of Saints Sergius and Bacchus of the Ukrainians in Rome.

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