Pope Francis fuels new speculation on future of pontificate
Rome, Italy AP Pope Francis added fuel to rumours about the future of his pontificate by announcing he would visit the central Italian city of L’Aquila in August for a feast initiated by Pope Celestine V, one of the few pontiffs who resigned before Pope Benedict XVI stepped down in 2013. Italian and Catholic media […]
In private meeting, Pope Francis opens up about his faith after his election
Vatican City RNS During informal conversations with Jesuit clergy in Africa, Pope Francis opened up about his spirituality after being made pope – and criticised clericalism in the Catholic Church for its fixation on sex rather than equity and integrity. “One dimension of clericalism is the exclusive moral fixation on the sixth commandment [which in […]