Pope Francis repeated what he had told a French journalist on the flight back from his trip to Kazakhstan in mid-September: The more people find a justification to kill someone, the more they kill.
Pope urges French politicians to reject euthanasia
Vatican, offering ‘moral support,’ joins U.N. treaty on climate change
Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations, submitted the papers for formal “accession” to the convention July 6, the Vatican said.
Shame on those who take advantage of the elderly, ill, pope says
Old age, frailty and vulnerabilities should not be hidden, Pope Francis said.
Inside the Capitol: Combating the throwaway culture from womb to tomb
The Minnesota Catholic Conference opposed measures that would have promoted a pro-abortion ideology and legalized physician-assisted suicide.
Pope praises projects to recycle objects, reintegrate people into society
Pope Francis and his guests listened as a violinist played a tune from a famous Italian composer on a multicolored violin made by prisoners using the wood of a shipwrecked migrants’ boat.
Christina Capecchi: The thrifting Catholic — giving new life to old things
“Thrifting feels countercultural, in keeping with Pope Francis’ caution about a ‘throwaway culture.’ It feels Catholic.”
Pandemic has revealed how often human dignity is ignored, pope says
During his general audience Aug. 12, Pope Francis spoke about the coronavirus pandemic and the social diseases it has revealed.
Economy lacking ethics leads to ‘throwaway’ culture, pope says
An economic system lacking any ethics leads to a “throwaway” culture of consumption and waste, Pope Francis said.