Tag: Pope Francis

"Do not be afraid of reality— of the truth— of our miseries,” the pope said

“Mary Immaculate does not look on herself. This is true humility: not looking on oneself, but looking toward God and others”

The pope said he was saddened to learn of the recent loss of life and destruction caused by the eruption

Full transcript of Pope Francis’ press conference on the flight from Greece to Italy courtesy of the Catholic News Agency

The pope said that helping others was “the way to bring about something truly new in history”

"The Lord likes best what is small and lowly. Redemption did not begin in Jerusalem, Athens or Rome but in the desert"

“Let us not let our sea be transformed into a desolate sea of death. Let us not allow this place of encounter to become a theatre of conflict"

"We cannot avoid noting with concern how today, and not only in Europe, we are witnessing a retreat from democracy”

An Orthodox cleric shouted “Pope, you are a heretic! Pope, you are a heretic!” before he was taken away by police

Clutching two large Philippines flags and a Cypriot one, Filipinos had their eyes glued to Pope Francis