Pope Francis

World By Ruby Mellen | Oct 29, 2021 President Biden met with Pope Francis on Friday, in what was a lengthy exchange between America’s second Catholic president and the leader of the Catholic Church. The two figures share a close relationship. Biden, devout in his faith, turned to Francis for…

ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday abruptly canceled the planned live broadcast of U.S. President Joe Biden meeting Pope Francis, the latest restriction to media coverage of the Holy See that sparked complaints from White House- and Vatican-accredited journalists. The live broadcast of Biden’s Friday visit was trimmed to…

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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., October 27, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) White House press secretary Jen Psaki bristled on Wednesday when a reporter asked if President Biden, who is Catholic and pro-abortion, will discuss “the human dignity of…

At the Vatican last Wednesday, the general audience—a weekly ritual in which the Pope speaks and leads prayers for several thousand pilgrims and dignitaries—was spontaneously taken over by a ten-year-old boy in a sweatsuit and running shoes. The child, named Paolo, clambered onto the stage in the Audience Hall, where…

(RNS) — A conservative Catholic bishop in Texas praised a speech by actor Jim Caviezel this week, lauding remarks that included criticism of Pope Francis and were delivered at a conference connected to QAnon. Bishop Joseph Strickland, who heads the Diocese of Tyler and is known for his controversial brand…

If the Pope apologizes when he visits, it would fulfill a Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendation from 2015.FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images Pope Francis has agreed to visit Canada as part of the reconciliation process, bowing to years of pressure from Indigenous groups and Catholics appalled by rampant abuse in the country’s…

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will visit Canada as the Catholic Church seeks to rebuild bridges with the indigenous community following a horrifying scandal of abuse at church-run residential schools, the Vatican said. "The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has invited the Holy Father to make an apostolic journey to Canada,…

Pope Francis has agreed to visit Canada to help efforts at reconciliation with Indigenous peoples following shocking revelations of the Catholic Church’s role in the abuse and deaths of thousands of native children, the Vatican said on Wednesday. In a brief statement, the Holy See’s press office said the Canadian…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI likely received the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in October, according to official Vatican reports. A statement sent to Vatican journalists on Wednesday (Oct. 27) confirmed that “in the second half of October the Directorate of Health and…