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Why is there a painting of a nude Jesus ministering to Judas in Pope Francis’ study?In This Episode According to the Vatican’s own newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis has placed a painting of a resurrected nude Jesus ministering to Judas, Christ’s own betrayer, behind the Pope’s desk in his personal study in the Vatican.

Vatican celebrates China deal despite continued reports of persecution of Chinese Catholics An article published in L'Osservatore Romano which accompanied the press release cited the appointment of two bishops in the past two years and several processes of appointment currently underway and expressed 'the hope of progressively achieving other positive goals.' October 30, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The Vatican has celebrated the extension of the Provisional Agreement on the Appointment of Bishops with the Chinese Communist Party, with a press release announcing the extension describing the agreement as “of great ecclesial and pastoral value” and the first two years of its implementation “to...

Pope Francis tells Chinese Catholics to be ‘good citizens,’ not engage in ‘proselytism’ Meanwhile, Catholics are bribed to pressure priests to join the state-sanctioned church. ROME, Italy, March 6, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Pope Francis encouraged Chinese Catholics in the communist-run country to be “good citizens” and not to engage in “proselytism.” “The Church wants Chinese Christians to be truly Christians, and to be good citizens,” Pope Francis said. “They should promote the Gospel, but without engaging in proselytism, and they need to achieve the unity of the divided Catholic community,” he said, likely referring to the distinction between an...