VATICAN CITY, Holy See - Pope Francis on Wednesday appealed for global solidarity with Turkey and Syria following a devastating earthquake, and thanked those risking their lives to help. More than 9,500 people have so far been confirmed dead following Monday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake, although...
JUBA, South Sudan -- Pope Francis on Friday urged the leaders of South Sudan to make "a new start" for peace, warning that history would remember them for their actions, as he began a three-day visit to the violence-wracked country. "The process of peace and reconciliation requires a new start,"...
KINSHASA, DR Congo - Pope Francis is due to arrive on a three-day visit to South Sudan on Friday to promote peace and reconciliation in the world's youngest country, riven by the scars of civil war and extreme poverty. The "pilgrimage of peace" is the first ever papal visit to South Sudan since the...
KINSHASA, DR Congo -- Pope Francis on Thursday urged tens of thousands of young people in the Democratic Republic of Congo to work towards a better future and shun corruption in the deeply Catholic country, which is plagued by violence in its east. Pope Francis (C), seated on a wheelchair, waives...
KINSHASA, DR Congo -- Pope Francis slammed "brutal atrocities" committed in eastern DR Congo after hearing harrowing accounts of violence from the turbulent region during the second day of his visit to the conflict-torn country Wednesday. At the Apostolic Nunciature in the Kinshasa, the Holy See's...
KINSHASA, DR Congo -- Pope Francis arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, denouncing "economic colonialism" that he said had plundered the resources of the mineral-rich and conflict-torn nation. Pope Francis delivers a speech in the garden of the Palace of the Nation during the...
Pope Francis embarked on his fifth visit to Africa on Tuesday, where he will first visit the Democratic Republic of Congo and then South Sudan to plead for peace in the countries, both wracked by decades of stubborn conflict. Thousands of well-wishers were expected at Kinshasa's Ndjili airport to...
As the Catholic Church prepares to observe World Missionary Day in October, the Holy Father Pope Francis calls on the faithful to be missionaries and help spread the Word of God. Pope Francis (Manila Bulletin file) “Let us set out again with burning hearts, with our eyes open and our feet in...
The House of Representatives has adopted a measure conveying to His Holiness Pope Francis the profound condolences of the chamber over the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Adopted by the House members during plenary session Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 24 was House Resolution (HR) No. 688. The...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Pope Francis led the funeral of his predecessor Benedict XVI on Thursday in front of tens of thousands of mourners in St Peter's Square, an event unprecedented in modern times. Scarlet-clad cardinals, dignitaries and thousands of priests and nuns from around the world...
Pope Francis speaks during the end of year Vespers and Te Deum prayer at St. Peter's Basilica in The Vatican on December 31, 2022. The End of year vespers at St Peter’s Basilica takes place as former pope Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in six centuries to step down as head of...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See – With the death of Benedict XVI, Pope Francis enters a new phase of his papacy free from the constraints of co-existing with a predecessor, but conservative criticism of his reforms may not end. For the first time since his 2013 election, the Argentine pontiff is...
