Pope Francis was seen kissing the hand of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI following a consistory ceremony to install 13 new cardinals at the Vatican. Francis and the new cardinals paid a visit to Benedict, Pope Emeritus, who lives across the Vatican gardens in a converted monastery, following the ceremony on Saturday. The Vatican said Benedict … Read more
The Pope compares abortion to ‘hiring a hitman’ as he encourages women to protest new law legalising the procedure in Argentina Pope Francis has written to protesters in Argentina opposing legal abortions He told women that ‘the country is proud’ of them, and to keep demonstrating Francis also compared abortion to ‘hiring a killer to … Read more
Pope Francis met with five members of the NBA‘s newly formed National Basketball Social Justice Coalition at the Vatican on Monday to discuss issues related to equality. San Antonio Spurs guard Marco Belinelli, Sterling Brown of the Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac, Kyle Korver of the Milwaukee Bucks and Memphis Grizzlies power forward Anthony … Read more
Vatican demands an explanation from Instagram after Pope Francis’s account liked a photo of a Brazilian model dressed as a schoolgirl Instagram users noticed the papal ‘like’ under a racy photo of Natalia Garibotto The Vatican claimed it ‘can exclude that the “like” came from the Holy See’ The Brazilian model joked after the mishap: … Read more
Good afternoon. A few weeks ago, I spoke at Gettysburg about the need to unite our nation. Today, here at Warm Springs, I want to talk about the need to heal our nation. Over these past few months there has been so much pain, so much suffering, so much loss in America. Over 225,000 people … Read more
Pope Francis praised a breastfeeding mother as he reverted to going without a coronavirus face mask during the Vatican general audience today. Francis mentioned Switzerland’s Valentina Frey at the start of the audience in the Paul VI hall while she breastfed her daughter Charlotte Katharina. He said the act was an example of ‘tenderness’ and ‘beauty’ before … Read more
Mask-free Pope tells faithful he cannot risk greeting them and shaking their hands following coronavirus spike in Italy as four Swiss Guards test positive for Covid-19 Pope Francis apologises to the faithful after waving from a distance at a public audience in the Vatican The 83-year-old, who appeared without a mask, said the unprecedented measures … Read more
A British-born computer whizz who died from leukaemia aged 15 has been placed on the path to sainthood during a beatification ceremony at a cathedral in Italy. Carlo Acutis, who was born in London in 1991 to Italian parents before moving as a child to Milan, was honoured with a ceremony at the Basilica of San Francesco … Read more
Pope Francis tells parents of LGBT children that ‘God loves them as they are’ Pope Francis reassures the parents of LGBT children that God loves them Parents of LGBT children felt that some religious figures would not accept them The Pope met a group seeking greater acceptance from the church to LGBT people They gave … Read more
Pope Francis today removed his mask and reached out to touch the faithful, both young and old, at a ‘limited’ public audience at the Vatican. The 83-year-old, who resumed his Wednesday General Audience’s last week, told the packed San Damaso courtyard that the coronavirus would be defeated by God’s love. The pontiff removed his mask … Read more