Pope: Don’t send migrants back to Libya and ‘inhumane’ camps
Pope Francis waves to faithfuls from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square, as he arrives to hold his weekly Angelus prayer in The Vatican. (AFP) Short […]
Pope Francis and Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayeb receive trophies for Zayed Award for Human Fraternity
Source: Arab News The Zayed Award for Human Fraternity is an independent global award recognizing individuals and entities who are making profound contributions to human progress VATICAN CITY/ROME: Pope Francis […]
Advancing human fraternity falls on everyone, HCHF secretary-general says
The theme of this year’s forum is ‘Time to heal: Peace among cultures, understanding between religions’ ARAB NEWS September 15, 2021 DUBAI: Human fraternity is the key to alleviate the […]
Pope hopes many countries take Afghan refugees and young Afghan Women are educated
Source: Yahoo News Pope Francis Religious leader VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Sunday that he was praying that many countries take Afghan refugees and, in an apparent […]
AS IT HAPPENED: Pope Francis meets Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani
Pope Francis in Iraq Shiite cleric, Ali Al-Sistani, met the Pope at his home in Najaf, the seat of the Iraqi Shiite clergy, on the second day of the pontiff’s […]
Pope, top Shiite cleric plead for ‘peace’ in historic Iraq encounter
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 […]
Pope Francis arrives in Iraq’s Najaf to meet top Shia cleric Sistani
Pope Francis began a historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shia cleric Ali al-Sistani on Saturday, in a powerful appeal for coexistence in a land torn by sectarianism and violence. Francis’s […]
Pope Francis delivers impassioned plea for peace as historic Iraq visit gets underway
Pontiff remembers Christians massacred in 2010 church attackHe hailed Iraq as a “cradle of civilization,” despite its many problems BY FRANCESCO BONGARRÀ for Arab NewsMarch 05, 2021 ROME/BAGHDAD: Pope Francis […]
Pope Francis’s trip to Iraq is dangerous, says Benedict XVI
Francis set to become the first Pope to visit Iraq on Friday Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, left, said a trip to Iraq was dangerous and he would be with Pope Francis in prayer. AP Pope Francis’s visit to Iraq is dangerous, Benedict XVI said on Monday. Pope Francis is set […]
Pope sends defiant message of peace, hope and prayer to Iraq
A Security man stands next to a poster of Pope Francis, ahead of his planned visit to Iraq, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 3, 2021. (Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/rk63w Francis vows […]
Let us hope region heeds Pope Francis’ message of peace
Author SIR JOHN JENKINS March 02, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/8x78r God knows, Iraq could do with some good news. Coronavirus disease infection rates are running at more than 4,000 a […]
Pope Francis’ visit to put history and fragility of Iraq’s Christian community into sharp relief
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 […]
Pope Francis declares evolution and Big Bang theory are real and God is not ‘a magician with a magic wand’
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 […]
Pope appoints first woman Under-Secretary with right to vote in Synod of Bishops
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 Francis plans focus on Abrahamism during Iraq visit
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 […]
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 […]
