Reporting from VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is allowing all priests to absolve women of the “grave sin” of abortion, extending indefinitely special permission he had granted for the duration of the ...

In a Cuban courtroom in 1953, Fidel Castro, charged with leading the armed attack against the Moncada Barracks in July of that year, defended himself with a four-hour speech that included the ...

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Pope Francis has extended the faculties of all priests to absolve the sin of abortion beyond the conclusion of the church's Year of Mercy, which concluded on Sunday. In September of last year he ...

To absolve is to give someone/something another chance or the benefit of the doubt after they have been declared guilty of or obligated to something. There are times when one might have the misfortune ...

Still, a Filipino archbishop says Pope Francis, through a recent decision, wants to show that ‘the mercy of God is bigger than the sin of abortion’ MANILA, Philippines – The Catholic Bishops’ ...

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Pope Francis has extended indefinitely the power of Catholic priests to forgive abortions, making the announcement in an apostolic letter released Monday. It continues a special dispensation granted ...

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