Takeaways From the Vatican’s Document on Human Dignity
The document restated the Roman Catholic Church’s rejection of abortion, gender fluidity and transition surgery.
The document restated the Roman Catholic Church’s rejection of abortion, gender fluidity and transition surgery.
The statement is likely to be embraced by conservatives and stir consternation among L.G.B.T.Q. advocates who fear it will be used as a cudgel against transgender people.
Pope Francis’ choice to skip the strenuous speech at the outset of Easter week immediately raised concerns about his health, but he spoke in a clear voice before and after…
Francis’s words have raised questions about whether he was suggesting that Ukraine surrender, but a Vatican spokesman said the pope meant “cease-fire and negotiation.”
The country will consider two amendments: one to remove the reference to a woman’s domestic duties and another to expand the definition of family.
Legislators passed an amendment giving women the “guaranteed freedom” to end their pregnancies, which experts called a global first.
The two men hold radically different world views and the president, Javier Milei, has spoken about Francis in harsh terms, but the Vatican said their meeting was “cordial.”
Paolo Benanti advises the Roman Catholic Church and the Italian government on the tricky questions, moral and otherwise, raised by the rapidly advancing technology.
The idea of a first minister who supports closer ties to the Republic of Ireland — let alone one from Sinn Fein, a party with historic ties to the Irish…
The Islamic State has taken responsibility for the attack, according to the SITE intelligence group.