Tag: Pope Francis
Pope Francis blesses pilgrim image of Santo Niño de Cebu
The Archdiocese of Cebu said the image was brought by Monsignor Jan Thomas Limchua, a Cebuano priest, to Rome
Conservative African cardinal who clashed with pope leaves post
Conservatives in the Church often put Cardinal Sarah on their wish list to one day succeed Pope Francis as pontiff
Ancestor of Britain’s Prince William on path to Catholic sainthood
George Spencer, who left the Anglican Church, took the name "Ignatius of St. Paul" after he became a Catholic priest
Pope Francis pays surprise visit to home of elderly Holocaust survivor
Pope Francis said he made the visit to pay homage to the people "martyred by the insanity of Nazi populism"
Pope Francis starts Lent as Ash Wednesday rites scaled back for...
During Lent, which ends with Easter, Christians are called on to fast, practice more good deeds, give alms, among others
Pope Francis remembers Coptic Christians murdered by extremists
On sixth anniversary of killings, the pope called those who died ‘witnesses of Jesus’
Pope Francis reminds Catholics to give meaning to faith during crisis
The pope praised “good confessors who do not have a whip in their hands, but just welcome, listen and say that God is good"
Pope expresses sympathy to victims of flash flood in India
171 people remain unaccounted for after a flash flood destroys dams and bridges
Mature democracies should shun political personality cults, pope says
Recent years have seen the rise of populist politicians in the United States, Latin America and some European countries
Pope Francis calls on Myanmar to free political prisoners
In his annual "state of the world" address, the pope urged Myanmar's military leaders to return to the path of democracy