Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — From Haiti to Afghanistan, the Catholic Church sought to address global crises this week through financial and humanitarian aid, as well as heartfelt appeals for political leaders “to act according to conscience.” Since the Taliban rose to power in mid-August and sent Afghanistan spiraling into chaos,…

Mondadori PortfolioGetty Images Pope Francis has filmed a global PSA urging people to get vaccinated against Covid-19. In a special video which the spiritual leader recorded in Spanish with the nonprofit Ad Council, and which was subsequently translated into English, he described taking the vaccine as an "act of love,"…

Pope Francis delivered a call to action for the world: Get vaccinated. "Being vaccinated is an act of love," he said in a public service announcement released Wednesday. "To ensure the majority of people are vaccinated is an act of love." The pontiff and six other church officials from North,…

/ Europe Issued on: 18/08/2021 - 12:08 Pope Francis delivers the Sunday Angelus prayer from the window of his study overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Agust 15, 2021. © Andreas Solaro, AFP Pope Francis said getting the coronavirus vaccine was "an act of love" Wednesday, as the…

Pope Francis has said that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is an “act of love” as he called on people to get inoculated. The pope said in a video message in Spanish released on Wednesday “Thanks to God and to the work of many, today we have vaccines to protect us…

Pope Francis greets faithful during his weekly general audience on August 18, 2021 in the Paul VI hall in the Vatican. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) Pope Francis said getting the coronavirus vaccine was “an act of love” Wednesday, as the head of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics joined…

Pope Francis wants you to get vaccinated against COVID-19. "Getting the vaccine," the pontiff says, "is an act of love." Francis and six Catholic cardinals and archbishops made a public service announcement released Wednesday in which they urged people to get a COVID-19 vaccine. "Thanks to God's grace and the work of many,…

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A threatening letter containing three bullets addressed to Pope Francis has been seized by Italian police at a postal facility on the outskirts of Milan Italian police are investigating a death threat against Pope Francis (Image: AFP via Getty Images) Italian police are investigating a death threat against Pope Francis…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis ate breakfast, read the newspapers and took a walk Tuesday as he continued recovering from intestinal surgery, the Vatican said. A statement from the Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, said tests performed following the pontiff’s Sunday surgery to remove half of his colon yielded “good” and…