Pope’s wheelchair use an example to older adults, cardinal says
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis’ willingness to work despite knee pain that has made walking nearly impossible shows other older adults that they have wisdom and experience to offer younger generations, a top Vatican cardinal said Tuesday. Cardinal Kevin Farrell offered the assessment as he introduced Francis’ message for World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. […]
Vatican cardinals defend same-sex union blessing ban amid dissent
Rome, ItalyAP Three cardinals close to Pope Francis defended a recent Holy See pronouncement that priests cannot bless same-sex unions as the Vatican faced outright dissent from some Catholic clergy and questions about the pontiff’s approval of the document. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, head of the Vatican’s laity office, concurred Thursday with the pronouncement that a […]
US cardinal at Vatican prays for Floyd, and America’s future
Rome, ItalyAP The highest-ranking American cardinal at the Vatican on Friday deplored the “unjust” killing of George Floyd, saying it laid bare that the Christian principles of the US Constitution aren’t being applied to black people. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who heads the Vatican’s laity office, told The Associated Press that the brutality of what happened […]