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
Rome: Pope Francis said on Saturday that many Christian communities around the world suffer persecution because of the devil, who’s behind the hatred of the Christian faith that drives oppressors to lash out. “With his death and resurrection, [Jesus] rescued us from the power of this world, the power ofContinue Reading
Vatican City: Time Magazine has released its 2017 list of the world’s 100 most influential people, and Pope Francis is among the leaders highlighted by the publication. The nomination included a brief reflection on Pope Francis, written by Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, who reflected on the Pope’s humility,Continue Reading
Washington: The White House raised the possibility on Wednesday of Donald Trump meeting Pope Francis during the US president’s trip to Italy in late May, although it stressed nothing has been scheduled. “We will be reaching out to the Vatican to see if an audience with the pope can beContinue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis on Easter Monday said how it is Christ’s resurrection that calls each of us to bring the message of Easter – a message of hope and life – to the world. “There is life!” the pope said April 17. Now, following the Resurrection, “we will be resurrectionContinue Reading