In Cyprus, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said the Vatican had expressed an intention to re-settle a number of migrants from the island to Rome but gave no details. "This is a tangible expression of solidarity by the Head of the Roman Catholic Church to people in ...
On 12 March, Pope Francis had already announced this intention to the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, also announcing a visit to Fátima “It was, as it had been five years ago, an occasion to see how the Pope is attentive to everything. He spoke, of course, about...
According to the book, British intelligence informed Iraqi police as soon as Francis arrived in Baghdad that a woman wearing explosives was heading toward Mosul and was planning to blow herself up during the papal visit. “And that a truck was heading there fast with the same intention,” Fran...
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campaign and criticized him for promoting dialogue with islam. the argentine pope, the first non-european elected to the post in nearly 1,300 years, has in the past criticized president donald trump's intention to build a wall to stop illegal migrants crossing the u.s. border with...
Francis has taken up Ukraine’s request to intervene where possible to return Ukrainian children transported to Russia following Moscow’s invasion. The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant in late March for Lvova-Belova and Russian President Vladimir Putin,...
“People want to look for a better future for their families, so you can’t stop them if they have the intention of going somewhere else,” Tejado said. “But at least we try to create the conditions they might return.” That could be difficult. ...
ROME (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis’ peace envoy Tuesday as part of the Holy See’s peace and humanitarian initiatives for Ukraine, with the plight of Ukrainian children taken to Russia topping the agenda, the White House...
We are all commanded to fast and thus given the grace to carry out that commandment, but only some of us are given the grace to fast in the manner of Francis. It would be wrong for us to imitate Francis in that regard unless we have been told and equipped—”to will and not will ...
for Jesus and Mary. It will be difficult because satan will be present before him and manifesting all his seductive powers at that moment, but God’s Mercy Is So Great that He will grant this special intention of Our Lady for his eternal salvation. The faithful must pray for him and not...