Tag: Pope Francis
Pope met secretly with Kim Davis, US anti-gay marriage clerk
AFP – A United States county clerk who refused in the name of her faith to issue marriage licenses to…
Pope concludes US tour, leaves Americans wanting more
Philadelphia (AFP) – Pope Francis celebrated an open-air mass at the culmination Sunday of an historic tour of the United…
Pope condemns ‘boundless thirst’ for wealth, power
Reuters – Pope Francis, a day after addressing the United Nations in New York, travels on Saturday to Philadelphia, the…
Climate Change: Trump disagrees with Pope Francis
AFP – Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump said Thursday he thinks Pope Francis is wrong on climate change. The…
Pope makes it easier for Catholics to annul marriages
Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis on Tuesday made it easier, quicker and free for Catholics to have their marriages…
Francis relaxes forgiveness rules for abortion
Pope Francis is making it easier for women and doctors to seek forgiveness for abortion, by allowing all priests to…
‘You Are Luckier Than Prophet Isaiah’, Pope Tells Altar Boys
Pope Francis joked on Wednesday while addressing the 10,000 altar servers gathered at St. Peter’s Square, that: “You are more…
Pope prays with disabled, old people in Guayaquil shrine
Pope Francis on Monday visited the Shrine of Divine Mercy in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, where he prayed with…
Pope accepts resignations of 2 US bishops over sex abuse cover-up
Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of two US bishops accused of failing to respond appropriately…
Putin to meet Pope during trip to Italy
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is set for a rare trip to Western Europe on Wednesday just two days after a…
Pope Francis describes Mahmoud Abbas an angel of peace
Pope Francis on Saturday praised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting at the Vatican that underscored the Holy See’s…
In Easter message, Pope prays for Chibok Girls
Pope Francis appealed Sunday for an end to “absurd violence” in hotspots around the world and said the international community…
Pope condemns Pakistan church attacks
Pope Francis on Sunday condemned two suicide attacks on churches in Pakistan and accused the world of “seeking to hide”…
Homeless man gets prestigious Vatican burial spot
A homeless man has been buried in the exclusive Teutonic Cemetery within the Vatican in the latest sign of how…
Pope voices sadness over Libya beheadings of Christians
Pope Francis on Monday expressed “profound sadness” over the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by Islamic militants in Libya,…