Pope Francis appoints Irish Archbishop Crotty as Apostolic Nuncio for Nigeria
Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty as the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria. This was made known in a statement on Tuesday by His Grace Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, Archbishop of Owerri, who also serves as the President of the…
‘Grave offences’: Pope Francis condemns abortion, surrogacy
Pope Francis has strongly condemned abortion and the practice of surrogate motherhood as serious violations of human dignity. In a set of principles released by the Vatican on Monday, the leader of the Catholic Church also criticized gender reassignment and…
Pope Francis approves blessings for same-sex couples
Pope Francis has granted permission for priests to bestow blessings upon same-sex couples, marking a significant milestone for the LGBTQ+ community within the Roman Catholic Church. The BBC reports that the head of the Roman Catholic Church stated that, in…