Tag: Pope Francis
Pope announces first trip to Africa
Pope Francis announced Monday he will make his first visit to Africa later this year with stops in Uganda and…
Pope Francis urges parents to stop breeding like rabbits
Pope Francis appealed Monday for responsible parenting and said that good Catholics should not have to breed “like rabbits”. The…
Pope ends record-breaking Asia tour
Masses of cheering believers in the Philippines turned out to bid farewell to Pope Francis Monday, a fitting end to…
Pope Francis thrills Manila fans with ‘jeepney’ popemobile
Pope Francis made a triumphant entrance for a mass with millions in the Philippines on Sunday aboard a “popemobile” styled…
Pope Francis celebrates mass with rain soaked Philippines people
Pope Francis celebrated mass with millions of singing and cheering Catholics in the Philippine capital on Sunday, in one of…
Pope Francis flees Philippines ferocious storm
Pope Francis was forced Saturday to flee a fierce storm in the Philippines that killed a papal volunteer, cutting short…
Pope to begin passionate, chaotic Philippine visit
Pope Francis will on Thursday immerse himself in the Catholic Church’s passionate and chaotic Asian heartland when he lands in…
‘Exhausted’ pope cancels meeting with bishops
Pope Francis on Tuesday cancelled a planned meeting with Sri Lankan bishops, with one security official saying he was “exhausted”…
Pope prays for victims of Paris terror attack
Pope Francis celebrated mass for the victims of the attack on the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on Thursday, praying for…
Pope names 2 Africans, 18 others as cardinals
Pope Francis on Sunday named 20 new cardinals including many from Latin America and Africa, which have become key areas…
Pope souvenir shirts pulled from Philippine stores
The Philippines’s largest broadcaster pulled souvenir T-shirts for an upcoming papal visit from its stores Monday, after coming under fire…
Pope urges ‘tenderness’ as millions celebrate Christmas
Pope Francis called for “tenderness” and “warmth” after a violence-plagued year as millions of Christians began marking Christmas. The Argentine…
Pope to meet Muslim, Buddhist leaders in Philippines visit
Pope Francis will meet with leaders of various religions when he visits the Philippines next month, pushing a message of…
Animals Go To Heaven, says Pope Francis
Pope Francis declared recently in his regular weekly address at St. Peter’s Square that animals go to heaven. He made…
Pope says ‘Christians are being driven from Mideast’
Pope Francis said Saturday Christians are being “driven from the Middle East” in a message to Iraqi Christians forced to…