Pope Francis
Popes are for life, resignations should not become a fashion, Francis says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has said that pontiffs resigning instead of ruling for life should not become a "fashion" in…
Pope says Church conservatives exploited death of ex-pope Benedict
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Pope Francis has said some in the conservative wing of the Roman Catholic Church…
Pope Francis says laws criminalising LGBT people are a ‘sin’ and an injustice
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Sunday that laws criminalising LGBT people are a sin and an injustice…
UPDATED: Pope Francis wraps up South Sudan trip, urges end to ‘blind fury’ of violence
JUBA, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Pope Francis wound up a peace mission to South Sudan on Sunday urging the people to make…
Pope wraps up Congo visit, heads to volatile South Sudan
KINSHASA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Pope Francis wraps up an emotional visit to Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday and heads to…
Shun ethnic rivalry and corruption, Pope tells African youth
KINSHASA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Thursday urged young people in Democratic Republic of Congo to forge a new future…
Pope Francis urges mutual forgiveness to end Congo conflict
By Philip Pullella and Paul Lorgerie KINSHASA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday urged people in Democratic Republic of Congo,…
‘Hands off Africa,’ Pope Francis tells rich world
By Philip Pullella and Paul Lorgerie KINSHASA (Reuters) - Pope Francis denounced the "poison of greed" driving conflicts in Africa as he…
Pope calls for Israel, Palestinians to halt “spiral of death”
(Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday called on Israel and the Palestinians to engage in dialogue in pursuit of peace, deploring the…
It shouldn’t seem so surprising when the pope says being gay ‘isn’t a crime’ – a Catholic theologian explains
by Steven P. Millies -Professor of Public Theology and Director of The Bernardin Center, Catholic Theological Union Once again, Pope Francis has…
Pope says marriage is between man and woman, basis of the family
ANSA - Christian marriage is that of a man to a woman and the family is based on this, Pope Francis said…
Pope condemns Holocaust denial
VATICAN CITY, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned Holocaust denial, as Australia came under pressure to refuse a visa…