Pope Francis

Published June 11, 2022 2:55am VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has postponed his upcoming trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan due to an ongoing knee problem, the Vatican said Friday. "At the request of his doctors, and in order not to jeopardize the results of the…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis will not be making a planned apostolic visit to the African countries of South Sudan and Congo this July due to worsening knee pain and following the advice of his doctors, according to a statement released by the Vatican on Friday (June 10). “At…

Pope Francis has canceled a planned trip to Africa for health reasons, the Vatican said in a statement Friday. The Pope was due to travel to the Republic of Congo and South Sudan between July 2 and 7, but will instead concentrate on ongoing therapy for his problematic right knee,…

As Native Americans cautiously welcome Pope Francis’ historic apology for abuses at Catholic-run boarding schools for Indigenous children in Canada, U.S. churches are bracing for an unprecedented reckoning with their own legacies of operating such schools. Church schools are likely to feature prominently in a report from the U.S. Department…

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Published April 6, 2022 12:32am BEIRUT,  Lebanon - Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Lebanon in June, the country's presidency said Tuesday, in a long-awaited trip that comes amid a spiralling financial and political crisis. "Apostolic Envoy Joseph Spiteri informed President Michel Aoun that Pope Francis will visit Lebanon next…

"The Pope was clear that words, as important as they are, can't just stand alone — it has to be followed by some concrete action," Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith said. Archbishop Richard Smith answers questions and shares his observations about the apology by Pope Francis to Indigenous, Inuit and Métis…

EDMONTON - The archbishop of Edmonton says the apology from Pope Francis for the role the Roman Catholic Church played in the residential school system is just the first step on the road to healing. Archbishop Richard Smith, who was part of a delegation to the Vatican that included several…

Pope Francis has on Monday appointed Cardinal Peter Turkson as the new chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. The Ghanaian cardinal succeeds the 79-year-old Argentine Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, who has led both institutions since 1998. The pope accepted Cardinal Turkson’s resignation…

By PHILIP PULLELLA, Reuters Published April 4, 2022 9:00am ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE - Pope Francis paid tribute on Sunday to journalists killed during the Ukraine war saying he hoped God would reward them for serving the common good whatever side they were on. Speaking to journalists aboard the plane…