The 85-year-old pope noted that he needed to walk with a cane.
Father Markus Fuhrmann said he recently came out as homosexual "to show that I can also be part of the Church in this ministry."
The pope recalled his remark during a conversation with the editors of Jesuit journals.
In a new interview, the pope suggested the Ukraine war was ‘perhaps somehow either provoked or not prevented.’
The bishops say “each of us must choose the path of peace and open our hearts to the love that God has for his children.”
The Diocese of Limburg said: ‘We have lost a committed and much-appreciated pastor.’
ASIF received 104 suspicious activity reports in 2021, compared to 89 the year before.
The pope hopes to celebrate Mass for Rome’s Congolese community on July 3.
The bishop said Michael D. Higgins’ ‘reasons for this gruesome massacre are incorrect and far-fetched.’
The 85-year-old pope has made public appearances in a wheelchair since May 5.
Sister Paschalis Jahn and nine fellow Elizabethan sisters were beatified Saturday in Wroclaw, Poland.
The pope apologized Sunday for having to call off his July visit to Congo and South Sudan due to his knee pain.
The Ortega regime has "initiated an indiscriminate persecution" against the Catholic Church, the report says.
Ursula von der Leyen also met with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
The motion secured 364 votes in favor, 154 against, and 37 abstentions.
The pope was speaking to members of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.
The Lieutenant of the Grand Master died on June 7 after a sudden illness.
The year-long initiative has attracted more than 11,000 weekly subscribers.
Zanchetta’s lawyer is seeking the change so the bishop emeritus of Orán doesn’t have to remain in prison.
The DHS alert followed an unconfirmed report that it had notified Catholic bishops of ‘credible threats’ if Roe v. Wade is overturned.