Pope Francis says Africans are 'special case' when it comes to LGBT blessings

Pope Francis says Africans are 'special case' when it comes to LGBT blessings

File picture of Pope Francis leading a prayer from his window at the Vatican on January 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: via Reuters Pope Francis said in an interview published on Monday he is confident critics of his decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples will eventually understand it, except for Africans who are “a … Read more

Pope wants to be buried outside Vatican; simplify papal funeral rites

Pope wants to be buried outside Vatican; simplify papal funeral rites

Pope Francis interacts with children during a weekly general audience, at the Vatican. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Francis has decided to vastly simplify the elaborate funeral rites for a pontiff and be the first one to be buried outside the Vatican in more than a century. The pope, who turns 87 on Sunday, disclosed … Read more

Pope Francis says two-state solution needed for Israel-Palestine

Pope Francis says two-state solution needed for Israel-Palestine

VATICAN CITY -Pope Francis said on Wednesday a two-state solution was needed for Israel and Palestine in order to put an end to wars such as the current one and called for a special status for Jerusalem. In an interview with Italian state television RAI’s TG1 news channel, Francis also said he hoped a regional … Read more

Pope Francis offers prayers after Odisha train accident

Pope Francis offers prayers after Odisha train accident

Derailed coaches of the Coromandel express are seen on its accident spot at Bahanaga railway station in Balasore district of Odisha on June 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout Pope Francis on Saturday voiced immense sadness at the Odisha train accident which killed at least 261 people and injured over 900, and offered his … Read more

Pope jokes he’s ‘still alive’ as he leaves hospital | CNN

Pope jokes he’s ‘still alive’ as he leaves hospital | CNN

Rome CNN  —  Pope Francis joked that he is “still alive” as he left the hospital in Rome where he spent the past few days being treated for a respiratory infection. He stopped to talk to well wishers and journalists after being discharged from Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Saturday morning. The Pontiff was in good … Read more

Pope showing ‘marked improvement,’ could leave hospital soon; PM Modi wishes him speedy recovery

Pope showing ‘marked improvement,’ could leave hospital soon; PM Modi wishes him speedy recovery

Pope Francis helped to get on his car at the end of weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Pope Francis went to a Rome hospital on Wednesday for some previously scheduled tests, slipping out of the Vatican after his general audience and before the busy start of … Read more

Pope expands sex abuse law, reaffirms adults can be victims

Pope expands sex abuse law, reaffirms adults can be victims

Pope Francis meets the faithful at the end of an audience with people of Rome at the Paul VI hall in the Vatican on March 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Pope Francis on Saturday updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding Catholic hierarchs accountable for covering up cases of sex abuse, expanding the … Read more

Pope says equal opportunities for women are key to a better world

Pope says equal opportunities for women are key to a better world

Pope Francis waves as he leaves at the end of the weekly general audience on March 8, 2023 at St. Peter’s square in The Vatican. | Photo Credit: AFP Pope Francis on Wednesday decried violence and prejudice against women and said granting equal pay and opportunities could help create a more peaceful and sustainable world. In … Read more

Pope Francis attracts more than one million worshippers to DRC Mass | CNN

Pope Francis attracts more than one million worshippers to DRC Mass | CNN

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo CNN  —  More than one million people attended Pope Francis’ Mass in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Wednesday, the Vatican Press Office said, citing figures estimated by local authorities. Francis’ trip to the DRC – the first papal visit since 1985 – comes at a time the … Read more

Pope Francis leads funeral for predecessor Benedict XVI, a first in modern times | CNN

Pope Francis leads funeral for predecessor Benedict XVI, a first in modern times | CNN

Rome CNN  —  Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor former Pope Benedict XVI Thursday, in a funeral attended by tens of thousands of mourners at St. Peter’s Square. The event marked the first occasion in modern times that a pontiff had presided over the funeral of his predecessor – and the first ever of … Read more