Tag: international

Unlike when previous popes have died, there would be no need to call a conclave to elect a new one, as Pope Francis remains very much in post

Pope Francis renews his invitation to pray for Benedict "and accompany him in these difficult hours"

The head of the World Health Organization said the restrictions some countries were introducing were "understandable"

"Remember him, because he is very ill, asking the Lord to console and support him," Pope Francis said.

Father Suparto said the president’s visit “is history … because it is only Jokowi who has ever come as president to enter our church”

It was detected for the first time off Thailand's eastern coast just last year, near the popular tourist city of Pattaya

In his message, Pope Francis emphasized the love with which Jesus came into the world, lived, suffered, and died

Revered in Christian tradition as the birthplace of Christ, the town of Bethlehem welcomes thousands of pilgrims and tourists for Christmas

An art historian said that five of the marble statues in the Nativity scene today are completely original to the 13th century

On the feast of the martyr St. Stephen, the pope said “the martyrs are those most similar to Jesus”