Pope defends inclusion of non-bishops; Cardinal Fernández: ‘no’ to women deacons
(Catholic World News)
The second and final session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops opened on October 2 with Mass in St. Peter’s Square
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The ‘divine inspiration’ is ‘present in every faith,’ Pope tells interreligious gathering
(Catholic World News)
In a message to an interreligious gathering in Paris for peace, Pope Francis wrote that the divine inspiration is present in every faith
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Pope decries social Darwinism, excoriates billionaires who accumulate wealth, despise others
(Catholic World News)
In a lengthy (5,100 words), impassioned, and wide-ranging address to the 3rd Encuentro Mundial de Movimientos Populares (3rd World Meeting of Popular Movements), Pope Francis urged the movements to continue to advocate, through nonviolent protest, for the “three t’s” (tierra, techo, and trabajo, or land, housing, and work)
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Vatican gives cautious approval for Medjuogorje devotions
(Catholic World News)
The Vatican has given formal approval for pilgrimages to Medjugorje, the site in Bosnia-Herzegovina that has drawn thousands of faithful since reports of Marian apparitions there beginning in 1981