Tag: Pope Francis

Pope denounces slaying of 21 Egyptian Copts by IS terrorists

Pope Francis is urging families to put aside their smartphones and social media feeds and learn how to talk to one another again, The...

Pope Francis began celebrating mass with millions of people in the devoutly Catholic Philippines on Sunday, in one of the world’s biggest papal gatherings. The...

VATICAN CITY— Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve with a late-night Mass Wednesday in St. Peter's Basilica and a phone call to some Iraqi refugees...

Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned what he called “inhuman terrorist acts” in three different countries this week and prayed that violent militants be converted...

VATICAN CITY — Religious leaders from a half-dozen faiths signed a new Vatican initiative Tuesday to end modern-day slavery by 2020, declaring that human...

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE- Pope Francis on Sunday called on Muslim leaders to issue a global condemnation of terrorism, saying it would help to...

ISTANBUL — His head bowed and hands clasped in front of him, Pope Francis on Saturday stood in two minutes of silent prayer facing...

SEOUL — Pope Francis has generally avoided hot-button "culture war" issues like abortion, arguing that the church's doctrine on the sanctity of life is...

Francis made the offer to Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres on his first visit to the Middle East last...

VATICAN CITY- Pope Francis hopes an unprecedented meeting of the Israeli and Palestinian presidents at the Vatican on Sunday can help end "eternal negotiations"...