The envoy, Ivan Soltanovsky, said Francis also told him he wanted another meeting with Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, who has strongly supported President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Soltanovsky, a 68-year-old career diplomat, presented his cr...
MANILA, Philippines - With Christmas just 10 days away, former Manila Mayor Gemiliano "Mel" Lopez Jr. on Friday recalled the "precious" time he spent with the late Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in Rome 22 years ago. Of the Pope, Lopez said, "he had a special love for children....
Speaking to reporters on his airplane as he flew back to Rome after a visit to Geneva, Francis also reiterated that he supports the Roman Catholic bishops in the United States who condemned the immigration policy of separating children from parents who enter the U.S. illegally. "I a...
"Children always bear a message," the 87-year-old pontiff said. "They bear a message. And it is a way for us to have a younger heart." He also had a message for those who do not see a place for themselves in the Catholic Church anymore. "I would say that there is always a...
When he was elected pope in 2013, he had one sibling still alive, his sister Maria Elena Bergoglio, who revealed she had once hoped he wouldn’t be chosen pope. “During the previous conclave, I was praying for him not to be elected… because I didn’t want my brother to leave,” ...
"They had to find a reason to let me go. I had my arm in a sling because of an injury." "Comrade, you are wounded," he was told. "Go on." He was soon reunited with his parents, and later his brother, who had been held in a POW camp in Italy. ...
“There is the waste of children that we don’t want welcome,” he said. “It is really a murder.” Valentina Rossi, member of the Union of Sammarinese Women and a referendum promoter, said the vote result was “far beyond the most optimistic expectations.” She said it showed t...
Up to a million people are expected to attend the canonization mass on Saturday at the shrine for the children, who the Vatican believes received messages from the Madonna that have become known as the three secrets of Fatima. Surprising Facts About Pope Francis ...
pneumonia killsmore children under the age of 5than any other infectious disease. Other vulnerable groups include people who are immunocompromised or who have other serious underlying medical conditions.
Rome, Italy (CNN)-- A priest who was accused of sexually abusing children -- and whose subsequent move from one location to another the pope approved when he was a German cardinal -- has been suspended, his archdiocese announced Monday. The priest was later convicted. ...