Pope Francis

Pope Francis speaks during the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Independence in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan September 14, 2022. ― Reuters pic Follow us on Instagram, subscribe to our Telegram channel and browser alerts for the latest news you need to know. Wednesday, 14…

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AP) — Pope Francis begged for an end to Russia’s “senseless and tragic war” in Ukraine as he arrived Tuesday in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan to join faith leaders from around the world in praying for peace. Francis flew to the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan to…

Pope Francis arrived in Kazakhstan on his "pilgrimage of peace" after a demanding plane ride that required assistance for the aging pontiff. The Holy Father landed in Kazakhstan on Tuesday for a three-day tour of the country meeting with both secular and religious leaders. The final outcome of the trip remains…

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE: Pope Francis said on Tuesday he was willing to go to China at any time but had "no news" to offer over speculation he might meet Chinese President Xi Jinping during a papal visit to Kazakhstan this week. Speaking to reporters accompanying him on his flight…

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Tuesday he was willing to go to China at any time but had "no news" to offer over speculation he might meet Chinese President Xi Jinping during a papal visit to Kazakhstan this week. Speaking to reporters accompanying…

ROME — Pope Francis warned Saturday that humanity is regressing into “anachronistic conflicts” fueled by extremism and “aggressive nationalism.” “After two tragic world wars,” the pope said in an address to members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, “it seemed that the world had learned to move progressively towards respect…

Pope Francis apologized Monday for the Catholic Church’s involvement with Canada’s past Indigenous residential schools, which forced Native people to assimilate into Christian society. “I am deeply sorry,” Francis said this week at a former residential school in Alberta. “I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many…

QUÉBEC CITY, Québec — Pope Francis apologized and asked for forgiveness for the role played by local Catholic institutions in Canada’s system of indigenous residential schools, after some indigenous leaders and elders demanded that he expand on his earlier apologies, which blamed individual Catholics but not the church itself. In…

QUEBEC CITY — The Canadian government made clear Wednesday that Pope Francis’ apology to Indigenous peoples for abuses in the country’s church-run residential schools didn’t go far enough, suggesting that reconciliation over the fraught history is still very much a work in progress. The official government reaction came as Francis…

TORONTO (Reuters) - A historic apology by Pope Francis to survivors of residential schools in Canada evoked strong emotions for many as the pontiff begged for forgiveness but fell short of what some survivors and indigenous leaders had hoped for. Greeted with drumming and dancing on First Nations soil, the…