Pope Francis In Iraq, Seeks End To Violence

Pope Francis In Iraq, Seeks End To Violence

Pope Francis has called for an end to violence and extremism, on the first ever papal visit to Iraq. The pontiff is making his first international trip since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.  Covid and security fears have made...
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Pope Prays For 317 Kidnapped Nigerian Students

Pope Prays For 317 Kidnapped Nigerian Students

Pope Francis on Sunday decried the kidnapping of 317 students from their boarding school in northwest Nigeria and prayed for the girls’ quick release. Addressing the public in St. Peter’s Square, Francis said he was adding his voice to others...
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Pope Condemns Storming Of The Capitol In Washington

Pope Condemns Storming Of The Capitol In Washington

Pope Francis has condemned the storming of the Capitol building in Washington earlier this week and called on people to reject such violence, in a television interview to be broadcast later on Sunday. There will always be people who oppose...
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Pope: Consider Others During Pandemic, Don’t Just Focus On Travel

Pope: Consider Others During Pandemic, Don’t Just Focus On Travel

People need to think beyond their next travel plans and consider how much others may be suffering due to the pandemic, Pope Francis said after Sunday’s midday prayer. It would be better if people thought about how to help the...
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Pope Francis Seeks Vaccines For All

Pope Francis Seeks Vaccines For All

Pope Francis in his message on Friday prayed for an end to suffering in the world and emphasized on unity among the people. The Pope on the Christmas day, offered the faithful the traditional papal blessing “Urbi et Orbi’’ (to the...
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Pope Urges Help For Poor At Low-Key Christmas Eve Mass

Pope Urges Help For Poor At Low-Key Christmas Eve Mass

Pope Francis celebrated a low-key Christmas Eve Mass made sombre by the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, and said people should feel obliged to help the needy because Jesus himself was born a poor outcast. The Mass was held in a...
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Pope Francis Dedicates All Souls Prayers To Coronavirus Victims

Pope Francis Dedicates All Souls Prayers To Coronavirus Victims

Pope Francis on Monday offered his All Souls prayers especially for those who lost their lives due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Today we pray for all the #Faithful Departed and especially for the victims of the #Coronavirus, for those who...
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Coronavirus: Pope Urges People Not To ‘Yield To Fear’

Coronavirus: Pope Urges People Not To ‘Yield To Fear’

Pope Francis has urged people not to “yield to fear” over coronavirus, calling on them to be “messengers of life in a time of death”. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church was speaking at his Easter vigil service on...
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Christmas Message: Pope Defends Migrants, Calls For Peace

Christmas Message: Pope Defends Migrants, Calls For Peace

Pope Francis urged the world to let the light of Christmas pierce the “darkness in human hearts” that leads to religious persecution, social injustice, armed conflicts and fear of migrants. In his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the...
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Pope Seeks End To Nuclear Weapons

Pope Seeks End To Nuclear Weapons

Pope Francis landed in the wind and rain in Tokyo on Saturday evening, issuing a call for an end to nuclear weapons in the only country to have suffered a nuclear bomb attack. He is set to travel to Hiroshima...
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Pope Francis Approves Revision Of Italian Missal

Pope Francis Approves Revision Of Italian Missal

Pope Francis has approved a revised  third edition of the Italian Missal, including changes to the Lord’s Prayer and Gloria. On May 22nd during the General Assembly of the Episcopal Conference of Italy, President Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti announced th...
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WORLD DAY OF PEACE MESSAGE OF POPE FRANCIS

WORLD DAY OF PEACE MESSAGE OF POPE FRANCIS

Good politics is at the service of peace 1. “Peace be to this house!” In sending his disciples forth on mission, Jesus told them: “Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’ And if a son of...
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Pope To Politicians: See Politics As Service To Society

Pope To Politicians: See Politics As Service To Society

The Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has advised politicians across the world to see politics as service to society and an opportunity to impact on human communities and institutions. The Pope’s message tagged ‘The Celebration of The...
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Pope Reassures Chinese Catholics After Deal With Beijing

Pope Reassures Chinese Catholics After Deal With Beijing

Chinese Catholics should move on from past divisions and behave as “good citizens,” Pope Francis said on Wednesday, days after the Vatican signed a landmark deal with the Communist regime in Beijing.“We can initiate an unprecedented process that we hope....
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