East Timor turns out in force for mass with Pope Francis | Religion News
Pope Francis has celebrated a mass for hundreds of thousands of faithful in East Timor, rallying nearly half the population of the world’s most Roman…
Pope Francis draws crowd of 600,000 for mass in Timor-Leste
A crowd of more than 600,000 people gathered to see Pope Francis hold a mass in Timor-Leste on Tuesday. Photo by Antonio Dasiparu/EPA-EFE Sept. 10…
Pope calls for greater care of indigenous populations in Papua New Guinea
Pope Francis visits Street Ministry and Callan Services in the Caritas Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Saturday. Photo by Alessandro Di…
Pope Francis and Indonesia imam call for unity against religious violence | Religion News
Religious leaders meet at Istiqlal Mosque and sign declaration calling for ‘religious harmony for the sake of humanity’.Pope Francis and Nasaruddin Umar, the grand imam…
Pope Francis plans 11-day trip to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore.
Pope Francis greets journalists as he boards a flight to Edmonton International Airport on July 24, 2022. File photo by Vincenzo Pinto/EPA-EFE Sept. 1 (UPI)…
Pope Francis condemns Ukraine’s ban of Russian-linked Orthodox Church
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and Pope Francis meet on the sidelines of a working session during the G7 Summit in Savelletri, Italy, on Friday,…
England v West Indies third Test: Ollie Pope says ‘ruthless’ England can score 600 runs in a day
Ollie Pope says England's batters will be "ruthless" with their run-scoring as they eye a Test series whitewash against West Indies - and reckons they…
Pope says democracy ‘not in good health’ as he warns against populists | Politics News
At an event in northeast Italy, Pope Francis says a ‘crisis of democracy’ is having an impact on several nations around the world.Pope Francis has…
Vatican excommunicates far-right critic of Pope Francis
Far-right Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganó once accused Pope Francis of covering up the sexual abuse scandal surrounding American ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. File Photo by Giuseppe…
Pope calls for ban on ‘lethal autonomous weapons’ at G7 | Technology News
Pope Francis spoke about the moral quandaries surrounding artificial intelligence in warfare, saying ‘no machine should ever choose to take the life of a human…
Pope Francis to speak at G7 on AI; hold meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden, other world leaders
World News // 5 hours ago U.S., Britain, Canada raise alarm over Russia meddling in Moldova's election June 14 (UPI) -- The United States, Canada…
Italy prepares to host, with the Pope set to appear
38 minutes agoBy Mark Lowen, Rome CorrespondentEPAThe G7 leaders will gather in the southern Italian region of PugliaTwo accommodation options for this week’s G7 summit in the…
Pope Francis apologises for using vulgar homophobic term in closed-door meeting with Italian bishops
In short: Pope Francis has apologised for using a homophobic term during a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops.Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni says the pope never…
Vatican issues apology after Pope Francis’s ‘homophobic’ slur | Religion News
Pope Francis ‘apologises to those who felt offended by the use of a term reported by others’, Vatican spokesman says. Pope Francis has issued an…
Pope Francis allegedly referred to gay men as the ‘f’ slur in recent meeting
Pope Francis allegedly referred to gay men as the ‘f’ slur in a recent meeting at the Italian Bishops’ Conference. According to reports, he used…
Italian media says Pope used homophobic slur in meeting with bishops | LGBTQ News
Pope Francis allegedly used the derogatory term when discussing whether gay men should be allowed to join the priesthood. Pope Francis used a homophobic slur…
‘God’s influencer’: Pope recognises Carlo Acutis as first millennial saint | Religion News
Acutis was attributed with a second miracle. He can now be elevated to sainthood, but the Vatican did not say when it will happen. Pope…
Newsom leaves Vatican with pope’s praise for refusing death penalty
VATICAN CITY — In an opulent hall in the Apostolic Palace framed in marble and adorned with Renaissance murals, Gov. Gavin Newsom waited in a line…
Saying the stakes could not be higher, Newsom to speak at Vatican climate summit
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking his climate change advocacy overseas next month to the epicenter of Catholicism, where he was invited to speak at…
Pope Francis speaks about struggles facing people of Haiti during Venice mass
The pontiff also voiced concerns about the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza and expressed concerns about the welfare of Rohingya, thousands of whom have…