Tag: Pope Francis
Pope prays to ‘convert hearts’ of Islamic State extremists
Pope Francis on Wednesday asked God to “convert the hearts of those who sow death and destruction” following a series of deadly attacks by...
Pope’s new guidelines on love, sexual orientation, and marriage
Pope Francis has issued hotly-anticipated new guidelines on the Church’s approach to family life after two years of consultations with the world’s bishops.
Here are...
Pope Francis urges compassion for refugees in Easter address
Pope Francis spoke out on Sunday against the “rejection” of refugees by many Europeans.
The pontiff used his Easter address to urge people to offer...
Pope condemnes paedophile priests, criticises Europe over migrants’ issue
Pope Francis decried what he called Europe’s “indifferent and anaesthetised conscience” over migrants, during Good Friday prayers in Rome during which he also slammed...
Pope says ‘Islamist militants’ profane God’s name
Pope Francis condemned “unprecedented violence” by Muslim militants, saying at a Good Friday service that followers of religions who carried out acts of fundamentalism...
Pope Francis posts first picture on Instagram
Pope Francis posted his first photo on Instagram on Saturday, a picture showing him kneeling down praying, on the third anniversary of his inauguration...
Pope Francis is coming to Pakistan
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Pope Francis is set to visit Pakistan this year after accepting an invitation from the country’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, according to the...
Pope Francis says Trump ‘not Christian’ in views, plans over immigration
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is "not Christian" because of his views on immigration, Pope Francis said on his way back to Rome...
Pope asks God to ‘repay’ those who shelter migrants
Pope Francis used his Christmas message on Friday to call for solidarity with migrants while praising those who shelter them.
“May God repay all those,...
Sick of scandals, pope prescribes cure for Vatican ills
Pope Francis vowed on Monday to power ahead with the reform of the Curia, the Church's “diseased” governing body, throwing down the gauntlet to...
Fundamentalism a “disease of all religions”: Pope Francis
“We thought the whole world had abandoned us, but not him. He loves us Muslims too.”
Christians and Muslims are brothers, says Pope Francis
"Those who claim to believe in God must also be men and women of peace."
Pope Francis calls for focus on environment, poverty and migrants in...
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged the United States to help tackle climate change and touched on other divisive US political issues such as immigration...
US lawmaker to boycott Pope speech over climate change
A US lawmaker said he will boycott Pope Francis’s historic speech before Congress next week because the Catholic leader will likely focus on climate...
Saudi Arabia bans National Geographic’s Pope Francis edition
Saudi Arabia has decided to ban the latest issue of the official magazine of the National Geographic Society owing to “cultural reasons”.
National Geographic’s August...
Pope Francis cites Sufi poet to urge swift action on climate...
Pope Francis’ encyclical on climate change cited the Bible, his predecessors in the Vatican and his namesake, Saint Francis of Assisi … all his...
Pope Francis to meet Palestinian president after treaty announcement
On Wednesday the Holy See announced that it was preparing to sign its first treaty with Palestine, two years after officially recognising it as a state
