Thursday, October 13, 2016 Two orphans from Burma – image TCT Pope Francis has made an urgent call for action to be taken against those who profit from the exploitation of child migrants. In a strongly worded message released ahead of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, the Pope […]
by REUTERS Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Sunday for the miniscule Catholic community in Shi’ite Muslim Azerbaijan, urging the “precious little flock” to keep the faith and paying tribute to those persecuted during the Soviet era. The oil and gas-rich nation of about 9 million people bordering on Russia, Iran […]
Jun 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Nina L. Khrushcheva Over the last few years, Pope Francis has reinvigorated the Catholic Church’s core message with passionate criticism of unbridled capitalism and a new, more progressive worldview. In the United States primaries, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign is doing much the same […]
Tuesday 17 May 2016 Alwaght- Pope Francis censured “cultural colonialism” of western powers, standing out against their efforts to export western brand of democracy to other countries. Criticizing Western’s ignorance about countrie’s culture in advancing its objectives, Pope Francis in an interview with Roman Catholic newspaper, La Croix said: “we […]
Cardinal Dominik Jaruslav Duka, the Archbishop of Prague, demeans Muslims and claims the Pope’s efforts are ‘just a gesture’ Robert Fisk @indyvoices 46 comments Being a Merseyide Anglican, my Dad […]
Source: Jordan Times AMMAN — Human dignity must be the highest priority above all else, HRH Prince Hassan, the chairman of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies’ (RIIFS) board of […]
Families were preferred, as were those whose homes had been destroyed in Syria, and all had to have proper documents Image Credit: Reuters Syrian couple Rami, 51, and Suhila, 50, walk with their sons Abdul Majid (right), 15, and Rashid, 18, at the Sant’Egidio community in Rome. Published: 18:56 April […]
Apr 17,2016 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Pope Francis’ brief meeting with US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders Saturday at the Vatican may have been short in time but was long in symbolism and meaning. Sanders was at the Vatican to attend a conference at the Pontifical Academy of Social Justice, […]
Source: The Guardian By Helena Smith Pope Francis has taken a dozen highly vulnerable refugees who faced deportation from the Greek island of Lesbos back to Rome, offering them refuge in […]
Pope Francis: ‘We have different cultures and religions, but we are brothers and we want to live in peace’ Hardeep Matharu @Hardeep_Matharu The Pontiff washed and kissed the feet of […]
Source: NPR “The commandment, ‘Thou shalt not kill,’ has absolute value, and concerns both the innocent and the guilty,” Pope Francis said Sunday, urging that the death penalty be abolished. […]
‘A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian’, he said Andrew Buncombe New York @AndrewBuncombe AFP/Getty Pope Francis has declared that presidential candidate Donald Trump is not a Christian because of strident views on immigration and his desire to […]
Reuters International FEB 13, 2016 – 02:24 By Philip Pullella and Daniel Trotta HAVANA (Reuters) – Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill embraced and kissed on Friday in a […]
Reuters International JAN 10, 2016 – swissinfo.ch By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis calls in a new book for Roman Catholic leaders to be compassionate shepherds to a “wounded humanity”, not lofty scholars quick to condemn and exclude people who don’t obey Church teachings. The book, “The Name […]
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
Reuters International NOV 30, 2015 – 09:52 By Joe Bavier and Philip Pullella BANGUI (Reuters) – Pope Francis ventured into one of the world’s most dangerous neighbourhoods on Monday to beg Christians and Muslims to end a spiral of hate, vendetta and bloodshed that has killed thousands over the […]
After his tour of Kenya, the pope is scheduled to visit the Central African Republic and Uganda Philip Pullella, George Obulutsa The pope greets the crowds as he touches down in Nairobi Getty Pope Francis called for ethnic and religious reconciliation at the start of his first tour of Africa, where he […]
From the plight of refugees, religious extremism to gay rights, Global Voicessurveys the key issues likely to dominate the pontiff’s historic trip Kenyan children sing in front of a banner welcoming Pope Francis at a church in Nairobi. Photograph: Dai Kurokawa/EPA Contribute with guardian witness Ndesanjo Macha for Global Voices […]
By Walter Mayr spiegel.de DPA In the third year of his pontificate, criticism is growing of Pope Francis. Members of the Vatican establishment are turning against him and he even shocks his own staff with his free thinking. Where does this enigmatic pope want to […]
By Walter Mayr spiegel.de DPA In the third year of his pontificate, criticism is growing of Pope Francis. Members of the Vatican establishment are turning against him and he even shocks his own staff with his free thinking. Where does this enigmatic pope want to […]