Pope Francis

Pope Francis urges scouts to give themselves to give, build, serve and care for others

Pope Francis on Saturday urged scouts to give of themselves to others by building, serving and caring for others, saying it will free them from within and enrich the world.…

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Pope Francis confirms Archbishop Scicluna Vatican College’s presidency role

Pope Francis has confirmed Archbishop Charles Scicluna as President of the College for the examination of appeal. Archbishop Scicluna will be serving in this role for his second term which…

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“Father, Why?” – Pope Francis appeals for decisive and speedy action to address migration

Pope Francis has once again called on the international community “to act with speed and decisiveness” to address the issue of migration. His appeal came during the Sunday Angelus, when…

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Pope Francis writes to Syrian President Assad

Protection of civilian life, an end to the humanitarian catastrophe in Idlib Province, concrete initiatives for a safe return of displaced persons, the release of detainees and access for families…

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Man’s first step on the moon should spark desire for greater goals – dignity for the weak, more justice among peoples, and more future for our common home – Pope Francis

“Fifty years ago, yesterday”, Pope Francis said on Sunday, “Man set foot on the moon, achieving an extraordinary dream.” Addressing the crowd gathered in St Peter’s Square for the Angelus…

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Do the right-wing victories mean that Pope Francis has lost the battle against the alt-right Christians? – Fr Joe Borg

St Pope John Paul II seems to have had more electoral successes than Pope Francis. This opening sentence will probably surprise many given that popes do not lead political parties…

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Pope Francis bombarded with insults after tweeting to pray for migrants

Insults in Italian replying to a tweet from Pope Francis flooded Twitter on Monday after he wrote about migrants. "Migrants are first of all human persons, and that they are…

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Photo Story: Pope Francis celebrates Mass on the sixth anniversary of his visit to Lampedusa

A handout picture provided by the Vatican Media shows Pope Francis celebrating the Holy Mass on the sixth anniversary of his visit to Lampedusa, Vatican City. Photo: EPA-EFE/VATICAN

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Pope Francis expresses his hope for humanitarian corridors for migrants

Pope Francis on Sunday invited the faithful to join him in prayer for the “poor, unarmed people who were killed or injured by an air strike on a detention center…

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Pope Francis receives Vladimir Putin

Pope Francis on Thursday received Vladimir Putin in an audience at the Vatican. It's the Russian president's sixth visit to the Vatican, and his third audience with Pope Francis. Vladimir…

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Putin to meet the Pope today

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Pope Francis on Thursday, amid speculation that the visit could be a prelude to the first trip by a pope to Russia.…

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Vatican insists that priests cannot reveal confession secrets

The Vatican on Monday strongly reaffirmed Catholic teaching that priests cannot reveal what they learn in confession, in an apparent response to moves in Australia and elsewhere to force them…

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Pope praises Trump-Kim meeting

Pope Francis praised on Sunday the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and said he hoped it would lead to peace. He said…

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The Lord does not work miracles with those who consider themselves righteous, but with those who know themselves to be needy – Pope Francis

As Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis on Saturday celebrated the feast of the Patrons of this ancient city, Saints Peter and Paul. Dressed in red vestments and against the backdrop of…

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Sadly those who shout the most and loudest, seem to be right and persuade others – Pope Francis

Pope Francis celebrated Corpus Christi in a smaller Roman neighborhood. It is off the beaten path, without many public facilities and characterized by a lower quality of life. However, Pope…

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Pope Francis calls for restraint and diplomacy in the wake of tankers incident in Gulf of Oman

Pope Francis called for restraint and a lowering of tensions in the Middle East on Sunday following attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman that have raised…

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Pope Francis decries modern ‘culture of insults’ on social media

The Pope warned that the more people use online platforms the less social they become, and criticized the trend "to hurl adjectives" at each other. Pope Francis noted that "the…

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Pope Francis urges Hungarians and Romanians to put their troubled past behind

Pope Francis braved a rain-soaked, twisting drive through the mountains of Transylvania on Saturday to visit Romania’s most famous shrine, urging Romanian and ethnic Hungarian faithful to work together for…

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Corporate Dispatch End-Of-Day Roundup

Good evening, These are the headlines of the stories which journalists from around the world where working on in the past news cycle, carefully curated by the researchers at CiConsulta…

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Pope Francis starts visit in Romania

Pope Francis arrived in Bucharest on Friday at the start of a three-day pilgrimage to majority-Orthodox Romania. On his first day, Francis was expected to meet Prime Minister Viorica Dancila,…

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Abortion is always unacceptable, even if foetus is fatally ill of has pathological disorders – Pope Francis

Pope Francis said Saturday that abortion was always unacceptable, regardless of whether a fetus is fatally ill or has pathological disorders. He also urged doctors to help women bring to…

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Pope Francis urges journalists to persevere with the reports of the forgotten people who suffer

In an address to the Foreign Press Association at the Vatican on Saturday, Pope Francis urged journalists to reject fake news and to persevere with the reports on the troubling…

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Photo Story: Children saved from Libya go for a drive with Pope Francis

Pope Francis gave a lift to eight children who only last month were airlifted out of Libya. Pope Francis took eight children rescued from crisis-hit Libya for a ride in…

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Aldo Moro’s daughter asks Pope Francis to interrupt her father’s beatification process

The daughter of Aldo Moro, Maria Fida, appealed to Pope Francis to "interrupt his father's beatification process". In a letter of appeal the woman asks for "clarity" and attacks, explaining…

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Pope Francis Sunday starts trip to Bulgaria and North Macedonia

Pope Francis on Sunday starts a trip to Bulgaria and North Macedonia where he will have to tread carefully because of sensitive relations with the dominant Eastern Orthodox Church in…

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Nineteen conservative Catholics accuse and brand Pope Francis as heretic

A group of nineteen Catholics, including some prominent academics, have published an open letter to the bishops of the world accusing Pope Francis of heresy. The letter, made public on…

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Pope Francis asks for prayers and safe humanitarian corridors for refugees of the Libyan conflict

Pope Francis has asked for prayers for vulnerable refugees trapped detention centers in Libya, where conflict is raging. Addressing the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Regina Coeli…

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Pope Francis prays that the light of the Risen Christ shines in the darkness of conflicts around the world

In his Easter Urbi et Orbi address, Pope Francis prayed that the light of the Risen Christ shine in the darkness of conflicts around the world, especially those in…

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Pope’s Easter vigil Mass calls on worshipers to live for God not material things

Pope Francis led Catholics into Easter at a vigil Mass on Saturday night and called on worshippers to live for God, not fleeting things such as wealth or success. The…

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Prostitution, hunger and loneliness are today’s Crosses – Pope Francis

Thousands gathered around the Colosseum to participate in the Way of the Cross with Pope Francis. As usual the cross was carried around this historic monument. This year the readings…

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Here I am

Pope Francis lies down in prayer during the celebration the Lord's Passion on Good Friday at Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, 19 April 2019. Good Friday is a Christian commemoration…

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Pope Francis ushers in the most solemn period in the Catholic liturgical calendar

Pope Francis is ushering in the most solemn period in the Catholic liturgical calendar by celebrating a Holy Thursday Mass. The Chrism Mass celebrates the unity of priests with…

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Archbishop Scicluna writes Pope Francis tribute for Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People edition

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna has been tasked to give his reflections on Pope Francis, for Time Magazine's edition of the 100 most influential people in the world. In his reflections,…

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg meets Pope Francis

Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday met Pope Francis at the end of his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square. Thunberg shook hands and briefly spoke to…

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Where there’s conflict, let us bring peace

Pope Francis bends to kiss the feet of the South Sudan President President Salva Kiir Mayardit (2-R) alongside other leaders gathered by him for the peace initiative, at the Vatican…

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The Council of Cardinals wants more women in Vatican posts

The Council of Cardinals (C9), which advises Pope Francis on reforms of the Catholic Church, in its latest meeting this week, tackled the issue the presence of women in top…

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Pope Francis inaugurates new Parish in San Giulio, Rome

Pope Francis’ visit to the parish of San Giulio Papa, in the neighbourhood of Monteverde, was marked especially by his meetings with various groups of parishioners. Vatican News reports that…

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Alert after man ran towards motorcade carrying Pope Francis and Moroccan King

Security guards tackled a man who ran towards a motorcade carrying Morocco's King Mohammed VI and Pope Francis. The motorcade had been travelling in Morocco's capital Rabat, as the king…

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Pope Francis in Morocco decries anti-migrant sentiments, signs appeal for sacredness of Jerusalem

Visiting a country used as a launch point for Africans and others trying to reach Europe, Pope Francis took aim Saturday at the world’s hardening anti-migrant sentiments and said problems…

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Pope starts 27-hour visit to Morocco

Pope Francis today started a visit to Morocco. A visit as a “servant of hope” to encourage the country’s small Catholic community, the migrants hosted there and all people…

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Pope signs law to prevent child abuse in Vatican and its embassies

Pope Francis on Friday made it compulsory in law to report the sexual abuse of children within the Vatican and in its diplomatic missions worldwide. It is the first…

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Papal hand kissing mystery solved

During these last days there has been much speculation and mystery as to why Pope Francis repeatedly withdrew his right hand when people bowed and tried to kiss. The mystery…

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Pope Francis accepts resignation of Chilean cardinal caught up in sex abuse scandal

A Vatican statement on Saturday said Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati, the archbishop of Santiago, Chile, who has been caught up in the country's sex…

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PHOTO STORY: Pope Francis receives in audience Maltese President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca

In her final days before she leaves office, President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca was received in audience by Pope Francis at the Vatican. The President of Malta, who subsequently met with…

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Malta’s Minister of Foreign Affairs interviewed on migration by Rome Reports

Carmelo Abela, Malta's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion, was interviewed by Rome Reports whilst on a visit to the “Museum of the Popes” in the Vatican. Abela is…

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World leaders react on New Zealand massacre

World leaders expressed condolences and condemnation following the deadly attacks on mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, while Muslim leaders said the mass shooting was evidence of a…

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On this day, six years ago Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope

It was on 13 March 2013, that Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He was elected in the 5th ballot on the…

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Lent is a time to rediscover the direction of life

Pope Francis summoned Christians to slow down in a fast-paced and often directionless life and fast from the unnecessary things that distract us, to heed Lent that he described as…

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Pope invites faithful not to let Lent pass in vain

Pope Francis is calling on the faithful not to let the Lenten season of grace pass in vain, and to live as children of God acknowledging and obeying His law,…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Friday

Good morning, These are the main headlines from Malta's newspaper front pages. The property rental rates registered an increase of 175% in the past five years. L-Orizzont reports that the increase in…

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Pope Francis opens historic summit on child sexual abuse

Pope Francis opened a historic summit meeting Thursday morning devoted to the scourge of child sexual abuse, an issue that has for decades devastated and eroded faith in some corners of…

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Pope calls for prayers for Summit on sexual abuse

Pope Francis has called on the faithful to pray for a summit this coming week at the Vatican to look at the issue of sex abuse. The Pontiff called the…

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From Ratzinger to Bergoglio, Scicluna at the forefront of the fight on Child Abuse

The Catholic News Agency (Italian edition) reports that Archbishop Scicluna stands out as one of the clergymen who are fighting in the forefront to stem the scandal of child abuse.…

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Pope defrocks former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick

Pope Francis has expelled Theodore E. McCarrick, a former cardinal and archbishop of Washington, from the priesthood, after an expedited canonical process that found him guilty of sexually abusing minors…

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Artificial Intelligence, the Common Good and Humanity on the agenda of meeting between Pope Francis and Microsoft’s President

Pope Francis debated the potential threats artificial intelligence poses to humanity with the head of Microsoft on Wednesday, ahead of a robotics summit at the Vatican, it said. "In the wrong…

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Manifesto of Faith published by sacked Cardinal Mueller defining differences between Pope and the Conservatives within the church

A cardinal who was sacked from a senior Vatican post by Pope Francis has written his own “Manifesto of Faith,” in the latest attack on the pontiff’s authority by a…

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Pope Francis rated as World’s Best Leader

Pope Francis has been rated as the world's best leader. This is according to Gallup International’s Annual Global Survey conducted in 55 countries. Pope Francis has gained 56 percent, snatching…

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