Tag: Europe

Pope Francis spoke about Europe, its roots, and the problem of consumerism during his weekly audience with the public

The pope urged people to "help to uproot the evils of indifference and selfishness from society"

He regretted that on the international stage, "politics serves more to stir up emotions rather than to resolve problems"

The self-styled "defender of Christian Europe" has frequently diverged from the pope's messages -- on topics from migration to LGBTQ rights

The war in neighboring Ukraine is likely to dominate the visit to the central European nation

The theme of the papal trip is “Christ is our future.” The logo is a stylized drawing of Budapest’s Chain Bridge

Pope Francis will sit down in Budapest with Orban, who portrays himself as the defender of a Christian Europe against migrants

Out of 500 anti-Christian hate crimes documented in 2021, approximately 300 were acts of vandalism, such as graffiti and desecration

Pope Francis urged people to be more sensitive and attentive to situations of war and violence not only in Europe, but around the world

Pope Francis is the third pope since 1990 to visit the tiny archipelago, where Saint Paul was said to have shipwrecked in 60 AD