Pope Francis

The subtle Catholic spirituality vying with the dangerous darkness in Pope Francis’s ‘peripheries’

port moresby – the capital city of papua new guinea, and one of the most crime-ridden cities in the world, is a classic example of what pope...
Elise Allen

Pope starts East Timor trip with calls he name clergy in abuse scandals highly Catholic nation still reels from

dili – as pope francis begins his brief, two-day visit to east timor, one of the key underlying issues he will have to grapple with is the c...
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Francis confronts dark magic, witchcraft and violence against women in Papua New Guinea

port moresby – those involved in helping vulnerable and abused women in papua new guinea are hoping that pope francis’s three-day visit to t...
Elise Ann Allen

Thanks, but no thanks: Francis's support of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church rebuffed

rome – if ever proof were needed of pope francis’s indefatigable commitment to outreach, the fact that today he's in vanimo in papua new gui...
John L Allen

Be close to those on the peripheries, Pope Francis tells clergy and religious in Papua New Guinea

port moresby – pope francis has told bishops, clergy and religious in papua new guinea to be close to those on the peripheries and to contin...
Elise Ann Allen

Papua New Guinea: Pope urges development, protection of women and end to crime

port moresby – pope francis has urged national authorities in papua new guinea to promote responsible and equitable development, and to brin...
Elise Ann Allen

Indonesian police arrest seven for terror plot to kill Pope Francis

seven people in indonesia have been detained after a failed plot to attack pope francis during his visit to the country. local media says th...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis flies to Papua New Guinea - and into one of the world's most dangerous cities

port moresby – pope francis has concluded the first leg of his four-nation tour of asia and oceania, leaving indonesia friday morning and la...
Elise Ann Allen

In Indonesia, Pope Francis was Chairman of the Board for Religious Moderates Inc.

rome – for anyone who lived through the events of sept. 11, 2001, and their aftermath, the memories may seem fresh as yesterday, but it’s ac...
John Allen

Take the risk of following Christ; do not fear ‘the night of failure’, Pope declares on last day in Indonesia

jakarta – pope francis celebrated mass for the indonesia's minority catholic population on his final day in the country, telling them not to...
Elise Ann Allen