Pope Francis
Pope Francis expands Catholic Church sexual abuse law to cover lay leaders
World
March 26, 2023
Pope Francis expands Catholic Church sexual abuse law to cover lay leaders
Pope Francis has updated a 2019 church law governing clerical sexual abuse and extended it to include accountability for Catholic…
Pope Francis pleads for peace as he meets South Sudanese people displaced by war
World
February 5, 2023
Pope Francis pleads for peace as he meets South Sudanese people displaced by war
Juba, South Sudan CNN — Pope Francis called for peace on Saturday as he met a group of several hundred…
Pope Francis arrives in South Sudan in historic trip
World
February 4, 2023
Pope Francis arrives in South Sudan in historic trip
Juba, South Sudan CNN — Pope Francis arrived in Juba, South Sudan on Friday fulfilling a long-time wish to visit…
Pope Francis to visit two fragile African nations
World
January 31, 2023
Pope Francis to visit two fragile African nations
Pope Francis starts a trip on Tuesday to two fragile African nations often forgotten by the world, where protracted conflicts…
Biden remembers Pope Benedict XVI as ‘renowned theologian, with a lifetime of devotion to the Church’
World
January 1, 2023
Biden remembers Pope Benedict XVI as ‘renowned theologian, with a lifetime of devotion to the Church’
President Joe Biden mourned the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, saying in a statement Saturday that the late pontiff…
Former Pope Benedict XVI dies age 95
World
December 31, 2022
Former Pope Benedict XVI dies age 95
CNN — Benedict XVI, the Pope Emeritus, has died in Vatican City at the age of 95 following a period…
Former Pope Benedict is ‘very sick’, Pope Francis says
Life & Style
December 28, 2022
Former Pope Benedict is ‘very sick’, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis has said that his predecessor Pope Benedict, the 95-year-old former pontiff who resigned from the post nine years…
‘Do something good’ this Christmas, Pope Francis says
World
December 25, 2022
‘Do something good’ this Christmas, Pope Francis says
Rome CNN — Pope Francis asked people this Christmas to “do something good,” during his homily at Christmas Eve Mass…
Pope Francis has already signed resignation letter in case of bad health
World
December 18, 2022
Pope Francis has already signed resignation letter in case of bad health
Rome CNN — Pope Francis has revealed in a new interview that he has already signed his resignation letter to…
Pope Francis calls Chechens and Buryats “the cruelest” Russian troops fighting in Ukraine
World
November 30, 2022
Pope Francis calls Chechens and Buryats “the cruelest” Russian troops fighting in Ukraine
Pope Francis has described two of Russia’s ethnic minority groups, the Chechens and Buryats, as some of the “cruelest” troops fighting…