Pope Francis joins global outrage at drowning of Mexican migrant father-daughter
Pope Francis has joined the global outrage at the drowning of a migrant father and his baby daughter while crossing a river straddling the Mexico - US border.
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Francis wants first papal visit to Iraq
Pope Francis has said he wants to travel to Iraq in 2020, which would be the first ever papal trip there, local media reported on Monday.
Buhari mourns Bishop Emeritus of Sokoto
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, President and members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria on the passage of the Bishop Emeritus of Sokoto, ...
World Communications Day: Archbishop tasks media on building communities
Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos has admonished the media to recognise its indispensable role in building a progressive society.
Pope Francis still convinced his tenure will be short
Pope Francis reiterated the belief that his time at the helm of the Catholic Church will be short in an interview published on Tuesday.
Pope gives popemobile tour of St Peter’s Square to migrant children from Nigeria, other countries
Pope Francis on Wednesday offered a ride on his popemobile to eight children of migrants who recently arrived in Italy from war-torn Libya.
Pope announces rule holding bishops accountable for sex abuse, cover ups
Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, on Thursday, announced that henceforth, bishops would be accountable for sexual abuses or cover ups in their jurisdictions.
Pope says emigration, low birth brought ‘Ice Curtain’ on Europe
Pope Francis urged European leaders on Sunday to address wealth inequality and low birth rates which he said had created an “ice curtain” between Europe’s richer and poorer states and ...
Pope appeals for evacuation of refugees in Libya camps
Pope Francis on Sunday called for the evacuation of refugees held in detention camps in Libya as fighting there escalates.
Pope to perform pre-Easter feet-washing ritual in prison near Rome
Pope Francis was due on Thursday to carry out the traditional pre-Easter ritual of washing the feet on 12 inmates of a prison near Rome.
Pope rails against mobile phone ‘addiction’ in meeting with students
Young people should not always be glued to their mobile phones, the 82-year-old Pope Francis said on Saturday as he met a group of Italian teenagers.
Pope kisses feet of South Sudan leaders, urging them to keep the peace
Pope Francis on Thursday knelt to kiss the feet of South Sudan’s previously warring leaders, in a dramatic gesture after an unprecedented retreat at the Vatican.
Indian Bishop faces charges for rape
Indian Police on Tuesday charged a Roman Catholic Bishop Franco Mulakkal, with repeatedly raping a nun in a convent, officials said.
Messi is not God — Pope Francis
Pope Francis has said his Argentinian compatriot Lionel Messi is not "God" yet understands why people refer to him as if he is.
Pope hails Morocco on religious tolerance
Pope Francis has commended Moroccans for allowing people to practice their different religions, “especially Christians in peace without fear, intimidation or harassment”.
How to tackle global terrorism, radicalism – King Mohammed
His Majesty Mohammed VI, the King of Morocco, has said that education, rather than military action, is the solution to tackling terrorism and radicalism across the world.
Pope hails Morocco on religious tolerance
Pope Francis has commended Moroccans for allowing people to practice their different religions, “especially Christians in peace without fear, intimidation or harassment”.
Pope to focus on Muslim ties, migration in Morocco visit
Pope Francis heads to Morocco on Saturday for his second visit in less than two months to a mostly Muslim country amid warming ties with the Islamic world.
Pope issues new law, guidelines against child abuse in Vatican State
Pope Francis on Friday issued new directives to prevent child sexual abuse within the Vatican City State, as had been promised after February’s anti-abuse summit.
Archbishop Kaigama clears air on new appointment by Pope Francis
Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, the former Catholic Archbishop and now Apostolic Administrator of Jos, has cleared the air on his recent appointment as the Coadjutor Archbishop of Abuja Archdiocese.
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