VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says abortion can never be condoned, even when the fetus is gravely sick or malformed. He is urging doctors and priests to support families to carry such pregnancies to term.
1 / 2Faithful reach out to Pope Francis during an audience with participants of a pilgrimage of the Italian-Albanian diocese of Lungro, in the Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, Saturday, May 25, 2019.
During an audience Saturday with participants of a Vatican-sponsored anti-abortion conference, Francis said opposition to abortion isn't a religious issue but a human one:"Is it licit to throw away a life to resolve a problem? Is it licit to hire a hitman to resolve a problem?" Francis denounced decisions to abort based on prenatal testing, saying a human being is"never incompatible with life."
Francis has spoken out strongly against abortion, though he has also expressed sympathy for women who have had them and made it easier for them to be forgiven.
Österreich Neuesten Nachrichten, Österreich Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Pope names women to key Vatican department for first timePope Francis appointed women on Friday to a key Vatican department for the first...
Weiterlesen »
Pope denounces 'hardships and trials' facing Catholics in ChinaPope Francis paid tribute on Wednesday to Chinese Catholics for holding on to th...
Weiterlesen »
Pope pays tribute journalists killed; says press freedom vitalPope Francis paid tribute on Saturday to journalists killed while doing their jo...
Weiterlesen »
Pope pays tribute to journalists who were killed; says press freedom vitalPope Francis paid tribute on Saturday to journalists killed while doing their jo...
Weiterlesen »
Pope urges foreign media to use power of press to seek truthPope Francis urges foreign correspondents to humbly use the power of the press to search for the truth and give voice to the voiceless, saying journalism is an important tool to counter hatred, prejudice and fake news.
Weiterlesen »
Pope issues new warning against fake newsPope Francis on Saturday urged journalists to desist from publishing fake news, saying it could cause harm, and instead 'take time to understand' issues before reporting on them. 'Everyone knows how the search for truth is difficult and demands humility,' he said.
Weiterlesen »
Fox News' Ingraham, Carlson take aim at Pete Buttigieg: 'Treat him as the be-all and end-all moral authority''Forget Mayor Pete, maybe we should call him Pope Pete, because don't you love how he, you know, because he attends church we're supposed to treat him as the be-all and end-all moral authority or the arbiter of who is and who is not operating in good faith.'
Weiterlesen »
Police equate accepting leaked documents with ‘criminal conspiracy’ to justify raid on reporterSan Francisco police said freelance reporter Bryan Carmody engaged in conspiracy when he sold a leaked police report.
Weiterlesen »
NYPD officer accused of hiring hitman to murder ex-husband, young girl: Read the full criminal complaint hereNYPD officer Valerie Cincinelli was arrested Friday and booked on charges of conspiracy to murder her ex-husband and an unidentified minor girl.
Weiterlesen »