Pope Francis (center) attends a meeting with Bishops at the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on Feb 3, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) KINSHASA – Pope Francis on Thursday urged young people in Democratic Republic of Congo to forge a new future without the ethnic rivalry, corruption and […]
Pope Francis delivers his address from the window of the apostolic palace during the weekly Angelus prayer on Jan 22, 2023 in the Vatican. (ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP) VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Sunday called for an end to violence in Peru, where nearly 50 people have been killed during anti-government demonstrations in the […]
Pope Francis attends the funeral of former Pope Benedict, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Jan 5, 2023. (GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE / REUTERS) VATICAN CITY — To the sound of tolling bells, 12 pallbearers carried the wooden coffin of Pope Benedict out of St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday and placed it before thousands of faithful […]
This photo taken and handout on August 27, 2022 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Francis (right) salute Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (lrft) as Benedict XVI's aide Georg Gaenswein looks on, as they prepare to meet with new Cardinals following a consistory to create 20 new cardinals in the Vatican. (HANDOUT / VATICAN MEDIA / […]
Pope Francis greets the journalists onboard the papal plane on the return flight at the end of a four-day pastoral visit to Bahrain, Nov 6, 2022. (MAURIZIO BRAMBATTI / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE – Pope Francis said on Sunday European Union member states should share responsibility for taking in migrants and […]
Pope Francis recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican on July 3, 2022. (ANDREW MEDICHINI / AP PHOTO) ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE – Pope Francis said on Saturday that his advancing age and his difficulty walking have ushered in a new, slower phase of […]
Pope Francis (right) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) take part in a welcoming ceremony for the Pope at Edmonton International Airport in Alberta Province, Canada on July 24, 2022. (PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP) EDMONTON, Alberta – Pope Francis landed in Canada on Sunday to kick off a week-long trip that will center […]
Pope Francis recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican on July 3, 2022. (ANDREW MEDICHINI / AP PHOTO) EDMONTON, Alberta – Pope Francis is scheduled to land in Canada on Sunday on what he has called a "pilgrimage of penance" to apologize for the […]
Pope Francis recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican on July 3, 2022. (ANDREW MEDICHINI / AP PHOTO) VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has dismissed reports that he plans to resign in the near future, saying he is on track to visit Canada this […]