The leader of the church, Pope Francis, made a statement regarding the long-standing issue of same-sex blessings.
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Two documents issued by the pope back practices that have been in place in some countries, particularly the US, such as reporting suspicion of sex abuse to civil authorities where required by law.
The Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has advised politicians across the world to see politics as service to society and an opportunity to impact on human communities and institutions.
Pope Francis and sexual abuse scandal in the church.
The pope held private talks with Myanmar’s military chief in Yangon on Monday, the first day of a visit fraught with tension after the United States accused the Southeast Asian nation of “ethnic cleansing” against its Muslim Rohingya people.
The Catholic Church in Rwanda last year publicly sought forgiveness for the part played by some of its members, who it said had fanned the ethnic hatred that led to the killings
Speaking to some 50,000 people in St. Peter’s Square for his traditional noon address, Francis departed from his prepared text to condemn the Istanbul nightclub attack that killed at least 39 people
Bergoglio is the first Latin American to become a pope
The new pope is to succeed Benedict XVI, who resigned last month