Pope Francis and pilgrims from around the world are flocking to a Catholic shrine town in Portugal to honor two poor, illiterate shepherd children whose visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago marked one of the most important events of the 20th-century Catholic Church. Francis arrives Saturday to celebrateContinue Reading
Ambi Pictures has wrapped production in Argentina on “Beyond the Sun,” with Pope Francis appearing as himself, and will launch international sales at the Cannes Film Festival. Ambi announced the project last year, touting it as the first time that a pope has ever appeared in a feature film. Written andContinue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis told the Vatican’s Secretariat for Communications, which is holding their first plenary assembly this week, that given a growing digital culture throughout the world, new media must become a primary platform for spreading the Gospel. “Studying new ways and means to communicate the Gospel of mercy toContinue Reading
Vatican City: On Wednesday Pope Francis recalled his recent visit to Egypt, saying that given its rich biblical and cultural history, the country is a sign of hope, and has a special role to play in brokering peace in the Middle East. “Egypt for us was a sign of hope,Continue Reading
Cairo: Pope Francis warned against religious fanaticism on Saturday, April 29 wrapping up a brief trip to Cairo in which he urged Muslim leaders to unite against violence by Islamist militants against the Middle East’s ancient Christian communities. Francis’s trip comes three weeks after Islamic State, also known as Isis,Continue Reading
Cairo: Pope Francis closed his first day in Egypt with a visit to Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II, telling him their Churches are bonded by the blood of their martyrs, and are called to further cement this bond with acts of charity. In his April 28 address to the patriarch,Continue Reading
Cairo: Pope Francis, making a two-day visit to Egypt, urged Muslim leaders on April 28, to unite in renouncing religious extremism at a time when Islamist militants are targeting ancient Christian communities across the Middle East. Francis’s trip, aimed at improving Christian-Muslim ties, comes just three weeks after Islamic StateContinue Reading
Pope Francis has paid a year’s rent on a private beach near Rome for a disability charity to use. The portion of the Little Madonna beach on the outskirts of the Italian capital, has been fitted with boardwalks, ramps and water vehicles to provide access to wheelchair users. The Work Of Love charity has rented the area since 2012 andContinue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis has chosen not to travel in a bullet-proof vehicle for his first trip to Egypt this week, despite a recent spate of terrorist attacks targeting the country’s Christians. The Pope will fly from Rome to Cairo on Friday for a two-day visit intended to build on inter-faithContinue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis urged governments on Saturday to get migrants and refugees out of holding centres, saying many had become “concentration camps”. During a visit to a Rome basilica, where he met migrants, Francis told of his trip to a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos last year. HeContinue Reading
