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Pope Francis has exposed the political “maneuvers” used to sway votes during the two most recent elections of popes, while denying he is planning to reform the process for future conclaves, in a book-length interview published Tuesday. The confidential revelations are contained in “The Successor: My Memories of Benedict XVI,” in which the Argentine pope reflects on his relationship with …

A Peruvian archbishop who sued two journalists over their reports about sexual abuse and financial corruption in his religious movement, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, has resigned amid a Vatican investigation. Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Piura Archbishop José Eguren. At 67, he is several years shy of the normal retirement age for bishops of 75. The Vatican didn’t …

Roman Catholic Cardinal Wilton Gregory took a swipe at President Biden’s faith on Sunday, calling him a “cafeteria Catholic” for picking and choosing parts of the faith while “ignoring or even contradicting” other aspects of his adherence. Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., was asked on CBS’ “Face the Nation” whether he believes Biden’s long-touted Catholic roots will resonate with …

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has doubts over whether President Biden fully understood what he was doing when he issued a proclamation declaring March 31, the same day as Easter this year, as Transgender Day of Visibility. When asked during the White House Easter Egg Roll Monday about Johnson claiming on X that Biden – who is a reputed devout …

A trio of pro-Palestinian protesters was released without bail in New York City after being arrested for disrupting an Easter Vigil Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral by unfurling a banner and shouting, “Free Palestine!” The New York Police Department told Fox News Digital that Gregory Schwedock, 35, John Rozendaal, 63, of New York, and Matthew Menzies, 31, of Colchester, each …

Oneofthedistinctive marksoftheChristian Gospels, something that separatesthemfromalloftheother religious literatureoftheworld, is thatthey are conveyingnews.They are not simply musing about timeless spiritual truths or trading in moral wisdom;they are telling us about something thathappened. Indeed, “gospel,”euangelionintheoriginal Greek, has preciselythesenseofglad tidings, good news.Unlikethesacred textsoftheother great religions,thebooksoftheNew Testament have a grab-you-by-the-lapel quality, an urgency to communicate, not so much ideas however trueandfresh, but an event …

After President Biden sparked fury by marking March 31 “Transgender Day of Visibility,” which this year is also Easter Sunday, former President Trump called for an immediate apology to millions of Christians and Catholics. Trump’s national press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, called it “appalling and insulting” that Biden “formally proclaimed Easter Sunday as ‘Trans Day of Visibility.’” Leavitt said the president’s …

Family, friends, and a sea of blue uniforms gathered for the funeral of slain New York Police Department Officer Jonathan Diller on Saturday. Mourners filled St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and crowded the areas outside as a funeral Mass was celebrated for the 31-year-old officer. Diller’s widow, Stephanie Diller, received a standing ovation when she approached the church lectern …

As thousands of Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Times Square earlier in the day for “Palestinian Land Day,” they took their protest to the Easter Vigil service at St. Patrick’s cathedral in New York City on Saturday evening. During the second reading, chants of “Free, free Palestine” could be heard ringing out during the service. The protesters were quickly taken out …

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, joined “Fox & Friends” on Friday morning to share a message of hope and resilience for this coming Easter Sunday. Dolan mentioned the recent killing of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, acknowledging that there “seems to be darkness” in the world. Good Friday is the annual day observed by Christians as the anniversary of …