Pope laments ‘indiscriminate striking’ of civilians in Gaza and Ukraine wars – POLITICO
Pope Francis on Monday denounced the killing of civilians amid ongoing conflicts around the world, including in Gaza and Ukraine. In an address to diplomats…
Pope decries ‘appalling harvest’ of civilian deaths in Gaza | News
In Christmas message, Pope Francis says Israeli strikes are reaping an ‘appalling harvest’ of innocent civilians. Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is reaping an “appalling harvest”…
Pope Francis denounces weapons industry as he makes Christmas appeal for peace
Francis’ annual “Urbi et Orbi” (“To the City and the World”) speech typically offers a lament of all the misery facing the world, and this…
Israel-Gaza war: Egypt proposes an ambitious ceasefire, post-war plan, while Pope Francis uses Christmas message to condemn the war
Egypt has put forward an ambitious suggestion to end the Israel-Gaza war, proposing a ceasefire, a phased hostage release, and the creation of a Palestinian…
Pope says ‘our hearts are in Bethlehem’ at Christmas Eve Mass
As Mass began, a statuette of the Christ child was unveiled before the altar bedecked in greenery and white flowers, and children representing all corners…
‘Our hearts in Bethlehem’, says Pope in Christmas Eve mass, shadowed by war | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Pope Francis has kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a lament – that Jesus’s message of peace is being drowned out by the “futile logic…
Pope Francis’ 87th birthday closes out big year of efforts to reform church, cement his legacy
“It was quite a year for a pope who’s obviously thinking about legacy and finishing up,” said Christopher Bellitto, professor of history at Kean University…
Nick Pope: Newcastle goalkeeper requires shoulder surgery and faces four months out
Pope will miss Newcastle's important Champions League game against AC MilanNewcastle United and England goalkeeper Nick Pope requires shoulder surgery and is expected to be…
Pope Francis cancels trip to Dubai climate summit over health issues | Climate Crisis News
The 86-year-old pontiff is recovering from the flu and inflammation of respiratory tract. Pope Francis has cancelled his trip to the United Arab Emirates for…
Pope meets relatives of Israeli hostages and Palestinians in Gaza and sets off firestorm over words
Francis spoke about the meetings at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, where some people in the VIP seats wearing…
For one group of trans women, the pope and his message of inclusivity are a welcome change
The menu was evidence of Francis’ belief that those most on the margins must be treated with utmost dignity: cannelloni pasta filled with spinach and…
England squad for West Indies: Dawid Malan dropped, Ollie Pope & Zak Crawley in
Ollie Pope has played 38 Tests but has not played a white-ball match for EnglandBatter Ollie Pope and uncapped seamers John Turner and Josh Tongue…
Pope Francis suggests gay couples could be blessed in the Vatican
Pope Francis has suggested same-sex unions could be blessed, in response to a challenge from five conservative cardinals to affirm the church’s stances on homosexuality.…
Pope slams ‘indifference’ towards migrants arriving in Europe by sea | Migration News
Pope Francis warned against a ‘paralysis of fear’ as European nations shift responsibility for taking care of people arriving by sea. Pope Francis has blasted…
Newly uncovered 1942 letter shows Pope Pius XII likely knew of Holocaust
Newly uncovered Vatican correspondence suggests that Pope Pius XII (C), shown here after the liberation of Rome on July 4, 1944, may have known about…
‘Good Christians, good citizens’: Pope appeals to China in Mongolia mass | Politics News
Pope Francis is wrapping up a four-day trip to Mongolia, which has been as much about geopolitics as religion. Pope Francis has told Catholics in…
Pope Francis gives ‘noble’ Chinese people a shoutout at Mass in Mongolia
“I ask Chinese Catholics to be good Christians and good citizens,” he added, to cheers from the crowd in the Steppe Arena, in the capital,…
Pope Francis meets with Mongolia’s religious, political leaders in historic visit
Pope Francis (R) walks outside a traditional Mongolian yurt with a Catholic believer known as Mrs. Tsetsege on the premises of the Saints Peter and…
Pope Francis visits Mongolia amid strained relations with China
Pope Francis planned to relax all day Friday before meeting with a host of government leaders on Saturday, followed by a speech to Mongolian priests…
‘Lively in faith’: Pope Francis heads to Mongolia with eye on diplomacy | Religion News
Pope Francis has a reputation for visiting some of the world’s most remote countries, even in places where Catholics are few in number. So, it…