Pope Francis

Glasgow summit is 'final opportunity' to end irreparable damage to God's creation, say bishops

the climate summit in glasgow could represent the last chance for world leaders to agree a strategy to halt environmental degradation and cl...

Catholic group decries Oklahoma execution, during which inmate vomited

washington, d.c. newsroom, oct 29, 2021 / 17:09 pm a catholic organization is calling on oklahoma to stop executing prisoners following yet ...

Christine-Rousselle

The Pope missed a golden opportunity at his meeting with Joe Biden

at his 29th october meeting with u.s. president joe biden, pope francis missed a golden opportunity to exercise pastoral responsibility and ...

Pope appears on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day to demand 'urgent change of direction' to halt climate change

speaking on bbc radio, pope francis has appealed for the world to take “an urgent change of direction” to preserve the planet for future gen...

Italian Senate blocks controversial ‘anti-homophobia’ bill

vatican city, oct 28, 2021 / 05:00 am a bill to introduce “anti-homophobia” legislation in italy, harshly criticized by pro-family leaders a...

Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis donates $170,000 to Catholic Church in Syria

damascus, syria, oct 28, 2021 / 04:05 am pope francis has donated $170,000 to the catholic church in syria for its charitable work with the ...

Pope Francis to visit Canada in 'pilgrimage of healing and reconciliation' with Indigenous peoples

vatican city, oct 27, 2021 / 09:00 am the vatican has announced that pope francis is considering an invitation to visit canada in light of t...

White House: Pope Francis ‘has spoken differently’ than Biden on abortion

washington d.c., oct 27, 2021 / 14:00 pm ahead of president joe biden’s oct. 29 meeting with pope francis, a white house spokeswoman acknowl...

UK lawmakers formally propose ‘Amess amendment’ on last rites to bill

london, england, oct 26, 2021 / 04:30 am u.k. lawmakers have formally proposed an “amess amendment” to a bill going through parliament seeki...

Pope Francis names Jeffrey Sachs to pontifical academy

on monday, pope francis appointed the economist jeffrey sachs to the pontifical academy of social sciences.  the holy see press office&...