Pope Francis

Pope Francis has called for an end to “violence and extremism” in his opening address on the first-ever papal visit to Iraq, long scarred by war and now gripped by the coronavirus pandemic. The 84-year-old defied a second wave of the global pandemic and renewed security fears to make a…

BAGHDAD (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in Iraq on Friday to urge the country’s dwindling number of Christians to stay put and help rebuild the country after years of war and persecution, brushing aside the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns to make his first-ever papal visit. Iraqis were keen to…

REFLECTIONS TODAY Simon Peter’s confession is used as Gospel reading for the feast of the Chair of St. Peter. While Peter is at times presented as sitting on a chair, while holding a key, the feast is not about a material chair (although a statue called Cathedra Petri is located…

ROME—Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Robert Sarah as head of the Vatican’s office for liturgy, removing an outspoken conservative and possible future pope from the ranks of Vatican leadership. The Holy See Press Office announced Saturday that Cardinal Sarah had stepped down. No successor has been named. The…

In a recent foreign policy address, Pope Francis once again signaled his commitment to the prominent themes of a plan by the globe’s most powerful entities to leverage the carnage of the COVID-19 pandemic to establish a global economic system that would formally position the world’s largest corporations as the…

Published February 8, 2021 11:51pm VATICAN CITY - Mature democracies must shun the temptation to glorify an individual political personality and make sure that the rule of law prevails over partisan interests, Pope Francis said on Monday. Without naming any country or specific incident in his speech to diplomats, he…

© Reuters. Pope Francis addresses members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See at the Vatican VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Mature democracies must shun the temptation to glorify an individual political personality and make sure that the rule of law prevails over partisan interests, Pope Francis said on…

Author of the article: Publishing date: Feb 08, 2021  •  February 8, 2021  •  1 minute read VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Monday urged Myanmar’s military leaders to free political prisoners and resume the country’s “brusquely interrupted” path to democracy. The pope made his appeal in his annual address…

(Adds dropped slug. No changes to text.) VATICAN CITY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday urged Myanmar’s military leaders to free political prisoners and resume the country’s “brusquely interrupted” path to democracy. The pope made his appeal in his annual address to the diplomatic corps as tens of…

Pope Francis wearing a face mask attends an inter-religious prayer service for peace in Rome, Italy, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/ Guglielmo Mangiapane Published February 7, 2021 10:31pm VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis on Sunday expressed "solidarity with the people of Myanmar" following last week's military coup, urging the…