Source: CNN “For some time I have wanted to meet that people who suffered so much, Francis said on Wednesday. “The people of Iraq are waiting for us. They were waiting for St. Pope John Paul II, who was not allowed to go,” he added, referring to a planned trip […]
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Gettysburg address by […]
Source: NPR BY Scott Neuman Pope Francis is hoping to give the Vatican Secret Archive an image makeover by changing the name of the ancient collection to something less mysterious. […]
Source: BBC News By Lebo Diseko Catholic bishops from around the world are meeting at the Vatican to discuss the future of the Church in the Amazon. Over the next […]
Source: The New York Times By Jason Horowitz ROME — Pope Francis and his push for openness — toward migrants, Muslims and gay people — may no longer have influence […]
Source: The Guardian BY Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo Pope Francis has appointed one of Italy’s leading anti-mafia prosecutors as president of the Vatican court, days after five senior officials were suspended in an […]
Source: Reuters VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday called for a global commitment to put out the fires in the Amazon, saying the area was essential for the […]
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Source: The New York Times By Jason Horowitz ROME — For nearly a year, Pope Francis remained mostly silent in the face of a searing accusation by a former papal ambassador to […]
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis vowed Friday to combat the sexual abuse of nuns and urged religious sisters to just say no when clergy want to […]
Source: BBC News Pope Francis has made it mandatory for Roman Catholic clergy to report cases of clerical sexual abuse and cover-ups to the Church. In an Apostolic letter, which […]
Source: The New York Times By Boryana Dzhambazova and Jason Horowitz SOFIA, Bulgaria — Making his first visit to Bulgaria, Pope Francis on Sunday pointedly appealed for care for migrants in one […]
Source: Reuters BY Philip Pullella, Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) – Pope Francis told the tiny Catholic community in predominantly Muslim Morocco on Sunday that their mission was not to covert their neighbors […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD and AMIRA EL MASAITI RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Pope Francis praised Morocco as a model of religious moderation and migrant welcome as he kicked […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for the Vatican City State and Vatican diplomats that requires the […]
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer March 21 As the Catholic Church quakes through one sexual abuse scandal after another, Pope Francis recently announced a policy he wants to implement […]
Source: The Guardian, March 2019 Philippe Barbarin, the French Roman Catholic cardinal convicted this month of failing to report sexual abuse allegations, said on Tuesday that Pope Francis had turned […]
Source: NPR BY SYLVIA POGGIOLI In February, Pope Francis acknowledged a longstanding dirty secret in the Roman Catholic Church — the sexual abuse of nuns by priests. It’s an issue […]
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Cardinal George Pell has become the highest ranking Roman Catholic prelate to be convicted on charges of sexual abuse. FILE PHOTO: […]
Source: National Catholic Reporter by Joshua J. McElwee ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM SWEDEN — Pope Francis has said he thinks the Roman Catholic church’s ban on priestly ordination for women will […]
