Mini-pope waits for Pope Francis outside the Istiqlal mosque
Christopher Lamb
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Christopher Lamb
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Vatican Correspondent for @CNN | 📚American Hope: What Pope Leo XIV Means for the Church and the World; The Outsider | @officialcufc supporter
- Pope Francis says that the protests following the killing of #GeorgeFloyd had the spirit of the Good Samaritan. “This movement did not pass by on the other side of the road when it saw the injury to human dignity caused by an abuse of power.”
- Pope Francis has visited Edith Bruck, a Holocaust survivor, at her home in Rome. The conversation, the Vatican says, retraced the “moments of light” in the “hell of the camps” along with the “fears and hopes” of the present day. 📸 Vatican Media
- Pope Francis has appointed pro-migrant bishop, Edward Weisenburger, as Archbishop of Detroit. The bishop has in the past suggested "canonical penalties" to be imposed on Catholics involved in separating children from their families at the US-Mexico border.
- Pope Francis is improving and is no longer in ‘imminent danger,’ Vatican source says
- A little boy, whose father has died, is overcome with emotion as he asks the #Pope a question. Francis beckons him over. Boy wants to know if his dad, a non believer, is in heaven. Pope: "God is a good father, how could he not save a good dad like yours?"
- New cardinal, Bishop Robert McElroy, is firmly opposed to denying communion to pro-choice politicians saying the Eucharist must not be weaponised for political ends. The Pope’s appointment of McElroy sends a strong message to the US hierarchy…
- Anthony Poola of Hyderabad, India: he is the first Dalit (the so-called “untouchable” caste) to be made a cardinal in the church’s history #consistory
- #PopeFrancis baptising 32 babies in the Sistine Chapel today: encourages mothers to breastfeed during the service and not to get upset if children make a noise. “When a child cries in church, it’s a beautiful homily”
- Report: Vatican foreign minister asked if US Secretary of State @SecPompeo has tried to exploit/manipulate the Pope during the election campaign “Well, yes, it’s one of the reasons the Pope is not meeting [with Pompeo]” #Trump #USA #HolySee
