Pope Francis kicks off meeting on church's future with LGBTQ bombshell
Catholic Church prelates gather for Synod 2023 after Pope Francis stirs controversy by suggesting possibility of same-sex marriage blessings.
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Pope says "everyone" must be allowed in church
After the Vatican published a bombshell letter from Pope Francis earlier this week in which he opened the door for priests to bless same-sex unions, the pope on Wednesday kicked off an important three-week-long meeting of Catholic bishops by saying "everyone, everyone, everyone, everyone" must be allowed in. Chris Livesay reports.
Pope Francis opens summit on future of church
Pope Francis opened a global summit of bishops on the future of the Catholic Church Wednesday, saying the church needs to welcome everyone and lower its ideological barriers. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more.
Pope opens summit on Catholic church's future
Pope Francis' big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church will include hot-button issues. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports the synod assembly will discuss priests being allowed to get married, if divorced and remarried Catholics should receive communion, whether women should be allowed to become deacons and how the church will handle LGBTQ community matters.
Pope suggests blessings for same-sex unions possible — with conditions
Pope Francis was responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality.
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Pope Francis wraps up historic Mongolia trip
Pope Francis wrapped up his historic four-day visit to Mongolia on Monday. It's the first time any pope has visited the majority-Buddhist country. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay recaps the trip.
Francis becomes first pope to visit Mongolia
Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday, becoming the first pontiff to visit the landlocked Asian country, which is home to fewer than 1,500 Catholics. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay, who is traveling with the pope, reports from the country's capital, Ulaanbaatar.
Pope again draws criticism with remarks on Russia as Ukraine war rages
The pontiff urged Russian Catholic youth to embrace their heritage of the "enlightened Russian Empire."
Pope Francis criticizes "reactionary attitude" in U.S. Catholic Church
Francis has previously quipped it was an "honor" to be attacked by Americans.
New Orleans priest publicly admits to sexually abusing minors
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San Francisco Archdiocese files for bankruptcy
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Update: Archdiocese of San Francisco files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy over child abuse lawsuits
The Archdiocese of San Francisco is officially filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the wake of numerous claims of child sexual abuse allegedly committed by priests filed against it, according to an announcement Monday.
Pope wraps up Catholic youth festival
A massive gathering of Catholic youth came to an end Sunday with mass at a park in Portugal. Earlier in the festival, Pope Francis criticized local bishops after a report detailing sexual abuse of minors by clergy members for decades. Chris Livesay reports.
Pope meets abuse survivors as church's youth summit opens in Portugal
Francis chastised bishops over "scandals that have marred" the church in Portugal, and called for survivors to be "accepted and listened to."
Ex-cardinal, now 92, not competent for sex abuse trial, expert says
Theodore McCarrick faces charges that he sexually assaulted a teenage boy at a 1974 wedding. Separately, he's charged with a similar crime three years later.
Pope meets young cancer patients on eve of expected hospital discharge
Pope Francis' medical team said he was expected to leave the Rome hospital following a successful recovery from abdominal surgery.
Pope working from hospital as he recovers from successful surgery
The surgeon who operated on Francis to treat a painful abdominal hernia said the 86-year-old pope was likely to remain hospitalized for at least five days.
Pope Francis recovering from hernia operation
Pope Francis is recovering after undergoing surgery for a hernia. The 86-year-old was in surgery for about three hours Wednesday.
Catholic clergy in Illinois sexually abused over 1,900 minors, state says
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Pope warns of "demographic winter," urges action to boost birth rates
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Pope Francis gives shards of "True Cross" for King Charles' coronation
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Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, 92, charged with sexual assault over alleged 1977 incident
McCarrick was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after evidence suggested he abused multiple people, including children, for decades.
Easter Sunday ends peacefully in Jerusalem
Sunday ended without incident in Israel as tensions had been rising in the runup to Easter. Easter, Passover and Ramadan all overlap this year as worshipers from all over came to the holy city for religious observances. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
Pope Francis leads Easter services
Pope Francis led Easter Sunday mass as tens of thousands flocked to St. Peter's Square. The 86-year-old pontiff is recovering from bronchitis.
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The war, which shows no signs of ending soon, has upended global air travel, disrupted oil exports from the region and sent fuel prices rising across the world.
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White House proposes new underground visitor screening facility
The Trump administration has proposed the construction of an underground facility to screen visitors to the White House.
3 more members of Iran women's soccer team decline to accept asylum in Australia
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Ukraine waiting on U.S. and Russia to agree on next round of peace talks
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FCC chair threatens broadcast licenses as Trump criticizes Iran war coverage
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Trump thanks TSA agents working with no pay amid government shutdown
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2 former federal workers turned their firings into a movement to help others
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U.S. identifies 6 service members killed in refueling aircraft crash in Iraq
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White House proposes new underground visitor screening facility
The Trump administration has proposed the construction of an underground facility to screen visitors to the White House.
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U.S. intel shows Iran's late leader was wary of son in power, sources say
U.S. intelligence has circulated to President Trump's inner circle that Iran's late supreme leader had misgivings about his son replacing him, viewing Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as not very bright.
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr says broadcast licenses are not a "property right"
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3 more members of Iran women's soccer team decline to accept asylum in Australia
Another three members of the Iran women's soccer team who accepted refugee visas to stay in Australia have decided to return to their homeland, an Australian government minister said.
White House proposes new underground visitor screening facility
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