Tag: Pope Francis
Pope Francis says Christians should apologise to gay people
Pope Francis on Sunday said that Christians and the Roman Catholic Church should apologise to gay people and seek their…
Pope Francis receives life jacket of dead migrant child
The life jacket of a six-year old Syrian girl who died at sea while trying to reach Greece has been…
Boycott gay marriages, Pope Francis tells Catholics
Public officials who are Catholic should not be obliged to celebrate gay marriages or civil unions, Pope Francis said on…
Mother Teresa now a saint
The Vatican on Friday confirmed Iconic missionary nun Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be officially elevated to Catholic sainthood during…
Pope Francis receives Charlemagne Prize
Pope Francis on Friday was handed Germany’s prestigious Charlemagne Prize, given each year to public figures who have made exceptional…
Pope Francis posts first picture on Instagram
Pope Francis posted his first photo on Instagram on Saturday, a picture showing him kneeling down praying, on the third…
Pope Francis releases book, urges compassion
Pope Francis has explained the need for leaders to be compassionate shepherds to a “wounded humanity”, rather than be lofty…
Pope calls for unity against militant atrocities
Pope Francis has in his Christmas message on Friday at the St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, urged the World…
Pope arrives at mosque in Muslim neighbourhood of Bangui
Pope Francis arrived on Monday at a mosque in a flashpoint Muslim neighbourhood in the Central African Republic capital Bangui,…
‘Lay down your arms’, Pope urges CAR warring factions
Pope Francis on Sunday urged the warring factions in Central African Republic to lay down their weapons as he brought…
Muslims, Christians welcome pope to Central African Republic
Pope Francis arrived on Sunday in the Central African Republic, with Muslims as well as Catholic representatives welcoming him at…
Pope appeals for a climate agreement equitable to the poor
Pope Francis on Thursday issued a strong plea for the upcoming Paris climate change summit to reach a socially equitable…
DStv, GOtv airs Pope Francis first visit to Africa live
Following the success of the live coverage of United States President, Barack Obama’s historic visit to Kenya in July 2015,…
Pope Francis shuns Nigeria set to visit Kenya, Uganda
Pope Francis will not visit Nigeria, the west African country hit by the incessant attack of Islamist sect, Boko Haram,…
Angela Merkel? Pope Francis? Gamblers Bet on Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Five people in Oslo, all appointed by the Norwegian Parliament and all sworn to secrecy, already know who is winning…
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,…