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- Pope changes Catholic Church teaching on death penalty, brands it ‘inadmissible’ & wants abolition
The Roman Catholic Church said that the death penalty is always inadmissible as it “attacks” human dignity, calling for its abolition worldwide. The statement marks a change in Catholic Church teaching.World News - Christians could vanish from Middle East due to 'murderous indifference' of world govts, Pope warns
There is a “deep danger” that Christians will disappear from the Middle East, Pope Francis has warned, blaming “murderous indifference” to violence that has forced tens of thousands of Christians to flee their homes.World News - Twitter on fire after Pope Francis reportedly tells a gay man that 'God made him like this'
Social media was set ablaze as some praised and others questioned the integrity of Pope Francis after a gay man claimed the head of the Roman Catholic Church told him: "God made you this way."World News - Canadian MPs urge Pope Francis to apologize for state-funded indigenous assimilation program
Canadian lawmakers have asked the Pope to issue an official apology to its aboriginal peoples, whose native traditions have diminished over generations, partly due to Catholic education in so-called 'residential schools.'World News - ‘There is no hell’: Italian publisher claims Pope Francis denied existence of underworld
The pope's most famous atheist friend, Eugenio Scalfari, has once again claimed that Pope Francis denied the existence of hell while also alleging that the pontiff doesn’t believe human souls are eternal.World News - ‘A crime against humanity’: Pope apologizes on behalf of Catholics who use prostitutes
Pope Francis has asked society for forgiveness on behalf of Catholic men who exploit prostitutes, which he branded as “torture,” “slavery” and a “crime against humanity” that stems from a “sick mentality.”World News
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