Tag: Pope Francis
Pope Francis hits Kazakhstan for Congress of World Religions
Pope Francis is leaving for a three-day trip to Kazakhstan, where he will attend an international religious meeting.
Again, Lalong begs Catholic Bishops over Pope comment
Lalong had recently said that the Pope endorsed his appointment as the Director General of the presidential campaign of the…
My Papacy in new phase, says Pope Francis
For the past few months Francis, 85, has been using a wheelchair, a cane or a walker because of knee…
Pope Francis again asks for forgiveness as tour ends in Canada’s north
After a private meeting in a small elementary school, Francis said hearing survivors' stories had "only renewed in me the…
Pope Francis’ Mass in Canada interrupted by protest
Participants at Pope Francis's Mass in Canada on Thursday unfurled a banner asking him to formally rescind edicts from the…
Pope apologises for ‘catastrophic’ school policy in Canada
More than 150,000 native children in Canada were forced to attend government-funded Christian schools from the 19th century until the…
Pope Francis arrives Canada on apology mission
Canada’s Catholic Church said its dioceses and religious orders have provided more than 50 million dollars in cash and in-kind…
Pope arrives Canada to seek forgiveness for Roman Catholic Church
The Vatican News reported that the papal plane landed at 11:09 am local time at Edmonton International Airport after a…
Pope names women to bishops advisory committee for first time
The three women are, sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian who is currently the deputy governor of the Vatican City, French…
Pope Francis apologises to South Sudan, Congo DR
Vatican sources have said the Pope has been receiving several injections a week for the ailment, as well as physical…
Pope Francis postpones Africa visit over knee problem
Francis, 85, has been suffering from pain in his right knee in recent weeks and last month relied on a…
Pope Francis leads international prayer service for peace
About 1,000 attended the service in Rome, including the Ukrainian ambassador to the Vatican and a number of people wearing…
Breaking: Pope Francis names Bishop Okpaleke, 20 others as cardinals
Okpaleke, the fiercely rejected bishop of Ahiara, is at present bishop of Ekwulobia in Anambra state.
Texas school shooting: Pope calls for firmer gun control
Pope Francis has often taken on the weapons industry. In 2015 he said people who manufacture weapons or invest in…
Ukraine: Pope Francis calls for ‘Easter ceasefire’
Pope Francis on Sunday called for an Easter ceasefire in Ukraine to pave the way for peace through “real negotiation”.
Pope struggles with leg pain in Malta, meets Daniel Nigerian migrant
The Pope heard Daniel, a Nigerian, tell of his several attempts to reach Europe in un-seaworthy boats and how he…
Pope Francis for the first time implicitly criticizes Putin
Pope Francis came the closest he has yet to implicitly criticizing President Vladimir Putin over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Pope Francis takes Ukraine protest to Russian embassy, in rare move
The visit by a pope to an embassy to talk to an ambassador in a time of conflict is unprecedented…
Ukraine: Pope Francis meets Russian ambassador in Vatican
Pope Francis expressed great concern about the situation of the entire (Ukrainian) population, both in the breakaway region of Donbas…
Pope Francis says dumping plastic in waterways criminal
The Pope made the declaration in a television interview on Sunday. He condemned excessive spending on armaments, defended the rights…
Fake news, disinformation on COVID human rights violation: Pope
Francis decried a spreading "infodemic," which he said was a distortion of reality based on fear, falsified or invented news…
Pope to parents: Support your gay children
The Pope has also said that while the Church cannot accept same-sex marriage it can support civil union laws aimed…
Top aides of Pope Francis test positive for COVID-19
He said both Parolin, 67, an Italian, and Pena Parra, 61, who is Venezuelan, had self-isolated in their residences in…
Pope Francis attacks couples having pets rather than children
Pope Francis said “many, many” couples don’t have children because they don’t want to. Or they just have one child…
Violence against women insults God: Pope Francis
Francis, 85, celebrated a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on the day the Roman Catholic Church marks both the solemnity…
Pope Francis calls for humility in Christmas Eve mass
Pope Francis Friday called on the faithful to value the “little things in life” and show solidarity with the poor…
Pope Francis urges European nations to assist migrants
Pope said only a few European countries are bearing the greater part of consequences of the phenomena of migration in…
Pope Francis begins visit to Cyprus, Greece
Ecumenical relations with the Orthodox Churches in the two countries will also be a highlight of Pope Francis’ visit.
Pope thanks journalists for exposing sexual abuses in Catholic church
The pope praised what he called the "mission" of journalism and said it was vital for reporters to get out…
What Pope Francis told U.S. President Biden
The Pontiff statement widens a gulf between Francis and conservative U.S. bishops