Amid the ruins of vandalized churches, the pope recalls Christians and others persecuted by the extremist group Pope Francis on Sunday visited Mosul, Iraq, which is still rebuilding after years […]
By AFP – Mar 06,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Pope Francis (right) is greeted by children upon his arrival at Baghdad’s Saint Joseph Cathedral on the second day of the first […]
Short Url https://arab.news/bjy69 First ever papal visit to biblical nation will highlight stark choice facing members of indigenous Christian community More sites mentioned in the Bible are located in Iraq […]
Francis goes against Benedict XVI’s apparent support for ‘intelligent design’ – but does hail his predecessor’s ‘great contribution to theology’ By Adam Withnall, @adamwithnall for Independent October 2014 The theories […]
By Jennifer Hauser, CNN February 7, 2021 Francis' appointment marks the first time a woman has been given such a position. . (CNN)Pope Francis has for the first time appointed […]
POPE BENEDICT will spark concerns about the survival of the Catholic Church itself, a worried expert has claimed, as fears grow about Pope Francis’ health. By CLIVE HAMMOND PUBLISHED: 17:26, […]
Pope’s message of peace, dialogue and fraternity will force Iraqi politicians to rise above sectarian squabbles Ben JosephBen Joseph Updated: January 24, 2021 Iraqi mourners pray over the coffin of […]
Pope Francis has long expressed an interest in visiting Iraq. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/mn6c2 Pope will travel to former Daesh stronghold Mosul and Erbil Iraq has welcomed Pope Francis 2021 […]
Suggested Reading for the best understanding of personal religion in the 21st century Are Religions Pluralistic or Myopic and Parochial? I am a Jew, a Catholic, a Christian and a Muslim; […]
By NICOLE WINFIELD 16 minutes ago Pope Francis, center, makes the sign of the cross during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, […]
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DIPLOMACY AUG 31, 2020 Pope Francis speaks during his weekly address from the window at St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican on Aug. 23, 2020. (Reuters Photo) […]
Pope Francis offers Mass in Gyumri, Armenia June 25, 2016. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. Aug. 15, 2020 Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency VATICAN CITY — On the Solemnity of the Assumption […]
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Muslim prayers would begin on July 24 at Hagia Sophia. Above, visitors inside the UNESCO World Heritage site. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/z5rb6 ‘My thoughts […]
FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis shakes hands with Grand Imam of al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb after signing a document on fighting extremism, during an inter-religious meeting at the Founder’s Memorial in […]
Editor’s Note: I had the pleasure to be a guest at this gathering as well.
Vatican opens archives on history’s most controversial pope AFP 1st March 2020 Watch: A look inside the Vatican’s secret wartime archives (Reuters) The Vatican unseals the archives […]
Jan 25, 2020 – swissinfo.ch By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis met Iraq’s president on Saturday and the two agreed that the country’s sovereignty must be respected, […]
Source: The Guardian By Angela Giuffrida, who is the Guardian’s Rome correspondent Benedict and his inner circle are accused of intervening to halt Pope Francis relaxing celibacy rules as the […]
Source: BBC Retired Pope Benedict XVI has issued a defence of priestly celibacy in the Catholic Church as his successor considers easing a ban on married men serving as priests. Pope Benedict made the appeal in a book co-authored with Cardinal Robert Sarah. It comes in response to a proposal […]
Source: Letters to the Indepenent An 83-year-old man gets his arm grabbed causing obvious pain, and as the person won’t let go, he slaps her hand twice, for which he […]
