Rocky star Sylvester Stallone visited the Vatican with his family on Friday and met Pope Francis, who told the actor that he is a big fan of his films. The two then playfully traded punches together. âWell, thank you very much for taking time from your busy day, we appreciate this very much,â Stallone told Pope
Pope Francis selects US priest who runs outreach for LGBTQ+ Catholics to join major Vatican gathering
September 15, 2023 by
An American Jesuit who runs outreach ministry for LGBTQ Catholics was been tapped by Pope Francis on Friday to be among participants at a major Vatican gathering of bishops and laypeople later this year. The Vatican unveiled the names of bishops, priests, nuns and laypersons who will take part in the weeks-long meeting that the […]
Pope Francis gives women the right to vote at meeting of bishops
June 30, 2023 by
Pope Francis has decided to give women the right to vote at an upcoming meeting of bishops, an unprecedented change that reflects his hopes to give women greater decision-making responsibilities and laypeople more say in the life of the Catholic Church. Francis approved changes to the norms governing the Synod of Bishops, a Vatican body […]
Pope Francis Denies Claims That John Paul II Prowled For Underage Girls Like Missing Teen Emanuela Orlandi
April 16, 2023 by
Pope Francis on Sunday weighed into a decades-old scandal that has rocked the Vatican, defending Pope John Paul II after the brother of a missing teen raised allegations that the former pope sought out underage girls to molest.Francisâs comments came up in relation to the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, a 15-year-old girl who lived in
Pope Francis Urges Buddhists to âEcological Conversionâ
March 12, 2023 by
VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images ROME â Pope Francis urged a delegation of Cambodian Buddhists to conversion this week not to Christianity, but to environmental responsibility. In his address to Buddhists in the Vatican Thursday, the pontiff did not utter the name of Jesus, but four times he insisted on the need for âecological conversionâ
Pope Francis: Satan Uses Three âPoisonsâ to Tempt Us
March 2, 2023 by
ROME â Pope Francis said Sunday that the devil tempts human beings with three âpoisons,â namely attachments, distrust, and power, in order to separate us from God. In his weekly Angelus message in Saint Peterâs Square, the pontiff reminded pilgrims that âdevilâ means âone who divides,â and that Satan always seeks to separate people from
Pope Francis: Spend Less on Christmas, Send Excess to Ukraine
February 8, 2023 by
ROME â Pope Francis is urging Christians to spend less on Christmas this year and to send the savings to the people of Ukraine. âThere is so much suffering in Ukraine, so much, so much!â the pontiff told the crowds gathered in the Vatican for his weekly General Audience Wednesday. âI would like to draw
Pope Francis Denounces âWars of Dominationâ Fueled by âAggressive Nationalismâ
November 17, 2022 by
ROME â Pope Francis warned Saturday that humanity is regressing into âanachronistic conflictsâ fueled by extremism and âaggressive nationalism.â âAfter two tragic world wars,â the pope said in an address to members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, âit seemed that the world had learned to move progressively towards respect for human rights, international law
Nicaraguans Denounce âScandalous Silenceâ of Pope Francis as Communists Attack Churches, Silence Catholic Radio
September 16, 2022 by
Nicaraguan Catholics are reportedly increasingly upset at Pope Francis for remaining silent as the oppressive Communist regime of dictator Daniel Ortega shuts down Catholic radio stations and sends goon squads to harass protesters. The U.S. State Department on Wednesday denounced the Ortega regime for ordering six radio stations belonging to the Roman Catholic Church to…
Pope Francis Invites Delegation of Canadian Indigenous People to Vatican
July 4, 2021 by
ROME, Italy â Pope Francis has invited a delegation of indigenous people of Canada to the Vatican in December amidst controversy surrounding the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at Church-run schools for natives. Vatican News reported that the encounter will take place this coming December just before Christmas and will include three separate bilateral…
Pope Francis Calls for âTemporary Suspensionâ of Property Rights to Vaccines During ‘Vax Live’ Concert
May 9, 2021 by
ROME â Pope Francis called for universal access to coronavirus vaccines and âthe temporary suspension of intellectual property rightsâ Saturday. âGod the Creator instills in our hearts a new and generous spirit to abandon our individualisms and promote the common good,â the pope told participants in the VAX LIVE concert, âa spirit of justice that mobilizes…
Pope Francis Tells âVax Liveâ Concertgoers to Abandon Individualism
May 4, 2021 by
ROME â Pope Francis sent a video message to participants in the Vax Live concert in Los Angeles Sunday night, urging concertgoers ânot to forget the most vulnerableâ in vaccine distribution. In his Spanish-language message, the pontiff prayed that the âCreator God would infuse in our hearts a new, generous spirit to abandon our individualisms…
Embattled Pope Francis ‘Has No Intention’ of Stepping Down and Is ‘Embittered’ by Viganò Letter
August 29, 2018 by
Pope Francis leaves after his weekly general audience, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Embattled Pope Francis has no intention of stepping down amid accusations that he covered up sexual abuse charges against the now retired Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Italian news agency ANSA reported Wednesday, citing âclose associatesâ of the pope. […]
Ex-Nuncio Accuses Pope Francis of Failing to Act on McCarrickâs Abuse.
August 27, 2018 by
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò (Edward Pentin Photo) In an extraordinary 11-page written testament, a former apostolic nuncio to the United States has accused several senior prelates of complicity in covering up Archbishop Theodore McCarrickâs allegations of sexual abuse, and has claimed that Pope Francis knew about sanctions imposed on then-Cardinal McCarrick by Pope Benedict XVI […]
Pope Francis Is Woefully Wrong about the Death Penalty.
August 10, 2018 by
Pope Francis visits the University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy – 17 Feb 2017 (Rex Features via AP Images) Pope Francis has amended the Catechism of the Catholic Church to reject the death penalty. Whether this is an appropriate Catholic stance is for Catholics to decide. But the complete elimination of the death penalty would undermine […]
Bannon, Salvini, And A Powerful Catholic Cardinal Are Gunning For Pope Francis
June 22, 2018 by
As the populist wave continues to rise throughout Europe – most recently in Italy where refugees are now being turned away, prominent conservative Catholics are coming together to take on Pope Francis. At the center of the intra-faith efforts are Steve Bannon, along with Italy’s new interior minister Matteo Salvini and American Cardinal Raymond Burke […]
Vatican Newspaper Under Pope Francis Praises Karl Marx the Founder of Communism.
May 9, 2018 by
The LâOsservatore Romano is the daily newspaper of the Vatican City State. The paper was founded in 1861. It is classified as a semi-official newspaper of the Holy See. The paper this week praised communist founder Karl Marx. More than a 100 million people were killed by communist regimes in the 20th century. Previous popes […]
Pope Francis: Ban All Weapons.
April 29, 2018 by
Today on Twitter, the head of the Roman Catholic Church called for a ban on all weapons. Pope Francis asserted that the mere presence of weapons makes us constantly live in fear of war. Do we really want peace? Then letâs ban all weapons so we donât have to live in fear of war. — […]
Day after US student-led gun control marches, Pope Francis urges young people to âkeep shoutingâ
March 26, 2018 by
Pope Francis, a long-time advocate of gun control, has apparently supported the wave of student-led marches in the U.S. ( Chris Jackson/Getty Images) Pope Francis on Sunday opened Holy Week services leading up to Easter by urging young people to âkeep shoutingâ and not let âolder generationsâ silence them. His comments came one day after […]
ISIS Group Releases Image of ‘Beheaded’ Pope Francis.
November 21, 2017 by
Pope Francis poses with members of the Spanish Navy at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Nov. 15, 2017. (Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto/Sipa via AP Images) Just a few days after circulating a propaganda poster depicting a jihadist driving toward the Vatican, a pro-ISIS media group today released another […]
Pope Francis, Netanyahu Send Their Blessings as Museum of the Bible Opens in D.C.
November 18, 2017 by
Washington, D.C. â Prominent leaders from many faiths gathered in D.C. Friday for the dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony that marked the opening of the non-sectarian, $500 million Museum of the Bible which seeks to entertain and educate visitors about the history of the Bible and its significance. The dedication ceremony of the museum, which […]
Pope Francis: âMuslim Terrorism Does Not Existâ
February 20, 2017 by
In an impassioned address Friday, Pope Francis denied the existence of Islamic terrorism, while simultaneously asserting that âthe ecological crisis is real.â âChristian terrorism does not exist, Jewish terrorism does not exist, and Muslim terrorism does not exist. They do not exist,â Francis said in his speech to a world meeting of populist movements. What […]
Pope Francis: ‘Muslim Terrorism Does Not Exist’
February 19, 2017 by
Pope Francis Pope Francis visits the University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy – 17 Feb 2017 (Rex Features via AP Images) It’s not that Pope Francis is an idiot who doesn’t believe that Muslims commit terrorist acts. Far from it. The pope is an idiot who believes that Muslims don’t commit acts of terror in the […]
Pope Francis Equates Christianity to Communism
November 27, 2016 by
In an interview with Pope Francis published November 11 by the Italian newspaper, Repubblica, the supreme authority of the Catholic Church equated Christianity with Communism when asked about his views on Marxist ideology. âIt is the communists, in all cases, that think like Christians. Christ has spoken of a society where the poor, the weak and the […]
Pope Francis Declares Mother Teresa a Saint
September 6, 2016 by
VATICAN CITY (TheBlaze/AP) â Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint on Sunday, praising her for her service to societyâs most unwanted. Pope Francis waves to faithful as he leaves after a Holy Mass and the canonisation of Mother Teresa of Kolkata, on Saint Peter square in the Vatican, on September 4, 2016.(ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images) […]
How Pope Francis Betrayed His Name
September 4, 2016 by
When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the new Catholic pope in 2013, he chose the name of Francis to indicate that his pontificate would be one of mercy and compassion for the poor and needy. Such is the reputation of his eponym, Saint Francis of Assisi: “the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man […]
Pope Dope: Imam thanks Pope Francis for saying Islam is a religion of peace
August 9, 2016 by
The imam knows. He is thanking the Pope for being so useful, in advancing Islamic lies, so that people in the West remain unaware of the true nature of the jihad threat. âAt unplanned meeting, imam thanks Francis for his comments on Islam,â CNA, August 5, 2016: Assisi, Italy, Aug 5, 2016 / 05:09 pm […]
Pope Francis: Islam’s Friend, Christianity’s Foe?
May 22, 2016 by
The man known as the pope and the vicar of Christ â but who in light of what follows is probably best referred to by his real name, Jorge Mario Bergoglio â recently gave an interview demonstrating why “so many people think he is the anti-Christ.” The more salient features follow: Christ as Warmonger In […]
Pope Francisâ Comparison of the âIdea of ConquestâŚin the Soul of Islamâ and Jesusâ Words in the Book of Matthew May Not Sit Well With You
May 21, 2016 by
Pope Francis recently addressed fears of Islam and the religionâs âidea of conquestâ in an interview with French Catholic newspaper La Croix, proposing that some people might also see the call for conquest as being inherent in Matthewâs gospel. âToday, I donât think that there is a fear of Islam as such but of ISIS and its […]
Pope Francis meets with Bernie Sanders
April 16, 2016 by
It was a gathering of leftists today in Rome, as Pope Francis met with Bernie Sanders following the presidential candidateâs 15-minute address to a conference on social, economic and environmental issues, decrying wage and wealth equality. Normally, pontiffs are loath to give the appearance of intervening in American elections, and for that reason there are […]