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3 years

A Catholic priest apologizes for not speaking out against Trump He compares it to the German Church’s failure to condemn Hitler & silence around clergy abuse “I have never spoken out, and fear we are teaching the young that truth and facts do not matter”

Column: A Catholic pastor speaks out about Trump. Some parishioners walk out.

On the Sunday morning after the deadly riot at the United States Capitol, Father William Corcoran put on his black suit and clerical collar and stepped into St. Elizabeth Seton church in the Chicag…

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NEW: Pope Francis has called to congratulate president elect @JoeBiden : "The president-elect expressed his desire to work together on the basis of a shared belief in the dignity and equality of all humankind"

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Catholics aren't listed here. Did they just assume the number was ~100%?

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Which churchgoers drink? 76% of Lutherans 62% of Methodists 43% of non-denominational 33% of Baptists 23% of Assemblies of God/Pentecostals

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Without citing recent incidents of some saying Biden is Catholic in name only, in his Sunday homily @CardinalBCupich says: "There should never be a time or a moment in which we judge others and their faith journey and say that a person is not Christian enough or Catholic enough"

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NEW: Biden quotes #FratelliTutti while speaking in Georgia today and says "Pope Francis has asked questions that anyone who seeks to lead this great nation should answer."

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There’s a lot to take in!

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John Lewis called Pope Francis' 2015 address to Congress "one of the most moving speeches I have ever heard in all my years in Congress...It was amazing that the Pope mentioned the Selma-to-Montgomery march because...I carried one of Thomas Merton's books in my backpack"

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NEWS: Cardinal Wilton Gregory ( @WashArchbishop ) will join @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris on inauguration eve for the COVID-19 Memorial to honor the 400K American lives lost to the pandemic. This will mark Biden's 1st event upon arriving in DC & Gregory will offer the invocation.

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NEW: Pope Francis told parents not to condemn children who have different sexual orientations. "Never condemn your children." My @NCRonline report:

Pope Francis tells parents not to condemn children with different sexual orientations

Pope Francis on Jan. 26 told parents not to condemn children who have different sexual orientations.

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#PopeFrancis at #PalmSunday Mass goes off script, saying he is thinking of the German homeless man who died alone under the colonnade in St. Peter's Square. "He is Jesus for us."

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Pope Francis turns 85 on Dec. 17th, so I wished him a happy early birthday. He told me he has “many more years” on me! 🙃

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Largest crowd in St. Peter’s Square since the start of the pandemic #PalmSunday

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Responding to Trump, @AbpEtienne and WA state bishops say “the public celebration of Mass was suspensed, not out of fear, but out of our deepest respect for human life and health.”

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Fr. Timothy Radcliffe at the start of the next #synod session says: "So many people feel excluded or marginalized in our church because we have slapped abstract labels on them: divorced and remarried, gay people, polygamous people, refugees, Africans, Jesuits!"

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#Breaking : Pope Francis visited injured Ukrainian children who have fled war and are now being treated at Rome's Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital. "The Pope stopped in the rooms and visited all the little ones present, before returning to the Vatican." (Vatican photo)

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#BREAKING : The Vatican, for the first time in its history, has formally repudiated the "doctrine of discovery," officially declaring that it is "not part of the teaching of the Catholic Church." Story to come @NCRonline

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Pope Francis' monthly prayer intention for September is for the abolition on the death penalty. "Each day, there is a growing “NO” to the death penalty around the world. For the Church, this is a sign of hope," he says in a new video.

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After leaving hospital this morning, #PopeFrancis went to pray at Santa Maria Maggiore. (Photo credit: Vatican Media)

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Pope Francis at vigil Mass for Christmas: "Are you tempted to think you were a mistake? God tells you: no, you are my child...He's so different from ourselves. He always loves us." "The son of God was born an outcast to tell us that every outcast is a child of God."

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In his #DemConvention benediction, @JamesMartinSJ prays for the immigrant, the bullied LGBT teen, the unborn child, the Black man or woman who fears for their life, the inmate on death row, and more.

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Pope Francis, as he is leaving the hospital, consoling a couple who lost their daughter yesterday.

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A la sortie de l’hôpital, ce matin, le pape François a béni et prié avec un couple qui a perdu sa petite fille, quelques heures plus tôt (images de @deliacnn / CNN)

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Quite a statement from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe: “We call for the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast to withdraw their honor of Attorney General Barr; and we call on Attorney General Barr to stop all federal executions. Let us not become the evil we despise.”

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Cardinal Wilton Gregory ( @WashArchbishop ) of @WashArchdiocese gets his red hat from Pope Francis. He is the first African American to join the College of Cardinals.

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Just in: #PopeFrancis visited children at the hospital this afternoon, delivering Easter eggs and candies, and the pope imparted the sacrament of baptism to a baby boy, named Miguel Angel, who was only a few weeks old.

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And one #synod delegate arrives via scooter.

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Biden gave Pope Francis a handwoven chasuble from 1930. Francis gave Biden a painting on a ceramic tile, this year’s Message of Peace, the Document on Human Fraternity and a book chronicling Francis’ 2020 extraordinary urbi et orbi, where he prayed for an end to COVID.

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Paris archbishop weighs in on #NotreDameCathedral : "To all priests in Paris: firefighters are still fighting to save the towers of Notre-Dame de Paris. The frame, the roof and the boom are consumed. Pray. If you wish, you can ring the bells of your churches to invite to prayer."

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A tous les prêtres de Paris : Les pompiers se battent encore pour sauver les tours de Notre-Dame de Paris. La charpente, la toiture et la flèche sont consumés. Prions. Si vous le souhaitez, vous pouvez faire sonner les cloches de vos églises pour inviter à la prière.

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As he does following all of his international travels, upon returning from Canada this morning, Pope Francis went to Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore to pray.

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Pope Francis becomes the first pope in 728 years to open the Holy Door in L'Aquila.

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Pope Francis with his College of Cardinals. Today marks the 8th time he has created new cardinals. As of today, he will have named 62% of the men who will one day elect his successor.

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#PopeFrancis today: "How much violence is directed toward women. Enough! To hurt a woman is to insult God."

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(mini) SCOOP: Jesuit Fr. Leo O'Donovan, former president of @Georgetown , will deliver the invocation at @JoeBiden 's presidential inauguration. O'Donovan, a longtime family friend, presided over the funeral for Beau Biden in 2015. my @NCRonline report:

Jesuit Fr. Leo O'Donovan to deliver invocation at Biden inauguration

Fr. Leo O'Donovan, former president of Georgetown University, confirmed to NCR that he had accepted the invitation to offer the prayer Jan. 20, which will mark the election of the nation's second...

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One of the Catholic Church's leading crusaders against the death penalty, @helenprejean , laments the fact that Trump pardons turkeys for a photo op while reinstating federal executions at rapid speed.

The Mehdi Hasan Show

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"The irony of pardoning that turkey, it just kills me. We come to absolute power in the hands of very venal frail human beings is what we come to. It’s loud and clear with Trump and Barr.” @helenprejean

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NEW: Biden praises Pope Francis' trip to Iraq: "It sent an important message, as Pope Francis said himself, that “fraternity is more durable than fratricide, that hope is more powerful than death, that peace more powerful than war.”

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NEW: Without mentioning Trump by name in his homily, @CardinalBCupich calls for a peaceful transition of power. He says this keeps power from becoming self-referential. "The rhythm of the peaceful transition of power from one party to another is the heartbeat of democracy"

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Statement from @SpeakerPelosi : Pope Francis “is a source of joy and hope for Catholics…challenging each of us to be good stewards of God’s creation, to act on climate, to embrace the refugee, the immigrant and the poor, and to recognize the dignity and divinity in everyone”

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Pope Francis -- in his wheelchair due to knee pain -- prays on the shores of Lac Ste Anne, a place Indigenous peoples have long held to have miraculous healing waters. #PopeInCanada

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Pope Francis today says the scenes from #BuchaMassacre are "horrifying." "I repeat once again put an end to this war, silence the arms, put an end to the death and destruction" He displays a flag brought to him yesterday from the town of Bucha, which he calls a "martyred city"

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The Pope and the President setting a record for time spent alone together meeting at the Vatican today. Photos: Vatican Media

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Pope Francis to priests at Rome's Chrism Mass today: "A worldly priest is nothing more than a clericalized pagan."

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Ahead of #Inauguration , the nation's first African American Catholic Cardinal ( @WashArchbishop ) and the nation's (soon-to-be) second Catholic president pray together at the memorial service for the 400K American lives lost to #COVID19 .

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President Biden and Pope Francis have concluded their private meeting, clocking in at a nearly unprecedented 90 minutes, according to the White House. In 2017, Francis met Trump for 30 minutes In 2014, Francis met Obama for 52 minutes

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#PopeFrancis today condemned the unarmed civilians being shot at in #Gaza , including at the Holy Family parish and the attack on the Sisters of Mother Teresa. "There aren't terrorists there, but sick people, religious sisters...yes, it's war. it's terrorism."

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Pope Francis in a speech to the #synod today criticized young priests who go around to clerical shops in Rome trying on lace cassocks and robes. “Clericalism is a whip, it is a scourge, it is a form of worldliness that defiles and damages the face of the bride of the Lord.”

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NEW: Cardinal Sean O'Malley, in a new interview, defended Pope Francis against the criticisms of @EWTN , saying the Catholic media empire's attacks on Francis are not representative of how most Catholics view the pope. My @NCRonline report:

Boston's Cardinal O'Malley defends Francis against attacks from EWTN critics

Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley on Dec. 17 defended Pope Francis against criticisms from the U.S.-based Eternal Word Television Network, known as EWTN, saying the Catholic media empire's attacks on...

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#Ukraine ’s flag projected onto Rome’s Colosseum 🇺🇦

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#Breaking : Pope Francis will make @WashArchbishop , Wilton Gregory, a Cardinal next month. He will become the first African American cardinal at a time when the fight for racial justice continues to take center spotlight in this country.

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#BREAKING Pope Francis said the question of pro-choice Catholic politicians receiving Communion is “pastoral” and warned against bishops and priests who wade into politics. He also said he has never denied anyone Communion. My report @NCRonline :

Pope Francis says he has never denied Communion, warns against politicizing Eucharist

Pope Francis on Sept. 15 said the question of whether pro-choice Catholic politicians should receive Communion is "pastoral" and warned against bishops and priests who wade into politics.

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Yes -- "todos, todos, todos" means gay people, women and other marginalized people are welcome in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis told reporters en route home from Portugal. My @NCRonline report:

Pope doubles down on message that church is open to all, including LGBTQ people and women

During a press conference on the papal plane from Lisbon, Portugal, Pope Francis reiterated his message that the church is open to everyone including LGBTQ people and all marginalized groups.

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Biden is en route to Mass on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. He often wears his son Beau’s rosary beads from the Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in Mexico City.

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per pool report, @POTUS Biden back at Mass this evening at Holy Trinity in Georgetown.

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At today's General Audience, a young child ran onstage to greet Pope Francis and quietly stood by his side. Francis remarked that the focus of his remarks was on the necessity of dialogue between the young and the old and then praised the "courage" of the young boy.

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Pope Francis has had more about the violence at the U.S. Capitol than many U.S. Catholic bishops.

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NEW: During a @BostonCollege , @trinitycollege panel discussion today, @CardinalJWTobin says "a person in good conscience could vote for Mr. Biden...I frankly in my own way of thinking would have a more difficult time with the other option"

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Per pool report, @POTUS and @FLOTUS are attending Mass for the confirmation of grandson Hunter, son of the late Beau Biden.

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*some personal news* I'm heading to Rome as @NCRonline 's new Vatican correspondent. Grateful and excited for this opportunity and to @joshjmac for providing such a solid foundation to build upon.

Christopher White named NCR's Vatican correspondent

The National Catholic Reporter has named Christopher White as its new Vatican correspondent. White has served as NCR's national correspondent for the past year.

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NEW: Statement from @WashArchbishop on Trump's visit to the JP II shrine: "I find it baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated in a fashion that violates our religious principles"

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Archbishop Charles Palmer Buckle of Ghana and Bishop George Tambala of Malawi let loose at the opening ceremony of the Pan African Congress on Theology, Society, & Pastoral Life in Nigeria.

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News: According to Ukraine's Vatican Embassy, Pope Francis called President Zelenskyy today: "The Holy Father expressed his deepest sorrow for the tragic events that are taking place in our country."

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Oggi Papa Francesco ha avuto un colloquio telefonico con il Presidente 🇺🇦 Volodymyr Zelenskyi. Il Santo Padre ha espresso il suo più profondo dolore per i tragici eventi che stanno avvenendo nel nostro Paese.

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One U.S. Catholic bishop — @ABishopGustavo — has gone where none have dared to go before: directly condemning @realDonaldTrump for his racism. My story @Crux :

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NEW: @JoeBiden has announced three dozen national co-chairs to head "Catholics for Biden." notable leaders include @SamanthaJPower , @DenisMcDonough , @donnabrazile , @DickDurbin , @AntheaButler , @fgorordo , @Bob_Casey , @timkaine & more. My story @NCRonline :

NCR exclusive: Campaign names three dozen 'Catholics for Biden' co-chairs

As Joe Biden vies to become the second Catholic U.S. president, three dozen Catholic lawmakers, ambassadors, educators and nonprofit leaders will serve as national co-chairs of "Catholics for Biden"...

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Upon returning from Cyprus and Greece, Francis stopped at Santa Maria Maggiore where he prayed and remembered the “faces and painful stories” from recent days. (📸 Holy See Press Office)

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#PopeFrancis at today's #ChrismMass , tells priests to reject a nostalgia for the past, polarization, disunity, and a lack of charity and communion, and to instead be "apostles of harmony."

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Bad posture, good office views

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U.S. President Joe Biden has arrived at the Vatican for his much anticipated meeting with Pope Francis. This marks the 31st encounter between a pope and a sitting U.S. president and only the second time in history with a Catholic president. The last occasion was 1963.

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This afternoon Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 men and women at an Italian prison. “God forgives everything and God always forgives! It is we who get tired of asking for forgiveness,” he told them. (Photo: Vatican Media)

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It’s raining but the Christmas tree in St. Peter’s square is finally lit!🎄

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Pope Francis' prayer intention for October is the synod. For the church "to reach out to everyone, to seek everyone, to welcome everyone, to involve everyone, without excluding anyone."

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NEW: In a bold move, on the heels of +Vigano letter — and before the pope has responded to allegations — the bishop of Tyler, Texas says he believes claims against pope to be credible and asks for his statement to be read at masses.

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Reading the Elaine Stritch biography and came across this little gem:

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Pope Francis greeted journalists en route to Edmonton today, walking around the plane for some 20 minutes using his cane. #PopeInCanada

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Pope Francis met Italian LGBT Catholic advocates who say the pontiff encouraged their efforts to build a church "that excludes no one." My @NCRonline report:

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Pope Francis today: "The aggression against Ukraine has not ceased...there is no justification for this." The pope recalled his visit yesterday to wounded Ukrainian children being treated in Rome and those continuing to flee war. "All is this is inhumane and sacrilegious"

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The Vatican's secretary of state has dismissed the claim that clergy sexual abuse is linked to homosexuality, labeling it a "serious and scientifically untenable association." Some bishops in the US believe otherwise. My @NCRonline report:

Vatican's secretary of state: Clerical abuse not linked to homosexuality

In a preface to a new book, Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin says clergy sexual abuse is not linked to homosexuality, or to celibacy.

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A top adviser to Pope Francis believes it might one day be possible to revisit John Paul II's prohibition on women's ordination and said that the church's language of describing LGBT persons as "intrinsically disordered" is "dubious" my @NCRonline report:

Top synod cardinal says church could one day revisit ban on ordaining women

In an interview with a Croatian publication, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich also said the church's language of describing LGBT persons as "intrinsically disordered" is "dubious."

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#PopeFrancis makes direct appeal to Russia: “Stop this spiral of violence and death” He references recent sham referendums as contrary to international law that increases risk of nuclear escalation.

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In response to the Trump administration’s policy of separating children and parents at the border, @USCCB says it’s an ineffective means of deterrence and contrary to Catholic values.

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On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis will wash the feet of 12 inmates at a prison in the town of Civitavecchia.

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NEW: Pope Francis has named 3 women to the Vatican's Dicastery for Bishops: - Sr. Raffaella Petrini - Yvonne Reungoat, former Superior General of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians - laywoman Dr. Maria Lia Zervino, President of the World Union of Catholic Women's Orgs

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. @CardinalDolan fires back at @NYGovCuomo 's NYT op-ed in which he refers to him as a member of the religious right. "He did not consider me part of the “religious right” when seeking my help with the minimum wage increase, prison reform, protection of migrant workers..."

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Statement from Archbishop Jackels, who previously worked for Ratzinger at the Vatican’s doctrine office: “As Jesus said, it’s the sick people who need a doctor, not the healthy, and he gave us the Eucharist as a healing remedy; don’t deny the people who need the medicine.”

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NEW: Pope Francis arrived in #Congo issuing a terse warning to both world leaders and warring ethnic groups: "Hands off Africa! Stop choking Africa: It is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered." My @NCRonline report from Kinshasa:

In Congo, Pope Francis demands world leaders 'stop choking Africa'

Kicking off a trip to two African nations Jan. 31, the pope warned world leaders and warring ethnic groups to stop exploiting Africa's vast natural resources and depriving its people of a "future of...

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#PopeFrancis at the concluding Mass of the #synod says he dreams of a church "that never demands an attestation of 'good behavior,' but welcomes, serves and loves. A church with open doors that is a haven of mercy."

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#BREAKING : Biden chose the setting of one of the Catholic Church’s leading refugee support organizations' ( @jrsusa ) events to state for the first time as president-elect that he will dramatically increase refugee admissions to the U.S. My report:

Against a Catholic backdrop, Biden vows increase in refugee admissions

"A Biden-Harris administration will restore America's historic role in protecting the vulnerable and defending the rights of refugees everywhere," said President-elect Joe Biden about raising the...

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close-up of Biden's pocket rosary beads in video ahead of his keynote at #DemConvention

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Hamilton creator @Lin_Manuel Miranda is practically a household name. But his father, Luis Miranda, is a force of his own. A new documentary, #SiempreLuis , puts the father center stage. My profile of @Vegalteno , today @NCRonline :

Luis Miranda: He gets the job done

As the HBO documentary chronicles, Luis Miranda has two great loves: family and country — and the borders of both should be welcoming and expansive. NCR's Christopher White reached out to his...

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Bishop McElroy of San Diego tells me: "We must be clear in identifying this moment as the logical trajectory of the last four years of President's Trump leadership of our country." My @NCRonline report on today's shameful events:

'You reap what you sow': Some bishops decry violence at Capitol

As the U.S. Capitol was taken over by insurrectionists on Jan. 6 seeking to disrupt the certification of the Electoral College votes to formally declare Joe Biden the winner of the presidential...

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Matilde, 19, says she hopes when she’s 86 years old, she has the energy and humor of Pope Francis. #Lisboa2023 #WorldYouthDay #WYD2023

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During his meeting with Portuguese Jesuits, #PopeFrancis blasted reactionary Americans who oppose change in the church. He also again insisted LGBTQ people are welcome in church, warning against focusing on "sins below the waist." My @NCRonline report:

Pope Francis blasts reactionary American Catholics who oppose church reform

Pope Francis blasted what he described as groups of "very strong, reactionary" American Catholics, warning against becoming "backwardists" who oppose change in the Catholic Church.

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NEW: As Pope Francis arrived in democracy's birthplace, he sounded the alarm that democracy is under threat across the globe, as authoritarian leaders fueled by populist and nationalistic interests are on the rise. My @NCRonline report from Athens:

In Athens, Pope Francis sounds alarm over the 'retreat from democracy'

As Pope Francis arrived in the birthplace of democracy, he immediately sounded the alarm that democracy is under threat across the globe.

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Pope Francis arrives for his Wednesday General Audience -- not via wheelchair -- but walking with a cane.

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Indigenous drummers welcome Pope Francis to Canada #PopeInCanada

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. @POTUS is attending the Mass at the Jesuit run parish of Holy Trinity. Pastor Fr. Gillespie told me: "Our mission is that we're a parish that welcomes all, to accompany one another in Christ, celebrate God's love and transform life... and he's more than welcome here."

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Pope Francis marking the 60th anniversary of #VaticanII : "A Church in love with Jesus has no time for quarrels, gossip and disputes. May God free us from being critical and intolerant, harsh and angry! This is not a matter of style but of love."

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In new video @WashArchbishop says many people have asked him how to celebrate the news that he will be made a cardinal. His response: - check in on an elderly neighbor - bring food to local food pantry - pray for the sick and lonely

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+ @WashArchbishop doubled down on his criticism of Trump’s visit to the Saint John Paul II National Shrine earlier this week. My @Crux story on the @GUcstpubliclife panel with @gloria_purvis , @CardinalTurkson , @DrMChatelain , @RalphMcCloud23 :

DC archbishop doubles down on criticism of Trump shrine visit

A Georgetown University online conversation discussed the ongoing national protests over the continued killings of unarmed black individuals by the police in recent weeks.

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3 years

Per pool report, looks like @JoeBiden is heading to Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

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Cardinal McElroy: "Sexual activity, while profound, does not lie at the heart of this hierarchy. Yet in pastoral practice we have placed it at the very center of our structures of exclusion from the Eucharist. This should change."

Cardinal McElroy on ‘radical inclusion’ for L.G.B.T. people, women and others in the Catholic Church

We must examine the contradictions in a church of inclusion and shared belonging that have been identified by the voices of the people of God in our nation and discern in synodality a pathway for...

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Biden declares March 31 as César Chávez Day, honoring the late Catholic labor activist. “I was proud to place a bust of César Chávez in the Oval Office, so that no one who enters that historic room may forget the powerful truths his farm worker hands imparted.”

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#PopeFrancis offers opening remarks to the synod from a roundtable, surrounded by tablets, saying that if you have disagreements with your sister or your bishop, say it to their face, not behind their backs.

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