Pope Francis

In the introduction to a new, seasonal compilation of his speeches on hope, Pope Francis reflects on the legacy of the great German theologian Johann Baptist Metz. Shaped by the early experience of living through the horrors of the Nazi era, Metz’s political theology was a passionate warning against the…

Christians in Gaza celebrate mass as Pope Francis doubled down on his condemnation of Israel’s war on Gaza. Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa poses for a picture with children at the Holy Family Church in the Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City. Dozens of worshippers gathered at the Holy Family…

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Pope Francis leading his Sunday Angelus prayer from Santa Marta Chapel at the Vatican, 2024/12/22 . Photograph by VATICAN MEDIA / Catholic Press Photo (Photo by VATICAN MEDIA via Reuters) For the second time in the last couple of days, Pope Francis condemned Israel's actions in Gaza during his official…

Remo Casilli/Reuters CNN  —  Two attempted attacks on Pope Francis, including one by a suicide bomber, were foiled during his landmark trip to Iraq in 2021, the pontiff has revealed in an autobiography. The pope wrote that he was warned of a report by British security services that a young…

Already have Rappler+? to listen to groundbreaking journalism. This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. POEP FRANCIS PRAYS. Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer from his window on the day he condemned the killing of an environmental activist in Honduras,…

Pope Francis on Saturday condemned the bombing of children in Gaza as "cruelty", sparking a sharp response from Israel which accused him of double standards. The pontiff made his remarks a day after the rescue agency in Gaza said an Israeli air strike had killed seven children from one family.…

Pope Francis delivers the "Urbi et Orbi" blessing from the balcony of St Peter's basilica after the Easter Sunday Mass on March 31. On Saturday he urged people to forgo gossip while embracing family and humility. File Photo by Stefano Spaziani/UPI | License Photo Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Gossip causes…

“The people say it very well: Gossip is zero” Published December 21, 2024 10:50AM (EST) Pope Francis waves to the faithful during his weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square on June 12, 2024, in Vatican City, Vatican. (Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images) If the 2024 film “Conclave” dramatized…

Pope Francis told Vatican bureaucrats on Saturday to stop speaking ill of one another, as he once again used his annual Christmas greetings to admonish the back-stabbing and gossiping among his closest collaborators. A wheezing and congested sounding Francis, who just turned 88, urged the prelates instead to speak well…