ROME â Pope Francis called for a global ceasefire this weekend while again decrying Israelâs âcrueltyâ in dealing with Palestinians in Gaza. âLet us pray for a ceasefire on all war fronts, in Ukraine, the Holy Land, in all the Middle East and the entire world, at Christmas,â the pontiff said in his weekly Angelus
Pope Francis Alleges âMachine-Gunningâ of Children in Gaza: ‘So Much Cruelty!’
Vatican to publish never-before-seen homilies by Pope Benedict XVI written during his 10-year retirement
The Vatican next year will publish a collection of never-before-seen homilies delivered by the late Pope Benedict XVI during his private Sunday Masses, most of them penned during his 10-year retirement, officials said Saturday. The consecrated women who tended to Benedict during his pontificate and retirement recorded the homilies as he delivered them, and have now transcribed […]
On this day in history, August 26, 1978, Pope John Paul I is elected, would serve for only 33 days
Cardinal Albino Luciani was elected pope and took the name Pope John Paul I on this day in history, Aug. 28, 1978. John Paul I would have a very brief time as the head of the Catholic Church â dying of a heart attack just 33 days after his election. Born on Oct. 17, 1912, […]
John Kerry Praises Pope Francis for Letter Slamming U.S. over Carbon Emissions
ROME â John Kerry has congratulated Pope Francis for a new letter on the âclimate crisisâ in which the pope calls out the United States for its high per capita carbon emissions. On Thursday, Mr. Kerry â U.S. special presidential envoy for Climate â applauded the pontiff for his âpowerful wordsâ in Laudato Deum (Praise
Watch: Sylvester Stallone Meets Pope Francis, Trades Fake Punches With Him
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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 […]
NY Governor Cuomo: Letâs Abolish The Death Penalty Because The Pope Says So! Um, How About Abortion?
On Thursday evening, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo responded to the Popeâs new position opposing the death penalty. Pope Francisâs new draft of the catechism states, âThe Church teaches, in the light of the Gospel, that âthe death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person,â and […]
Bannon, Salvini, And A Powerful Catholic Cardinal Are Gunning For Pope Francis
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 […]
Pope Francis: Ban All Weapons.
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
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 […]
SHOCKING Never Before Seen Prophecy of Pope John Paul II Is Published in Italy â On Muslim Invasion of Europe.
A never-before published prophecy attributed to Pope John Paul II has been revealed by a close confidant of the former pontiff during a memorial lecture on his life, the contents of which could cause scandal within the increasingly liberal and politically-correct Vatican. Speaking in Italy on October 22nd, Monsignor Mauro Longhi from Trieste, an Opus […]
ISIS Group Releases Image of ‘Beheaded’ Pope Francis.
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.
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
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’
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 […]