Merkel and Pope discuss climate change in farewell visit
Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday the response to climate change would require a radical change in how people live as she met...
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Pope says ashamed Church did not prioritise abuse victims in France
Pope Francis said on Wednesday he was saddened and ashamed by the Catholic Church’s inability to deal with sexual abuse of children in France and...
‘You are making the future today’, Pope tells youth climate activists
Pope Francis on Wednesday praised youth climate campaigners for their efforts to tackle global warming and encouraged them to carry on with their work “for...
Pope Francis confirms Cyprus visit
Pope Francis confirmed that he is set to visit Cyprus during a tour of other European countries later this year, marking the first papal visit...
Italian police seize envelope with bullets sent to Pope
An envelope addressed to Pope Francis containing three pistol bullets has been seized in a mail sorting facility close to the northern Italian city of...
Vatican reveals property holdings in transparency drive
The Vatican released information on its real estate holdings for the first time on Saturday, revealing it owns more than 5,000 properties as part of...
Pope Francis returns to Vatican for rest after intestinal surgery
Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Wednesday, 11 days after surgery to remove part of his colon, starting a period of near-total rest and...
Pope alert and in good condition after surgery to remove part of colon
Pope Francis is alert, breathing without assistance, and in a good overall condition following surgery to remove part of his colon, the Vatican said on Monday....
Pope meets Canadian cardinals after indigenous school scandal
Pope Francis met with both Vatican-based Canadian cardinals on Saturday as their country reels from the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a...
Pope ousts Vatican youth residence caught up in sex abuse trial
Pope Francis has ordered a residence for altar boys who serve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica to move out of the Vatican, after the home...
Pope cancels traditional pre-Christmas ceremony due to Covid-19
Pope Francis has cancelled a ceremony that traditionally begins Rome’s Christmas season on Dec. 8 at the Spanish Steps because of coronavirus restrictions, the Vatican...
Pope vows to ‘uproot evil’ of clerical sexual abuse
Pope Francis, in his first public comment after the release of an explosive report on the Vatican’s mishandling of the case of ex-U.S. Cardinal Theodore...
Pope asks for new economic models that would reduce social inequality.
Pope Francis said on Friday that the coronavirus pandemic had “toppled the shaky pillars” of a world economic model built on the idolatry of money...
Pope, in first post-lockdown audience, thanks Italian doctors
Pope Francis on Saturday held his first audience for a group of people since Italy lifted its coronavirus lockdown, granting it to health workers from the...
Pope to visit ‘as soon as possible’
Pope Francis told President Nicos Anastasiades during a telephone conversation on Monday that he would visit Cyprus as soon as circumstances allow. During the...
Pope holds dramatic solitary service for relief from coronavirus
Pope Francis said the coronavirus had put everyone “in the same boat” as he held a dramatic, solitary prayer service in St. Peter’s Square on...
Pope expresses hopes for Cyprus reunification talks
Pope Francis on Thursday expressed the support of the Holy See with the efforts towards the reunification of Cyprus. The Pope referred to Cyprus in...
Don’t let Church failings distance you from God, Pope says
Pope Francis led the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics into Christmas on Tuesday, urging them not to let the Church’s failings lead them away from accepting...
Pope Francis visits Japan, bearing anti-nuclear message
Pope Francis arrived on Saturday in Japan, the second leg of a week-long Asian trip whose main aim is to bring an anti-nuclear message to...
Pope Francis welcomes Anastasiades to Vatican, will visit Cyprus in 2020
During an official visit to the Vatican on Monday, President Nicos Anastasiades extended an invitation to Cyprus to Pope Francis for 2020, which has been...