Tag: Francis

Pope Francis urges end to violence against women

TRUJILLO: Pope Francis on Saturday urged Latin America's faithful to fight rampant violent crime against women including murder while holding mass in Trujillo. "I wish...

Pope Francis urges protection of Amazon from ‘consumerist greed’

PUERTO MALDONADO: Pope Francis issued a ringing defence of the people and the environment of the Amazon on Friday, saying big business and “consumerist...

Pope Francis shocks Chile by accusing sex victims of ‘calumny’

SANTIGO: Pope Francis accused victims of Chile’s most notorious paedophile of slander on Thursday, an astonishing end to a visit meant to help heal...

Native Peruvians await Pope Francis in Amazon

PUERTO MALDONADO:  After lengthy treks through the muddy Amazon, indigenous men, women and children will greet Pope Francis on Friday in a visit to...

Pope Francis arrives in Bangladesh amid tight security

DHAKA: Pope Francis has arrived in Bangladesh for the second leg of his six-day trip to Asia amid tight airport security. Huge banners with pictures...

‘Francis gave us a new life’: Syrian refugees taken in by...

The Syrian refugees taken in by Pope Francis following his visit to the Greek island of Lesbos have hailed the pontiff as a “saviour”...