Tag: Pope Francis

Pope appoints new archbishop for booming African diocese

Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya: “We come from a culture in which tradition normally is handed from one generation to the other”

Hungarian bishops defend life on feast of Holy Innocents

Hungarian bishops issued a statement re-confirming Church teaching and the importance of protecting "conceived human life"

Civilians killed in Burkina Faso attack

An attack by Islamic extremists on Christmas Eve leaves 35 civilians dead in the West African state of Burkina Faso.

Pope Francis: the World is ‘afraid’ of real meaning of Christmas

The pope: "The manger scene “is a genuine way of communicating the Gospel"

Pope Francis attacks exploitation of women, children as he begins Thailand trip

Pope Francis arrives in Thailand for the first visit here by the head of the Roman Catholic Church since St. John Paul II in 1984

UN warns of imminent humanitarian crisis in the Sahel

More than 860,000 people have been displaced in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger due to growing extremist attacks

Pope visits catacombs of Priscilla to pray for dead on Feast of All Souls

He will celebrate a Mass at 4:00 p.m. in commemoration of the dead, in one of the oldest Paleo-Christian cemeteries.

“Plug 'n' Pray" eRosary – wearable smart device to pray the rosary

The project brings together the best of the Church’s spiritual tradition and the latest advances of the technological world.

Pope Francis holds private meeting with Mike Pompeo

Pompeo and Pope Francis urge religious freedom in Mideast, and elsewhere

Pope Francis greets the peoples of Romania ahead of Apostolic Journey - Video!

He says he is coming to the country as a pilgrim - the Holy Father is also visiting the great yearly pilgrimage at Csíksomlyó