'Israel’s right to self-defense has been invoked to justify that this operation is proportional, but with 30,000 dead, it’s not,' said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state.
'God never turns away anyone who approaches him!' read the document issued by the Vatican's doctrinal department.
Francis added his voice to increasing calls for binding, global regulation of AI in his annual message for the World Day of Peace, which the Catholic Church celebrates each Jan. 1.
Strickland, 65, has emerged as a leading critic of Francis, accusing him in a tweet earlier this year of “undermining the deposit of faith.”
Pope Francis’ synod on synodality never sought to answer the church’s hot-button questions, but it achieved its goal of promoting dialogue.
Pope Francis blasted the wealthy few who exploit the environment to the detriment of the poor people in society.
Pope Francis on Wednesday is opening a global gathering of bishops and laypeople to cover some hot-button issues that have previously been considered off-limits for discussion.
AI is a growing interest for the U.N., as for national governments, multinational groups, tech companies, and others.
Pope Francis and Ukraine have a different vision for peace in the region.
When it comes to the pope’s right-wing critics here in the U.S., he has a broad spectrum to choose from.