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Pope and Jerusalem patriarch call for end to violence in Israel and Palestine
Pope Francis and the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem have responded to the sudden outbreak of conflict in Israel and Palestine over the weekend. Source: CNA.
Pope warns against idolatry camouflaged as sacred
Christian life is a battle each person must fight against the temptation to be self-sufficient and against a paganism disguised as sacredness, Pope Francis wrote in an introduction to a small book distributed to participants at the Synod on Synodality. Source: CNS.
Caritas Australia backs Pope’s ‘ecological vision’
Caritas Australia has welcomed Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum, To All People of Good Will on the Climate Crisis, which was released on Wednesday.
Pope releases his prayer intention for October
Pope Francis has released his prayer intention for the month of October and invited everyone to embrace listening and dialogue through the Synod on Synodality that begins today. Source: Vatican News.
Pope responds to cardinals on female priests, same-sex blessings
Pope Francis has addressed issues surrounding the authority of the Synod on Synodality, women’s ordination and blessing homosexual unions in a response to a “dubia” letter sent to him by five cardinals seeking clarification on doctrinal questions. Source OSV News.
Francis leads ecumenical prayer vigil on eve of Synod
On the eve of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality, Pope Francis joined other Christian leaders in praying that the event will be a unifying process free from ideological and polarised division. Source: Crux.
Pope’s new letter to be titled Laudate Deum
Pope Francis’ new letter on the environment will be titled Laudate Deum (Praise God), a frequent refrain in several psalms, including Psalm 148, which tells the heavens, angels, sun and the moon to praise the Lord. Source: CNS.
Pope condemns euthanasia, abortion as actions that ‘play with life’
Pope Francis has condemned euthanasia and abortion as actions that “play with life” and said there is such a thing as “bad compassion”. Source: CNA.
‘Silence the weapons’: Pope appeals for peace in Nagorno-Karabakh
One day after Azerbaijan launched a new military operation against the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Pope Francis made a public appeal for both sides to “silence the weapons”. Source: CNA.