Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if they don’t resemble marriage
The Vatican holds that marriage is an indissoluble union between man and woman. As a result, it has long opposed same-sex marriage.
By Ap News
Dec. 18, 2023
World View: Pope Francis: Some confusion, perhaps
A fortnight ago he called the United States branch of the church “backward”, accusing right-wing American Catholics of replacing faith with ideology.
By Gwynne Dyer
Sep. 8, 2023
Pope Francis’ visit to DRC, South Sudan ignites hope for Africa
“The visit by the Pope comes to revitalize drooping spirits.
By Catholic Church News Zimbabwe
Feb. 3, 2023
Pope Francis urges mutual forgiveness to end Congo conflict
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged people in Democratic Republic of Congo, where decades of armed conflicts have killed millions, to grant each other a "great amnesty of the heart".
By Reuters
Feb. 1, 2023
Homosexuality not a crime - Pope Francis
“Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” Francis said during an exclusive interview Tuesday with The Associated Press.
By AP
Jan. 26, 2023
Letters: Zim crisis getting worse
“Our nation urgently needs a real dialogue between social and political parties,” declares Justice and Peace.
By Amh Voices
Jan. 6, 2023
Pope Benedict XVI: Lying in state at the Vatican begins
The Vatican released pictures of the body on Sunday, dressed in red papal mourning robes and wearing a gold-trimmed mitre.
By Bbc News
Jan. 2, 2023
World View: War: We are not children
The Pope means well, but he is barking up the wrong tree.
By Gwynne Dyer
Nov. 11, 2022