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...Unlike other previous Prelates, who were swiftly anointed bishops, Francis did not follow suit. Ocáriz remained a Monsignor. In the eyes of many religious observers, it was a demotion of Opus Dei....
...The contest is all the sharper because Pope Francis turns 86 next month....
...Pope Francis has spoken tepidly on Nicaragua. He expressed concern after Álvarez’s arrest in August and called for dialogue. He said in a press conference the following month: “There is dialogue....
...Upon his election as the 265th Bishop of Rome, he described himself as “a simple and humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord” — giving the lie to those who had nicknamed him “God’s Rottweiler”....
...Bishop Wilberforce, no doubt robed and enthroned on “the other side”, must have been delighted....
...In a filmed broadcast on Wednesday, Pope Francis, who was vaccinated earlier this year, made an appeal alongside bishops from across the Americas....
...The visitors — Cardinal Anders Arborelius, the Bishop of Stockholm, and Bishop Johannes van den Hende of Rotterdam — will also “examine any errors” committed by Cardinal Woelki, as well as other bishops....
...His Twitter feed sprinkles retweets about Catholic feast days and audiences with Pope Francis among legal matters....
...At the same time, Pope Francis, who was elected in 2013, has preached a more liberal, ecumenical version of Catholicism that has attracted praise from the left and criticism from the right....
...Grail chief executive Hans Bishop said the combination would “enable more patients in both the United States and worldwide to garner access to Grail’s test faster”....
...Mr Winters recalls that Cardinal Raymond Burke, who now leads the reaction against Francis, told the conference that “they could not apply the rules to bishops”....
...Assisi is a donkey ride away and St Francis was a frequent visitor....
...The Vatican also concluded that there was no evidence that Pope Francis attempted to cover up evidence of Mr McCarrick’s alleged abuse....
...FRANCIS BISHOP: [INAUDIBLE] JONATHAN ELEY: Pud, her children's wear business, is one of Doncaster's success stories. FRANCIS BISHOP: There's not a day....
...Some liberal Catholics were left disappointed this year when Francis did not respond to a request from bishops ministering in the Amazon rainforest to consider allowing married men to become priests....
...Mr Pompeo was not scheduled to meet Pope Francis, whom he met last year, but instead was received by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s top diplomat....
...Hans Bishop, Grail chief executive, said about 90 per cent of patients whose cancers were caught early survive at least five years, compared with about 20 per cent once the cancer has spread....
...Pope Francis, who has been known to take liberal views on social issues, has been noticeably silent on the issue....
...We obey our bishops, and not you”. The League leader’s political opponents were also quick to accuse him of opportunism in calling for churches to open for Easter....
...Pope Francis is looking relaxed and playful, seated on a red velvet sofa with a battered brown concertina in his hands, a large medallion draped across his cassock in place of a stole....
...Asked about the protests recently, Pope Francis compared them to demonstrations over economic inequality in Chile and France. He added: “I would like to go to Beijing, I love China.”...
...Hundreds have been killed since the conflict began in 2017 and more than 100,000 have been displaced in what Pope Francis called a “grave humanitarian crisis” in his Easter message this year....
...Sarah Mullally, the Anglican bishop of London, was previously the UK’s chief nurse....
...Pope Francis has made bishops directly accountable for covering up sexual abuse cases for the first time as the pontiff vowed that the scandal that has shaken the Catholic Church would “never happen again...
...It has drawn fresh attention thanks to Pope Francis and his push for reform....
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