Tag: Pope Francis

Pope Francis said hope could never be "silenced by the blood spilled by those who pervert the name of God to pursue paths of destruction"

"Hostility, extremism and violence are not born of a religious heart: they are betrayals of religion" - Pope Francis

Pope Francis said he felt duty-bound to make an "emblematic" trip because the country "has been martyred for so many years”

Pope Francis's whirlwind tour will cover four cities, taking him to areas that most foreign dignitaries are unable to reach

The faithful can receive plenary indulgence when they make a devotional pilgrimage to one of the designated “Jubilee Churches”

Pope Francis will visit the former Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, where churches still bear the signs of conflict

In the Philippines, most dioceses will launch the year-long commemoration on April 4, Easter Sunday

Pope Francis calls on the international community to act as nearly 40 people killed on single day in Myanmar

For the Catholic clergy who helped families return to the town near Mosul, the pope's visit to Iraq is a source of huge pride

The March 5-8 trip will be Pope Francis' first outside Italy since November 2019, when he visited Thailand and Japan