Pope Francis and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi both landed in the U.S. last week in overlapping visits. They each lead a billion people worldwide, and drew crowds, worship and controversy while here. There were tears, talk about climate change and the role of women. Still, a closer look atContinue Reading
Pope Francis is back in the Vatican after his 10th apostolic journey abroad which took him to Cuba, to the United States and to the United Nations in New York. During the flight that brought him back to Rome he spoke to journalists aboard the Papal plane, touching on manyContinue Reading
Philadelphia: Pope Francis has met with victims of clerical sexual abuse on the last day of his tour in the US, telling them he was committed to making sure those guilty of abuse were punished, a spokesman for the Vatican said. In a statement, Federico Lombardi said the pope hadContinue Reading
Editor’s note: This is the full prepared text of Pope Francis’ speech to Congress, which he followed closely. I am most grateful for your invitation to address this Joint Session of Congress in “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” I would like to think thatContinue Reading
The comment is seen as a move to salve wounds opened by his predecessor
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United States: Pope Francis urged a more humane global system that respects the poor and the environment, as he criticized the economic order, in an address to the United Nations on Friday. The pontiff, whose reform-minded approach has won him a rousing global following even from non-believers, offered his visionContinue Reading
Pope Francis on Wednesday made an unscheduled visit to the convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor, which is near the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, where he celebrated the Mass of Canonization of St. Junipero Serra. The religious order operates several nursing homes andContinue Reading
The pontiff made his first journey on US soil in a modest family car sending out a message of humility and possibly a foretaste of his environmental messageContinue Reading
Havana: Pope Francis on Monday praised the sacrifices of the Catholic Church in communist Cuba, with the island in the midst of a delicate process of resuming relations with the United States. Francis, the first Latin American pope, made the comments to tens of thousands of fans and faithful inContinue Reading
For Pope Francis, on occasion of his visit to Cuba, with the admiration and respect of the Cuban peopleContinue Reading
