Pope Francis
Pope admits priests, bishops sexually abused nuns
World
February 6, 2019
Pope admits priests, bishops sexually abused nuns
Pope Francis admitted Tuesday that Catholic priests and bishops had sexually abused nuns, the latest scandal to rock the church.…
Pope Francis holds historic public mass in UAE
Middle East
February 5, 2019
Pope Francis holds historic public mass in UAE
Pope Francis held a historic public mass for an estimated 170,000 Catholics at an Abu Dhabi stadium on Tuesday on…
Pope Francis lands in UAE for historic visit
Middle East
February 4, 2019
Pope Francis lands in UAE for historic visit
Pope Francis landed in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for the first ever visit by a pontiff to the…
Pope calls for Yemen relief as he heads to UAE
Middle East
February 3, 2019
Pope calls for Yemen relief as he heads to UAE
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis made an urgent appeal for an end to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen…
Azhar Grand Sheikh meets Pope Francis in Abu Dhabi on Sunday
Egypt
February 2, 2019
Azhar Grand Sheikh meets Pope Francis in Abu Dhabi on Sunday
Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmad al-Tayyeb will head to Abu Dhabi on Sunday to hold a historic inter-faith summit…
Pope fears ‘bloodbath’ in Venezuela
World
January 28, 2019
Pope fears ‘bloodbath’ in Venezuela
Pope Francis said Monday he was terrified the political crisis enveloping Venezuela would descend into a “bloodbath”. “What am…
Pope to tackle dwindling vocations to priesthood at Panama meeting
World
January 26, 2019
Pope to tackle dwindling vocations to priesthood at Panama meeting
Pope Francis will meet young student priests on Saturday on the fourth day of his visit to Panama for…
Panama youth meeting offers pope respite from scandals
World
January 23, 2019
Panama youth meeting offers pope respite from scandals
Pope Francis jets into Panama on Wednesday for a gathering of young Catholics that will likely see him speak…
Pope urges more ‘sharing and giving’ in Christmas mass
World
December 25, 2018
Pope urges more ‘sharing and giving’ in Christmas mass
Pope Francis on Monday assailed the “insatiable greed” of today’s consumerism, calling on people in his Christmas homily to…
Pope accepts US bishop’s resignation over ‘misconduct’ with minor
World
December 19, 2018
Pope accepts US bishop’s resignation over ‘misconduct’ with minor
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Los Angeles auxiliary bishop Alexander Salazar over his “misconduct” with a minor,…