Pope Francis Urges Greater Role for Women
Pope Francis seeks enhanced women's roles and research on female deacons, marking progress toward greater inclusivity.
Pope Francis seeks enhanced women's roles and research on female deacons, marking progress toward greater inclusivity.
He also voiced "deep concern" over a flare-up in tensions between Israel and Palestinians. Recent violence in the Middle East "threatens the desired climate of trust and mutual respect needed to resume dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians," Francis said.
While addressing the presser during his flight back to Rome from South Sudan, the Pope said, "I think India will be next, next year."
"May God enlighten the minds of those who have the power to silence the thunder of weapons and put an immediate end to this senseless war," said Pope Francis.
On the occasion of Christmas, world leaders – US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, Australian Prime…
The 84-year-old pope was continuing to eat regularly following his Sunday surgery to remove the left side of his colon.
The blessing is usually given at Easter and Christmas and when a new Pope is elected.
By choosing Iraq as his first port of call since the pandemic began, Pope Francis waded directly into the issues of war and peace, and poverty and religious strife, in an ancient biblical land. “This trip is emblematic,” he said, calling it “a duty to a land martyred for many years.”
Whether a woman should live sexually exploited against her will lifelong, is not a religious issue. It is a serious human rights and civilizational issue. No religious law should stand that runs counter to the fundamental principles and ideals in the Constitution of India.
People needed to open their minds and hearts to learn the central lesson from this crisis: "We are one humanity," Pope added.
