We’ve waited so long’: Iraq’s Christians await Pope
By AFP – Dec 09,2020 – Last updated at Dec 09,2020 In this file photo taken on December 24, 2019, Iraqi Christians attend Christmas eve mass at the Syriac Catholic […]
Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unions
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, […]
Mexico asks Pope Francis for apology for church’s role in Spanish conquest
Mexico’s president says the Vatican should apologise for ‘reprehensible atrocities’ in colonisation 500 years ago The capture of Tenochtitlan by Hernando Cortes in 1521, after a painting by Alonzo Chappel. […]
Turkey welcomes Pope Francis’ call for dialogue in East Med
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) […]
Did Mother Mary Bodily Go to Heaven At the End of Her Earthly Life?
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 […]
Pope Francis’ critics are dividing the church and families—including mine.
Mike LewisAugust 13, 2020 Pope Francis is seen silhouette as he arrives to meet New Zealand’s Governor-General Jerry Mateparae during a private audience at the Vatican May 15. (CNS photo/Gabriel […]
Pope Francis ‘very distressed’ over Turkey’s Hagia Sophia conversion to mosque
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 […]
Pope Francis calls for fasting during day in Ramadan for end of COVID-19
By Emily Judd, for Al Arabiya English Pope Francis has called on “believers of all faiths” to unite next Thursday in a day of fasting and prayer to ask “God […]
Pope backs Iraqi call for its sovereignty to be respected
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, […]
Two popes, plotting cardinals and the fallout of an explosive book
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 […]
Pope and U.N. chief appeal for environment, religious tolerance
Dec 20, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appealed for nuclear disarmament, environmental protection and religious tolerance. The pope […]
Francis wants first papal visit to Iraq
Jun 10, 2019 – swissinfo.ch VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Monday he wants to travel to Iraq next year, which would be the first ever papal trip […]
Pope Francis has officially changed the words of the Lord’s Prayer
Source: The Irish Post BY: Jack Beresford THE POPE has announced a major change to the words recited in the Lord’s Prayer. Pope Francis has officially approved a change to […]
Pope Francis made this big change to Lord’s Prayer
The Catholic leader changed the phrase “lead us not into temptation” to “do not let us fall into temptation,” as mentioned in the gospel of Matthew 6:13, because the original […]
Pope says more study needed on role of women deacons in early Church
Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Tuesday more study was needed on the role of women deacons in the early Christian Church, which eventually […]
Easter Sunday blasts across Sri Lanka
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: CNN By Euan McKirdy, Sheena McKenzie and Harmeet Kaur, CNN The […]
One church, two popes: why Catholicism is in crisis this Easter
The papacy Peter Stanford Pope Francis the reformer is being challenged by his conservative predecessor – who now has a far-right backing including Steve Bannon Sat 20 Apr 2019 […]
‘Wound’ of migration not solved by physical barriers, pope says
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 30, 2019 Pope Francis delivers a speech as he and King Mohammed VI of Morocco visit the Hassan Tower esplanade in Rabat, Morocco, […]
Conversion is not your mission, pope tells Catholics in Morocco
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 31, 2019 Pope Francis holds a mass at Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex in Rabat, Morocco, March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal (reuters_tickers) By […]
Pope, in Morocco, hopes to boost King’s moderate Islam vision
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 28, 2019 African Christian migrants pray in a church ahead of the Pope’s visit, in Rabat, Morocco March 24, 2019. Picture taken March […]
