In his first weekly address, Pope Leo XIV sent a message to world leaders: "Stop the wars." The new pope said that he carries in his heart the suffering of civilians in Ukraine and Gaza, but also expressed hope for lasting peace between India and Pakistan.
It's alive in the Vatican, where they argue, persuade, cheer for this or that cardinal
In the Vatican, the final preparations are underway before the conclave, at which the new pope will be chosen from May 7
Pope Francis will be buried on Saturday (April 26), when nine days of mourning will begin. Who will all attend the funeral? What are the security measures?
For conservative church currents, Pope Francis was excessively, almost unforgivably, open and liberal. Liberals, again, considered him too conservative, unwilling to bring real reform
"The Bishop of Rome, Francis, has returned to the Father's house. His whole life was devoted to serving the Lord and his Church," said the announcement of the Vatican chamberlain, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell
Cardinal, Archbishop of Belgrade Ladislav Nemet congratulated the faithful on the coming Christmas in the traditional Christmas message and invited them to follow the message of peace, adding that he prays that in the coming new year all the wars that destroy our planet will end.
The "missionary pose" is famous around the world, but the story of how it came to be has little to do with missionaries, but rather a tangle of cultural misunderstandings and historical myths.
Unlike previous leaders of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis is much more tolerant towards the LGBT community, but not completely. At this year's Catholic festival in Portugal, he called for peace and solidarity among young people, regardless of their sexuality.
The reasons for turning one's back on the Church are primarily financial abuses and sexual abuse, diseases to which few larger institutions are immune. And where the silence is denser, there they are more strongly rooted. The chairman of the German bishops' conference says that "the people of God in Germany are impatient" and that reform is necessary, and Pope Francis warns against hasty moves due to the "danger of Protestantization"
The contemporary "world without a soul and God" found a harsh accuser in Cardinal Ratzinger
