Pope heads to Mongolia to minister to its few Catholics and complete centuries-old East-West mission
VATICAN CITY — When Pope Francis travels to Mongolia this week, he will in some ways be completing a mission begun by the 13th-century Pope […]
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Vatican seeks to tamp down outrage over pope’s words of praise for Russian imperial past
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Tuesday sought to tamp down an uproar that erupted after Pope Francis praised Russia’s imperialist past during a video […]
Pope warns of social media perils: relationships reduced to algorithms, partisan propaganda, hatred
Pope Francis in a speech to Catholic lawmakers has warned against social media reducing human relationships to “mere algorithms” and urged lawmakers to be vigilant […]
German archbishop ‚disappointed‘ by diocese employees‘ attempts to access porn
BERLIN — The archbishop of Cologne, one of Germany’s most important Catholic dioceses, on Friday expressed disappointment that employees used work computers to try to […]
Pope visits Portuguese shrine known for apocalyptic prophesy linked to Russia as war rages on
FATIMA, Portugal — Pope Francis visited the Portuguese town of Fatima on Saturday to pray for peace at a shrine that has captivated Catholics for […]
Pope Francis urges students in Portugal to fight economic injustice and protect the environment
LISBON, Portugal — LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis challenged university students on Thursday to make the world a more just and inclusive place, as […]
Pope Francis urges students in Portugal to fight economic injustice and protect the environment
LISBON, Portugal — LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis challenged university students on Thursday to make the world a more just and inclusive place, as […]
Pope Francis can expect to find heat and hope in Portugal, along with fallout from sex abuse scandal
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis plans to head to Portugal on Wednesday to open the first post-pandemic edition of World Youth Day, hoping to inspire […]
Pope Francis will be in Portugal for 5 days. Here’s what he will visit
LISBON, Portugal — LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis begins a five-day trip to Portugal on Wednesday for World Youth Day, the international Catholic jamboree […]
As the pope heads to Portugal, he is laying the groundwork for the church’s future and his legacy
VATICAN CITY — When Pope Francis made the first foreign trip of his papacy, to Rio di Janeiro for World Youth Day in 2013, he […]