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☆ Russell Crowe faces evil in 'The Pope's Exorcist,' based on real-life priest
  + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Rollo Ross Danielle Broadway | Rollo Ross | Danielle Broadway | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
April 5 (Reuters) - When actor Russell Crowe began reading about the history of real-life Catholic priest Father Gabriele Amorth, who claimed to have performed over 50,000 exorcisms, he was intrigued. Crowe’s portrayal of Amorth in Sony’s (6758.T) horror flick “The Pope’s Exorcist” is based on the books the late priest left behind, which chronicled 36 years of exorcisms and other work for the Vatican. However, unlike previous exorcisms, the demon feeds off the exorcist's own guilt and regrets. While he knows this depiction of a religious figure may cause criticism from some, Crowe was determined to stick to Amorth’s accounts. “Everybody is going to have their own opinion, but these are books which are written from first-person experience,” he told Reuters.
☆ Pope Francis attends Palm Sunday service after hospital stay
  + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
ROME, April 2 (Reuters) - Pope Francis attended a Palm Sunday service in St Peter's Square, a day after he was discharged from hospital following successful treatment for a severe bout of bronchitis. He was driven into the huge esplanade, sitting in the back of an open-topped vehicle as it passed through the crowds, before descending and starting the service from his position beneath an ancient Egyptian obelisk. The pope, 86, was taken to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Wednesday after complaining of breathing difficulties, but recovered quickly following an infusion of antibiotics and returned to his Vatican residence on Saturday. Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday on April 9 this year. Reporting by Crispian Balmer Editing by Raissa KasolowskyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Poles march to honour Pope John Paul II on anniversary of his death
  + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska Kuba Stezycki | Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska | Kuba Stezycki | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/7] A woman prays as she participates in a march, in defense of pope John Paul II on his death anniversary in Warsaw, Poland, April 2, 2023. REUTERS/Kacper PempelWARSAW, April 2 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Poles marched through Warsaw and other cities in Poland on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the death of John Paul II 18 years ago, as allegations the late pope concealed child abuse deepen rifts in the predominantly Catholic country. "John Paul II had done nothing wrong. Earlier in the day, workers of the state-owned railway company PKP gave out cream pies favoured by the late pope to train travelers heading to Warsaw. The Polish Catholic church urged Poles to respect the late pope's memory, saying a review of its archives did not confirm the accusations against the church hierarchy, adding that some files could be opened in future.
☆ Filipino Catholics mark Palm Sunday praying for Pope Francis' health
  + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Jay Ereno Peter Blaza | Jay Ereno | Peter Blaza | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
REUTERS/Lisa Marie DavidANTIPOLO, Philippines, April 2 (Reuters) - Thousands of Filipino Catholics attending church on Palm Sunday marked the beginning of Holy Week with prayers for the health of Pope Francis as they presented palm fronds to be blessed. At a church in Antipolo City about 20 km (12.4 miles) east of Manila, hundreds of devotees attended morning mass and waved palm fronds as a sign of discipleship and remembrance of Jesus Christ. Filipino Catholics this year offered prayers for Pope Francis, who was hospitalised on Wednesday after complaining of difficulty breathing. The pope was discharged from hospital on Saturday after successful treatment for a severe bout of bronchitis and attended a Palm Sunday service in St Peter's Square. "We should all continue praying for our Pope Francis this Lenten season.
☆ 'He's a strong man': In pope's homeland Argentina, prayers for his health but little worry
  + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Horacio Soria Miguel Lo Bianco | Horacio Soria | Miguel Lo Bianco | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
The Vatican on Thursday said Pope Francis' health was improving and that he has resumed working while treatment continues. In the Flores neighborhood, many people reminisced about the pope, who has not been back to his homeland in the decade since he was chosen as pontiff. In the Buenos Aires Cathedral on Thursday morning, prayers were held for Pope Francis too, though his illness was cast as a just a "slight halt." Back in the neighborhood of Flores, 50-year-old housewife Marcela Borda said everyone was praying for his "speedy recovery". "It's good to pray for him, to ask for the strength he always had, and health, health for him and for everyone.
☆ A viral image of Pope Francis dressed in a stylish white puffer coat that fooled social media users was actually generated by AI
  + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
An image of Pope Francis wearing a stylish white puffer jacket was actually generated by AI. The image went viral on social media with many people not recognizing that it was actually fake. It was then circulated on platforms like Twitter with posts receiving hundreds of thousands of likes and many believing it's real, including a number of celebrities and high-profile social media personalities. It has taken social media by storm as users generate fake images of former president Donald Trump, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and President Vladimir Putin. Ajder said he's worked with Partnership in AI — a non-profit organization promoting responsible AI use — to set out guidelines for people using AI tools as well as creators of the tool.
☆ Pope Francis warns that the war in Ukraine is powered by competing 'empires' and 'arms industry'
  + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Pope Francis has said that a number of different empires are powering the war in Ukraine. Speaking on Swiss TV, he criticized the forces driving the war, as well as the arms industry. He said he'd offered to negotiate peace with Putin at the beginning of the war but was rebuffed. Pope Francis said he would like to engage in peace talks with President Putin. Writing on Twitter on the anniversary of Putin's invasion, Pope Francis said, "Let us remain close to the battered Ukrainian people who continue to suffer and ask ourselves: has everything possible been done to stop the war?
☆ Stop human traffickers, Pope Francis says after Italy's migrant shipwreck
  + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
VATICAN CITY, March 5 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday called on authorities to stop human traffickers operating in the Mediterranean, as he expressed his sorrow over last week's migrant boat disaster off Italy's Calabrian coast, in which dozens of people were killed. May traffickers of human beings be stopped," the pope said in his weekly address to crowds in St. Peter's Square. Three alleged traffickers were arrested this week and prosecutors began looking into the way emergency services responded to the disaster, after accusations that authorities were slow to react. "I pray for the many victims of the shipwreck, for their families and for those who survived," the pope said. The government was "continuing to deploy all necessary forces to combat human traffickers and stop deaths at sea," she said in a post on Facebook.
☆ Popes are for life, resignations should not become a fashion, Francis says
  + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
[1/2] Pope Francis looks at the coffin of former Pope Benedict during his funeral, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Yara NardiVATICAN CITY, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Pope Francis has said that pontiffs resigning instead of ruling for life should not become a "fashion" in the Roman Catholic Church and happen only in truly exceptional circumstances. "This does not, however, in any way mean that popes retiring should become, let's say, a fashion, a normal thing," he said. In 2013, Pope Benedict, citing frail physical and mental health, became the first pontiff to resign in 600 years. The tone of Francis' comments to the African Jesuits was in a marked contrast to that which Francis used in the past when discussing the possible resignations of popes, including himself.
☆ Pope voices his concern for imprisoned Nicaraguan bishop
  + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
VATICAN CITY, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday spoke of his concern over the imprisonment of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Alvarez, who was sentenced to more than 26 years in prison in the Latin American country. The Pope's comments about Alvarez, who is a vocal critic of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, were made in his weekly blessing to pilgrims and tourists in St. Peter's Square. Ortega has accused Catholic leaders of attempting to overthrow him after protests that killed about 300 people in 2018. Since then, the government of the former Cold War-era Marxist rebel has expelled Catholic nuns and missionaries. Alvarez was convicted on Friday of treason, undermining national integrity and spreading false news, among other charges.
☆ Scenes of devastation after deadly quake strikes Turkey, Syria
  + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Jeremy Schultz | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
Among the more ambitious hopes for the pope's visit is that it will give a jolt to a peace process aimed at ending a decade of conflict that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
☆ Desperate search for quake survivors in Turkey and Syria
  + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Jeremy Schultz | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
Among the more ambitious hopes for the pope's visit is that it will give a jolt to a peace process aimed at ending a decade of conflict that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
☆ In pictures: Major earthquake strikes Turkey, Syria
  + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Jeremy Schultz | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
Among the more ambitious hopes for the pope's visit is that it will give a jolt to a peace process aimed at ending a decade of conflict that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
☆ Along the frontlines of Ukraine as Russia presses attack
  + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Jeremy Schultz | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
Among the more ambitious hopes for the pope's visit is that it will give a jolt to a peace process aimed at ending a decade of conflict that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
☆ Pope says Church conservatives exploited death of ex-pope Benedict
  + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Pope Francis has said some in the conservative wing of the Roman Catholic Church had exploited the death of the former pope, Benedict, in an unethical way for their own gains. Francis used a Spanish expression "Cuento Chino", meaning tall tales, to describe allegations by some conservatives that Benedict was saddened by some of Francis' decisions after Benedict resigned in 2013. The pope said he often consulted Benedict in the nearly 10 years between his resignation in 2013 and his death. Francis did not name any of the conservatives he was referring to. Cardinal Gerhard Mueller, a conservative ally of Benedict who has criticised Francis, also wrote a book in January.
☆ Red carpet style at the Grammys
  + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Jeremy Schultz | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
Among the more ambitious hopes for the pope's visit is that it will give a jolt to a peace process aimed at ending a decade of conflict that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
☆ In pictures: Arctic blast sweeps U.S. northeast
  + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Jeremy Schultz | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
Among the more ambitious hopes for the pope's visit is that it will give a jolt to a peace process aimed at ending a decade of conflict that has cost hundreds...
☆ Pope Francis says laws criminalising LGBT people are a 'sin' and an injustice
  + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Sunday that laws criminalising LGBT people are a sin and an injustice because God loves and accompanies people with same-sex attraction. Persons with homosexual tendencies are children of God. Criminalising people with homosexual tendencies is an injustice," Francis said. He noted that the Catholic Church's catechism, or book of teachings, says same-sex attraction is not a sin but homosexual acts are. Francis mentioned his now-famous phase from soon after he became pope in 2013 that he could not judge people with same-sex tendencies who are seeking God.
☆ South Sudan's late liberation hero Garang in focus during pope's visit
  + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( Waakhe Simon Wudu Duncan Miriri | Waakhe Simon Wudu | Duncan Miriri | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
REUTERS/Antony NjugunaJUBA, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Pope Francis will lead prayers at the mausoleum of South Sudanese liberation hero John Garang on Saturday, an acknowledgement of the importance for the world's youngest nation of perhaps the one leader who could ensure unity. The mostly Christian and animist south voted in a referendum six years later to secede from the mostly Muslim north. When South Sudan became independent on July 9, 2011, tens of thousands flocked to Garang's mausoleum in the new capital of Juba to celebrate. Garang rallied South Sudan's disparate ethnic groups behind a common cause. Garang's widow, Rebecca, is one of South Sudan's five vice presidents, along with Machar, in a unity government formed after the 2018 peace deal.
☆ Protect, advance women for a better South Sudan, pope says
  + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
A United Nations report on South Sudan issued last March condemned widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict and said it was "fuelled by systemic impunity". South Sudan broke away from Sudan in 2011 but plunged into civil war in 2013 with ethnic groups turning on each other. The pope responded by calling on everyone in South Sudan "to ensure that women are protected, respected, valued and honoured". Francis said that if women are given opportunities "they will have the ability to change the face of South Sudan, to give it a peaceful and cohesive development!" About 10% of 15-year-old girls and 52% of 18-year-old girls in South Sudan are married, she said.
☆ Shun ethnic rivalry and corruption, pope tells African youth
  + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Philip Pullella Paul Lorgerie | Philip Pullella | Paul Lorgerie | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Congo has some of the world's richest mineral deposits, but its abundant resources have stoked conflict between ethnic groups, militias, government troops and foreign invaders. He led the stadium in an impromptu chant of "no to corruption" in French, Congo's lingua franca. "The pope is right," said Joel Muhemereri Amani, 21, an art student. The United Nations says African economies lose nearly $150 billion to corruption each year. The 86-year-old pope, who arrived in Congo on Tuesday, flies to neighbouring South Sudan on Friday.
☆ 'Hands off Africa,' Pope Francis tells rich world
  + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Philip Pullella Paul Lorgerie | Philip Pullella | Paul Lorgerie | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
"Hands off the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Stop choking Africa: it is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered," Francis said. [1/9] Pope Francis sits next to Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi as he attends the welcoming ceremony at the Palais de la Nation on the first day of his apostolic journey, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 31, 2023. The pope criticised rich countries for ignoring the tragedies unfolding in Congo and elsewhere in Africa. On Wednesday, Francis will celebrate Mass at a Kinshasa airport that is expected to draw more than a million people.
☆ Explainer: What is driving the violence in eastern Congo?
  + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Sonia Rolley | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
REUTERS/Djaffar SabitiGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 31 (Reuters) - A focus of Pope Francis' visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo is a meeting on Wednesday with around 60 victims of the decades of violence in the east of the country who have made the cross-country journey to see him. Millions have been killed, and millions more have been displaced by the violence in the east since the 1990s. WHAT IS DRIVING THE VIOLENCE IN EASTERN CONGOThe conflict in Congo goes back decades, making it difficult to isolate a few causes, said Jason Stearns, director of the Congo Research Group. The name refers to the March 23 date of a 2009 accord that ended a previous Tutsi-led revolt in eastern Congo. Rwanda has accused Congo of using the FDLR a proxy, while Congo has accuse Rwanda of backing the M23.
☆ South Sudan's displaced hope pope's visit will bring peace
  + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Waakhe Simon Wudu | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
[1/7] Pope Francis attends the Vespers prayer service to celebrate the conversion of St. Paul at St. Paul's Basilica in Rome, Italy, January 25, 2023. Pope Francis is due to go to Congo from Jan. 31 to Feb. 3 and then spend two days in South Sudan. South Sudan gained independence in 2011. There are 2.2 million internally displaced people in South Sudan and another 2.3 million have fled the country as refugees, according to the UN. The UN said 7.76 million people - about two-thirds of South Sudan - are likely to face acute food insecurity this year.
☆ Taiwan president tells pope war with China not an option
  + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
TAIPEI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has written to Pope Francis to say that war between Taiwan and China is not an option and only by respecting the Taiwanese people's insistence on sovereignty and freedom can there be healthy ties with Beijing. The Vatican is Chinese-claimed Taiwan's sole European diplomatic ally, and Taipei has watched with concern as Pope Francis has moved to improve relations with China. China staged war games near Taiwan last August, and Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control. Taiwan has complained repeatedly that its exclusion from the WHO, due to Chinese pressure, has hampered efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Taiwan rejects China's sovereignty claims, saying that only the island's 23 million people can decide their future.
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