Pope criticises cultural discrimination in new book of interviews from Amazon synod
Vatican CityRNS In a book of interviews published Tuesday, Pope Francis discussed his vision for a missionary church and criticised groups that discriminate against other cultures and view them as unworthy of receiving the Gospel. “There are circles and sectors that present themselves as ilustrados (enlightened) – they sequester the proclamation of the gospel through a distorted […]
As Catholic synod deliberates, vandals dump controversial Indigenous carving into the Tiber
Vatican CityRNS Amid the buzz surrounding the last week of this month’s summit of bishops on the Amazon, the debate surrounding a small statue has captured Rome. The two-foot-high wooden carving of a naked pregnant woman was presented as “Our Lady of the Amazon” to Pope Francis on the first day of the synod on […]