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[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis on the Church’s ban of birth control: Morality is ‘always on a path of development’Pope Francis' comments appear to lend further credence to speculation that he might soon issue an encyclical overturning the Church's ban on contraception.VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — During his return flight from Canada on Saturday Pope Francis replied to a question regarding the Catholic Church’s prohibition on contraceptives, saying that dogma and morality are “always on a path of development.” Speaking to selected reporters, Francis responded to questions regarding his health, possible retirement, Germany’s Synodal Way and international politics. While many headlines addressed...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican-approved journal suggests Pope Francis might soon contradict Church’s birth control ban‘It is legitimate to ask if Pope Francis will give us a new encyclical or apostolic exhortation on bioethics that might be called ‘Gaudium Vitae,’’ wrote La Civilta Cattolica.VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — A Vatican approved publication has published an article asking if Pope Francis might write “a new encyclical or apostolic exhortation on bioethics” in line with a recent document from the Pontifical Academy for Life which undermines certain aspects of Catholic morality.On July 2, Father Jorge José Ferrer, S.J. published an article in Jesuit-run publication La...

Humanity has ‘moral obligation’ to fight climate change, pope saysVATICAN CITY — The care of the environment and the fight against climate change is not a lofty goal for humanity but a moral imperative, Pope Francis said.The worsening climate crisis can no longer be ignored, and it is up to all human beings, who were entrusted by God as “stewards of his gift of his creation,” to act, the pope said in a message July 13 to participants at a Vatican conference on climate change.“Care for our common home, even apart from considerations of the effects of climate change, is...

Pope says ‘gossip’ pressured him to accept bishop’s resignation after alleged affairPope Francis defended Paris Archbishop Aupetit, after the prelate resigned over allegations of sexual relations with a woman. Mon Dec 6, 2021 - 2:39 pm ESTMon Dec 6, 2021 - 4:54 pm EST (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis has defended the former Archbishop of Paris, who resigned 11 days ago after allegations of having an intimate relationship with a woman, saying that he had only accepted the resignation “not on the altar of truth but on the altar of hypocrisy.”Speaking to Vatican-approved reporters on the flight from Greece to Rome,...