Pope Francis

Pope Francis Names First Woman To Senior Vatican Diplomatic Post

World News | Reuters | Friday January 17, 2020

Pope Francis on Wednesday named the first woman to hold a high-ranking post in the Secretariat of State, the male-dominated Vatican's diplomatic and administrative nerve centre.

What Pope Francis Said After Nun Asked Him For A Kiss

Offbeat | Reuters | Wednesday January 8, 2020

Pope Francis, who last month angrily slapped the hand of a woman who yanked him toward her, gave a light-hearted reaction more typical of his papacy on Wednesday when a nun asked him for a kiss. He said yes, although only after she promised not to bite him.

Pope Says Sorry For Slapping Devotee Who Tugged Him

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 2, 2020

Pope Francis apologised Wednesday for slapping a woman who had grabbed him as he greeted a crowd of devotees, shortly before he delivered a speech denouncing "every form of violence against women."

Pope Francis In Christmas Message Appeals For Global Peace

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 26, 2019

Christmas was celebrated all around the world on Wednesday, with Pope Francis appealing for peace in many of the world's hotspots while festivities were muted for Filipinos battered by a typhoon, as well as in strike-bound France.

"Don't Let Church Failings Distance You From God": Pope Francis On Christmas Eve

World News | Reuters | Wednesday December 25, 2019

Pope Francis led the world's 1.3 billion Roman Catholics into Christmas on Tuesday, urging them not to let the Church's failings lead them away from accepting God's love.

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation Of Archbishop Accused Of Sexual Assault

World News | Reuters | Wednesday December 18, 2019

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Luigi Ventura, the Holy See's ambassador to France, who has been accused of sexual harassment, the Vatican said on Tuesday.

Pope Francis Names New Financial Regulator Following Police Raid

World News | Reuters | Wednesday November 27, 2019

Pope Francis, moving quickly to fill a top financial position left vacant by an ongoing scandal, on Wednesday named a senior official from the Bank of Italy to head the Vatican's financial regulator.

Pope Francis Urges World Leaders To Abolish Nuclear Weapons

World News | Reuters | Monday November 25, 2019

Pope Francis appealed on Monday to world leaders to ensure that nuclear weapons are never used again, a day after he visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only cities ever to be hit by atomic bombs.

"Black Hole Of Destruction And Death": Pope Francis On Hiroshima Bombing

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday November 24, 2019

Pope Francis Sunday described the use of nuclear bombs as "a crime", as he took his appeal for an end to atomic weapons to Hiroshima in an emotional meeting with survivors.

At Nagasaki, Pope Francis Condemns "Unspeakable Horror" Of Nuclear Weapons

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday November 24, 2019

Pope Francis railed against the use of nuclear weapons and the growing arms trade on Sunday as he paid tribute to the "unspeakable horror" suffered by victims of the Nagasaki atomic bomb.

Pope Francis Reaches Thailand, Begins 7-Day Asia Trip

World News | Reuters | Wednesday November 20, 2019

Pope Francis arrived in Thailand on Wednesday to meet with the country's small but devoted Catholic minority on a seven-day Asian trip that will include a family reunion in Bangkok and take his anti-nuclear message to Japan.

Guess Who's Coming To Lunch? Pope Hosts Meal For 1,500 Homeless People

World News | Reuters | Sunday November 17, 2019

Pope Francis hosted 1,500 homeless and needy people for lunch on Sunday as the Roman Catholic Church marked its World Day of the Poor.

Pope Francis Compares Politicians Who Rage Against Gays To Hitler

World News | Reuters | Friday November 15, 2019

Pope Francis said on Friday politicians who rage against homosexuals, gypsies and Jews remind him of Hitler.

Spread Of Pornography In Digital World Growing Rapidly: Pope Francis

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 15, 2019

Pope Francis has warned of the dangers that young people face when accessing the Internet and called on digital companies to boost protective measures.

French Bishops Vote To Offer Payments To Survivors Of Sex Abuse By Clergy

World News | Reuters | Sunday November 10, 2019

French bishops voted on Saturday in favour of a plan to offer payments to people who were sexually abused as children by members of the Catholic clergy.