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Pope Francis tells prominent pro-abortion comedians that their jokes ‘make God smile’On Friday morning, Pope Francis received around 100 comedians from 15 countries for a private audience, including Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, and Whoopi Goldberg, telling them that their jokes 'make God smile.'Pope Francis has met with prominent comedians, including pro-abortion Stephen Colbert, Whoopi Goldberg, and Jimmy Fallon, and told them that their jokes “make God smile.”On Friday morning, Francis received around 100 comedians from 15 countries for a private audience, including Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Whoopi Goldberg, Conan O’Brien, and Chris Rock. Heterodox Father James Martin, who was formerly...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis Writing a Second Environmental Document After ‘Laudato Si’Pope Francis announced during an audience with lawyers Monday that he is writing a second part to his 2015 environmental encyclical Laudato si’.The Pope said with this new writing, coming soon, he is updating Laudato si’ to cover current issues, possibly including war. He made the statement on the morning of Aug. 21, at the end of a speech to lawyers from the Council of Europe member states that signed the Vienna Declaration on the Support of the Rule of Law in 2022.Laudato si’ is the second of three...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope hails post-Vatican II liturgical moves, calls for ‘dialogue’ to promote lay and female ministriesPope Francis called for discussions amongst the world’s bishops to further promote the changes to the Church promoted after Vatican II. His letter was described as pushing ‘a revolutionary process.’ANALYSISVATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis has issued a message praising the 50th anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s abolition of the Catholic Church’s traditional minor orders, calling for further examination of the “richness” of this decision, and hinting at future actions that would undermine the ordained priesthood.

At Vatican fraud trial, lawyers argue pope violated defendants' rights Vatican City — Defense lawyers in the Vatican's fraud and extortion trial on Feb. 18 accused Pope Francis of violating their clients' human rights by issuing four secret, executive decrees that gave prosecutors free reign to investigate in ways that deprived the suspects of basic legal guarantees.The lawyers argued that the resulting trial into the Vatican's bungled 350 million euro investment in a London real estate deal is therefore illegitimate, and they again called for Tribunal President Giuesppe Pignatone to throw out the indictments. Pignatone is set to rule on...

Francis Praises Humility of BEANSFew knew that February 10 was the UN’s "World Pulses Day" but Francis did and went on paying homage to the event.He praised the humble, but nutritious beans, and the farmworkers who pick them. In a message, he noted that pulses are a “noble food,” are “devoid of pride,” and reflect “no luxury” while they strengthen global food security.Francis called to "be vigorous and resilient like legumes".A priest commented to Gloria.tv, “Francis should urgently write an encyclical about the benefits of lettuce.”