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21 hours ago · The students made an impassioned plea to Francis for the church to change its view of women. It is an issue Francis knows well: He has made some changes during his 11-year pontificate, allowing women to serve as acolytes, appointing several women to high-ranking positions in the Vatican, and saying women must have greater decision-making roles in the church.
3 days ago · Speaking to Vatican Media the day before Pope Francis’ departure on a trip to Luxembourg and Belgium, Cardinal Parolin said without the virtue of hope and the deep conviction of God’s help in ...
18 hours ago · Pope Francis is cheered by faithful as he arrives to preside over the Sunday mass in King Baudouin Stadium, in Brussels Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) BRUSSELS – Pope ...
1 day ago · News; Nation/World; Trump takes attacks on Harris to new low, calling her ‘mentally disabled’ Sept. 28, 2024 Updated Sat., Sept. 28, 2024 at 9:43 p.m. Republican presidential nominee and ...
3 days ago · CNA Staff, Sep 26, 2024 / 16:55 pm. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, said in a recent interview that Pope Francis wants Europe to rediscover its founding principles in ...
1 day ago · The French landscape, for the most part, is composed of relatively low-lying plains, plateaus, and older mountain blocks, or massifs. This pattern clearly predominates over that of the younger, high ranges, such as the Alps and the Pyrenees. The diversity of the land is typical of Continental Europe.
2 days ago · France’s 800,000-man standing army was thought at the time to be the most powerful in Europe. But the French had not progressed beyond the defensive mentality inherited from World War I, and they relied primarily on their Maginot Line for protection against a German offensive.
