Pope Francis promised in his Christmas messages on Thursday to visit Lebanon and South Sudan as soon as he could, Reuters reports. The pope traditionally mentions countries in his Christmas Day message, but he singled out those two …
Pope Francis promised in his Christmas messages on Thursday to visit Lebanon and South Sudan as soon as he could. Francis expressed "my affection for the beloved people of Lebanon, whom I hope to visit as soon as …
The Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) calls on the European Union to actively engage for peace in the Nagorno Karabakh region and provide concrete assistance to communities affected by recent flare-up of …
Pope Francis praised the UN Security Council efforts for worldwide ceasefires to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic. In remarks to the public in St Peter's Square today Pope Francis hailed the Security Council's …
Pope Francis has asked leaders of all the world’s Christian confessions to join with all the faithful in reciting the Lord’s Prayer today — Wednesday*, March 25th, the Feast of the Annunciation — at noon, Rome …
Pope Francis called on all Christians around the world to stop at noon Italian time on Wednesday to pray the “Our Father” together. “We want to respond to the pandemic of the virus with the universality of prayer, …
Catholic priests kept their distance from Pope Francis over coronavirus fears today as Italy's 3ft safety rule reached the Vatican, Daily Mail reports. Francis held an audience in his private library with …
Historians can now pore over secret files from the papacy of Pius XII, who has long faced accusations of being a Nazi sympathiser
Pope Francis has tested negative for coronavirus, according to the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said he had no immediate comment on the report, Reuters reported. Earlier, the …
On February 22, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva met with the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, in the Vatican …
Pope Francis has sent a message of condolence to all those who lost loved ones following an air crash in Tehran, Iran, Vatican News reports. The Ukrainian International Airlines passenger plane went down on Wednesday morning after …
Pope Francis apologized for having angrily slapped a woman’s arm when she had grabbed hold of his hand and yanked him toward her, saying he had lost his patience and set a “bad example”. Pope Francis had a sharp …
Pope Francis has apologized for hitting the hand of a well-wisher who grabbed him and yanked him toward her, CNBC reports. In his new year’s wishes to the public in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, Francis confessed to …
Pope Francis has sent a letter to Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II and commemorated the Patriarch's hospitality during his visit to Georgia three years ago, InterPressNews reports. “I would like to express my …
Pope Francis invited Georgian Catholicos Patriarch Ilia II to the Vatican next year to commemorate the 40-year anniversary since the latter’s “historic visit” in 1980. In the …
Pope Francis’s envoy told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a meeting of the Pope’s concerns for the humanitarian situation in northwest Syria, a Vatican spokesman said today. Cardinal Peter Kodwo …
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis discussed all aspects of the Syrian issue during the papal audience, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, noting that the sides paid special …
Love of Russian culture brings Russia, the Vatican and Italy closer together, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a gala dinner with delegates of the Russian-Italian Civil Society Dialogue Forum yesterday evening. …
Pope Francis I donated $ 500,000 to help migrants in Mexico at the US border, News.am reported citing BBC News. The amount was donated by the Peter Pens Foundation to the Catholic Church. “In 2018, six …
Pope Francis has broken with papal protocol by kneeling to kiss the feet of South Sudan leaders at the Vatican, CNN reports. A video released by the Vatican shows an aide on Thursday assisting the 82-year-old Francis, who was breathing …
