Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Monday said wars like the one in Ukraine where civilian areas are subjected to what he called indiscriminate destruction are “a crime against God...
Death of former Pope Benedict overshadows New Year at Vatican
Pope Francis marked the Roman Catholic Church’s traditional World Day of Peace on Sunday but the start of the new year at the Vatican was...
World is starving for peace, Pope Francis says in Christmas message
Pope Francis called for an end to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts in his Christmas message on Sunday, saying the world was suffering...
Pope urges Israelis, Palestinians, to seek dialogue after surge in violence
Pope Francis on Sunday urged Israeli and Palestinian authorities to make greater efforts to seek dialogue following recent deadly bomb attacks in Jerusalem and clashes...
Ukraine needs to be ‘far-sighted’ to secure peace, pope says
Ukraine’s leaders will have to be “far-sighted” to secure peace, Pope Francis said on Friday, suggesting that Kyiv would have to make concessions to end...
Macron meets pope, discusses Ukraine with Vatican officials
French President Emmanuel Macron and Pope Francis held talks on Monday, with the crisis in Ukraine and prospects for peace there expected to have been...
President bids farewell to the pope
President Nicos Anastasiades met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday, telling reporters afterwards that it was a very fruitful meeting. The president detailed that...
Pope begs Putin to end ‘spiral of violence and death’, cites nuclear threat
Pope Francis made an impassioned appeal on Sunday to Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop “this spiral of violence and death” in Ukraine, saying the...
Pope will not meet Russian Orthodox patriarch during Kazakh visit -RIA
Pope Francis and the head of the Russian Orthodox church, who backs the war in Ukraine, will not meet when both men attend a gathering of religious leaders in Kazakhstan next...
On last Canadian stop, Pope rallies Inuit youth to unite like a hockey team
Pope Francis, in his last speech on a six-day trip to Canada, delivered a message on Friday meant to inspire northern Inuit youth, including a...