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.
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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.
Pope rejects resignation of cardinal convicted of abuse cover-up
Pope Francis has rejected the resignation of a French cardinal Philippe Barbarin, who was convicted for not reporting child sex abuse allegations, the Vatican and the diocese of Lyon said ...
Pope appoints new Bishop for Abuja as Onaiyekan retires
Pope Francis, represented by Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, His Grace, Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi, made the announcement on Monday in Abuja during the opening ceremony of the first plenary meeting ...
Pope promises end to ‘usual’ abuse cover-ups
The pope said this at the end of the Vatican’s anti-child abuse summit, but his much-anticipated speech was short on concrete measures.
Vatican anti-abuse summit wraps up with Mass, Pope Francis speech
He will give a speech following Mass with all the world bishops who took part in the unprecedented gathering.
Pope opens child sex abuse conference, promising ‘concrete’ remedies
Pope Francis on Thursday promised concrete actions against child sexual abuse by priests would result from a conference he opened, countering scepticism from some survivors who said the meeting looked ...
Vatican’s landmark paedophile priests abuse summit to begin
Pope Francis on Thursday was set to open a four-day Vatican summit on the protection of children, bringing together almost 200 high-ranking Catholic Church figures.
Abuse victims demand to see pope, say bishops should be sacked
Victims of sexual abuse by the Catholic clergy on Wednesday demanded to meet Pope Francis personally to press demands that bishops, who covered up such offences be dismissed from the ...
Activist: Pope Francis to meet with abuse victims on eve of summit
Pope Francis will hold an unscheduled meeting with victims of paedophile priests on Wednesday, according to an Italian activist, a day before the start of a highly anticipated Vatican summit ...
Few have too much, Pope condemns global food inequality
Pope Francis on Thursday condemned unfair access to food around the world as “perverse”, saying it threatened disaster for humanity if not remedied.
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