Swiss guards, loyal soldiers of the pope, take the oath
AFP news@thelocal.it 7 May 2017 swiss guardsvatican Share this article Swiss Guards at the swearing-in ceremony on May 6th. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP Forty new Swiss Guards were sworn in at […]
Donald Trump hasn’t quite thought through his first foreign trip to Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican
Jerusalem will be a great gig because Trump will be able to ask Netanyahu for help against Isis without – presumably – realising that Israel bombs only the Syrian army […]
Trump to wade into Middle East politics on first foreign trip
Reuters International MAY 4, 2017 – U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence attend a National Day of Prayer event at the Rose Garden of the White House […]
Problems faced by Egypt’s Coptic Christians run far deeper than Isis attacks
As a minority, Christians naturally need the regime to protect them. Their fear has drawn them closer and closer to Sisi. They have become associated with the regime itself Robert […]
Sisi apparently believes that the Pope’s visit to Cairo will prove Egypt is safe for Christians – Isis has other ideas
Robert Fisk @indyvoices It must be the most dangerous trip Pope Francis has ever made, into the very heart of the capital of the largest Arab nation whose Isis tormentors […]
Pope Francis arrives in Cairo seeking to mend ties with Islam
Reuters International APR 28, 2017 Pope Francis waves as he leaves for his pastoral trip to Egypt at the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Tony […]
Conservative opposition to Pope Francis spurs talk of a schism in the Catholic Church
Source: Los Angeles Times By Tom Kington Of all the recent attacks launched by conservatives against Pope Francis, one stood out more than most. It came from a German cardinal […]
Pope Francis Highlights Arms Trade in Easter Sermon
POSTED 11:45 AM, APRIL 16, 2017, BY CNN WIRE ROME — Pope Francis delivered the traditional Easter Sunday Mass sermon in Rome on Sunday with a call for an end to the “horror and death” in Syria and prayed for Jesus to help world leaders end the arms […]
Girl meets Pope and steals his hat.
Source: CNN (CNN)It’s 3-year-old Estella Westrick’s first afternoon in Rome and she’s already causing a stir.When her family took her to meet the Pope after his Wednesday audience, she tried to steal his skullcap! Video shows a Vatican aide, known as a Papal Gentleman, lifting Estella to meet the Pope. More:
Pope asks forgiveness for Church role in Rwanda genocide
Source: Reuters By Crispian Balmer | VATICAN CITY Pope Francis asked for forgiveness on Monday for the “sins and failings of the Church” during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, saying he hoped […]
Pope’s Egypt visit offers chance to improve Catholic-Muslim ties
Reuters International MAR 18, 2017 Pope Francis arrives during the penitential celebration in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi(reuters_tickers) VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis […]
Pope signals he’s open to married Catholic men becoming priests
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 […]
Civil war in the Vatican as conservatives battle Francis for the soul of Catholicism
Source: the Guardian As the pope leaves Rome for a retreat to mark Lent, rebellion and turmoil are in the air Pope Francis conducting his general weekly audience on Ash […]
ADDRESS TO H.H. POPE BENEDICT XVI AT THE KING HUSSEIN MOSQUE, AMMAN, JORDAN
H.R.H. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad bin Talal Bism Illah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem Wa Al-Salatu wal-Salaamu ‘ala al-Nabi Al-‘Arabi Al-Hashimi Al-Ameen, Khatim Al-Anbiya wal-Mursalin ADDRESS TO H.H. POPE BENEDICT XVI AT THE KING HUSSEIN MOSQUE, AMMAN, JORDAN By: H.R.H. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad bin Talal Saturday May 9th, 2009 CE, 14th Jamada […]
Cardinal O’Malley says voices of clergy sexual abuse survivors are critical
Source: Boston Globe By Lisa Wangsness GLOBE STAFF MARCH 03, 2017 Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley vowed Thursday to make sure clergy sexual abuse victims have a voice on a Vatican […]
Pope quietly trims sanctions for sex abusers seeking mercy
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has quietly reduced sanctions against a handful of pedophile priests, applying his vision of a merciful church even […]
Pope says “at peace” confronting Vatican corruption, sex abuse
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella | VATICAN CITY Pope Francis says he is at peace with himself and not taking “tranquilising pills” while dealing with corruption in the Vatican and […]
Pope issues stinging criticism of Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingyas
Reuters International FEB 8, 2017 – Pope Francis leads the Second Vespers at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside The Walls in Rome, Italy January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (reuters_tickers) VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a stinging criticism of atrocities against Myanmar’s minority Rohingyas, saying […]
Conservative criticism intensifies against Pope Francis
Source: Yahoo News By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Conservative criticism of Pope Francis intensified Saturday after his intervention in the Knights of Malta order, with posters appearing around Rome […]
Vatican worried about Trump immigration order
Source: Reuters The Vatican said on Wednesday it was worried about U.S. President Donald Trump’s moves on immigration, in the Holy See’s first comment since his executive order banning travel […]