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According to Pope Francis, “sexual pleasure is a gift from God,” but Catholics should avoid pornography. He made the remarks during a catechesis devoted to the “vice of lust” at his general audience in Saint Peter’s Square. He said sexual pleasure was something to be cherished, but it was being “undermined by pornography,” and “satisfaction…

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Pope Francis recently marked the 10th anniversary as head of the Roman Catholic Church, celebrating Mass with cardinals in the chapel of the Vatican’s Santa Marta hotel, where he’s lived since his election. The 86-year-old Argentina-born Francis became the first Latin American pontiff in 2013, succeeding Benedict XVI, the first pope in six centuries to…

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Francis expressed concerns over global birthing rate declines and even encouraged couples to adopt if they couldn't biologically have children.

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The leader of the Catholic Church said lust isn’t the most serious of the seven deadly sins.

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Vatican City State recently stated that it will be mandatory for all employees to show documentation of vaccination or a recent negative COVID test.

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