Tag: Pope

Pope accepts resignation of Brazilian bishop

ROME: Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of a Brazilian bishop reportedly suspected of extorting priests and covering up sexual abuse, the Vatican...

Pope asks Bulgarians to ‘open hearts’ to migrants

SOFIA: Pope Francis urged Bulgarians to open their hearts and doors to refugees as he began a visit to the European Union's poorest country,...

Pope, in Morocco, hopes to boost King’s moderate Islam vision

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis makes a lightning trip to Morocco this weekend to promote inter-religious dialogue and support efforts by the North African country’s...

Pope defrocks 2 more Chilean priests accused of sex abuse

  VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Saturday defrocked two more Chilean prelates accused of sexually abusing minors, and to show greater transparency about how he's...

Pope blames devil for Church divisions, scandals, seeks angel’s help

  VATICAN CITY: The devil is alive and well and working overtime to undermine the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis says. In fact, the pope is...

Sex abuse scandal: Pope seeks prayers to fight ‘devil’

  VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis asked Saturday for daily prayers to protect the Catholic Church from what he says are "attacks by the devil," in...

Pope gives bishops more decision-making options

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis is codifying ways of consulting ordinary Catholics about issues facing the Catholic Church and is giving more decision-making options to...

‘Pope Francis is serene despite cover-up claims’

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican's secretary of state says Pope Francis is "serene" despite the "bitterness and concern" in the Vatican over accusations that he...

Pope silent on claim he ignored abuse

ROME: Pope Francis has declined to comment on a growing scandal after a former Vatican official claimed the pontiff ignored sexual abuse allegations against...

Pope vows no more cover ups on sexual abuses

    VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, facing sexual abuse crises in several countries, wrote an unprecedented letter to all Catholics on Monday, asking each one of...

Pope removes Honduran bishop over sexual misdeeds

  VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of a Honduran bishop accused of sexual misconduct with seminarians, the latest in a series...

Pope prays for victims of Japan floods

HIROSHIMA: Pope Francis is praying for the victims of Japan's flooding and is encouraging civil authorities involved in search and rescue operations. Francis sent a...

Pope says walls, occupation and fundamentalism hamper Mideast peace

  BARI: Pope Francis led a summit of Christian leaders on how to promote peace in the Middle East on Saturday and said building walls,...

Pope denounces ‘sterile hypocrisy’ of anti-migrant policies

  VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis thanked aid groups that rescue and care for migrants on Friday and denounced the "sterile hypocrisy" of those who turn...

2 more Chilean bishops are out as pope cleans house

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignations of two more Chilean bishops, the latest fallout from a sex abuse scandal whose scope...

Pope and Macron meet at Vatican, discuss migration

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis and French President Emmanuel Macron in lengthy private talks at the Vatican Tuesday discussed migration issues and reflected together on...

Pope says Christians can work together on peace

GENEVA: Pope Francis on Thursday encouraged Christians to work together to further peace and justice in the world and resist the temptation to use...