Pope Francis in a letter to the church community on Friday in Jordan slammed the “atrocious, inhuman and inexplicable” persecution…
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Speaking to a gathering of priests from around the world, the pontiff said he wanted to add Kenya to his African visit but “it is still uncertain because there are organisational problems”
Gaenswein insisted on Thursday in Vatican City that there were no reasons behind Benedict’s resignation beyond physical exhaustion
The Pope said in relation to recent events in Paris, France that violence in the name of religion can never be justified, but that there are “limits” to freedom of expression
It is the second Christmas season for the pope, who was elected last year as the first non-European pontiff in 1,300 years
The pontiff said football could teach people all over the world the values of team spirit, fair play and respect for the opponent
The Deputy Spokesman of the Vatican, Father Ciro Benedettini, however, told reporters: “It is nothing to worry about
The above information is not the focus of this piece. The news is what has transpired since the Holy Father, Pope Francis, touched down in West Bank, the Palestinian controlled territory, during which he held high level diplomatic meetings with the political authorities of the Palestinian homeland headed by Mahmood Abbas (Mr. Abu Muazu)
Speaking to journalists after his private meeting with Pope Francis, President Jonathan noted that the promotion of inter-faith dialogue was a cause to which the Pontiff was very committed
The pope already has nine different-language profiles on Twitter, attracting more than 12 million followers
“Money is by itself a good instrument, like almost all things at human disposal: it is a tool that broadens our capacities,” the pontiff wrote in a short essay published by Italy’s Corriere della Sera newspaper
Onaiyekan gave the advice in a sermon at the thanksgiving service to mark his 70th birthday at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro Cathedral in Abuja
Blaine added that this imperative report would enable the civilian law enforcement authorities to go after paedophile priests
“The Holy See does regret to see in some points of the concluding observations an attempt to interfere with Catholic Church teaching on the dignity of human person and in the exercise of religious freedom,” the Vatican stated in a statement
The Argentinian-born pontiff has some 11.5 million followers on his Twitter account in several languages, @pontifex
Ethapemi said that having attained the canonical retirement age of 75 on October 29, 2013, Job had applied to Pope Francis 1 for retirement
The Third Vatican Council concluded with Pope Francis announcing that Catholicism is now a “modern and reasonable religion, which has undergone evolutionary changes
The Pope said this in his message at the celebration of the World Day of Peace, which is an annual event of Catholic faithful worldwide
Lombardi said the Vatican felt compelled to deny a published article titled: “Francis’ Revolution, has abolished sin”, written by a renowned Italian intellectual, Eugenio Scalfari
The wellbeing of the 76-year-old pope is under close scrutiny because of the shocking resignation of his predecessor, Benedict, in February, who said his health was declining