Pope Francis criticizes gossip among Vatican staff

Pope Francis warns against gossip, praises family and humility
Gossip causes destruction while family life and humble service strengthens relationships and brings people closer to Christ, Pope Francis told visitors on Saturday.
In Christmas message, Pope Francis criticizes gossip among Vatican staff
Pope Francis has told Vatican bureaucrats to stop speaking ill of one another, calling gossip "an evil that destroys social life."
Pope Francis warns against gossip, celebrates family life in Vatican Christmas messages
Pope Francis delivered Christmas messages at the Vatican, warning against gossip, while the Holy See announced he is experiencing cold symptoms.
Pope Francis’ Christmas Message to His Top Advisers: Don’t Gossip
Francis urged the Vatican inner circle to bless more and talk less badly of others. It wasn’t the first time he had used the occasion to scold them.
Pope Francis criticized for Vatican nativity scene with baby Jesus in a keffiyeh
Pope Francis created an online uproar when he was seen unveiling the Vatican's annual nativity scene that featured a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf.
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"Gossip is an evil": Pope Francis admonishes Vatican staff for workplace toxicity
If the 2024 film “Conclave” dramatized the Vatican's inner workings with intrigue, Pope Francis delivered something of a real-life sequel on Saturday, urging Vatican bureaucrats to cut the backstabbing and embrace humility during his annual Christmas address.
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Pope Francis Will Celebrate Mass Online After Catching Cold
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Vatican’s keffiyeh Nativity scene raises eyebrows and then disappears — at least until Christmas Eve
in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis prays in front of ...
Pope Francis slams ‘cruelty’ of Israeli strikes killing Gaza children
This is cruelty. This is not war,” says the leader of the 1.3 billion-strong Catholic Church. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Vatican unveils photovoltaic roof as part of Pope's pledge to move to green energy
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