•Pope Francis waves from the main balcony of St. Peter’s square in the Vatican today as thousands of faithful gather Pope Francis called today for “arms to be silenced” around the world in his Christmas address, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the “extremely grave” humanitarian situation in […]...
•Pope Francis during his private audience with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in The Vatican. Pope Francis, who has recently intensified criticism of the Israeli offensive in Gaza, today received Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas, with whom he discussed the “serious” humanitarian situation. The pair, who have previously met several times...
•Pope Francis Pope Francis said today that the Catholic Church must “seek forgiveness” over the “scourge” of child sexual abuse, during a visit to Belgium where the Church’s dark past looms large. In a speech before political and civil society leaders that opened his three-day visit to the country, Francis denounced the “tragic instances of [&...
•Activists of the NGO for the Ethical Treatment of Animals during Pope Francis weekly general audience today at The Vatican Animal rights activists briefly interrupted Pope Francis’ weekly audience at the Vatican today, holding up signs demanding an end to bullfighting. Two activists from PETA, an international charity which defends animal rig...
•Pope Francis during a meeting with relatives of Israeli hostages Pope Francis yesterday met relatives of several Israelis taken hostage by Hamas in the October 7 attacks. The 87-year-old pontiff had previously met a group of relatives of hostages at the Vatican in November, the same day as meeting Palestinians who have family in Gaza, [&helli...
•Pope Francis Catholic Bishops in Nigeria have expressed disagreement with the position of Pope Francis on the blessing of same-sex couples. The Pope’s stance could be translated as endorsement of same-sex marriage by the Church, reports Daily Trust. In a speech delivered by President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Most Rev...
•Pope Francis A Nigerian Catholic priest identified as Father Ugochukwu Ugwoke has defended Pope Francis after the Catholic Church head gave permission to blessing same-sex marriage. It was reported yesterday that Pope Francis officially granted priests permission to bless same-sex and “irregular” couples, under certain circumstances. However,...
•Pope Francis Mixed reactions have trailed the Vatican’s approval of blessings for same-sex couples It would be recalled that in a document approved by Pope Francis, the Vatican backed “the possibility of blessings for couples in irregular situations and for couples of the same sex”, reports Nigerian Tribune. “One should not prevent or prohibi...
•Pope Francis The Vatican today approved blessings for same-sex couples, a hugely contested issue in the Catholic Church, as long as they are not in contexts related to civil unions or weddings. In a document approved by Pope Francis, the Vatican backed “the possibility of blessings for couples in irregular situations (including unmarried coup...
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