Pope Francis

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

ROME, ITALY - MARCH 05: Pope Francis waves as he departs for his trip to Iraq from Leonardo Da Vinci airport on March 05, 2021 in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis will start the historic first ever papal visit to Iraq. In his first foreign trip since the start of the…

Fighters under the umbrella of Iraq's paramilitary command will be tasked with protecting Pope Francis during his historic visit to the troubled nation, which comes as violent tensions simmer between the United States and pro-Iran forces linked to the same organization of Iraqi militias. A spokesperson for the Popular Mobilization…

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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…