Pope Francis

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...

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

Pope Francis shares jovial meeting with brother Jesuits in Jakarta

pope francis met with fellow members of the jesuit order during his first full day in indonesia which was spent in the capital city of jakar...

Indonesia’s Muslims join Catholics in welcoming Pope Francis as 12-day grand tour kicks off

jakarta – during pope francis’s first full day of events in jakarta, both muslim leaders and locals have joined indonesia's catholics in wel...

Elise Ann Allen

Pope Francis has landed: longest tour of his papacy begins in Indonesia

jakarta – pope francis has arrived in jakarta at the start of the longest trip of his papacy and a tour that aims to showcase not only his a...

Elise Ann Allen

Immigration: The Pope versus the General

rome – amid a spiraling italian debate over immigration, two personalities increasingly are coming to symbolize the opposing positions. in o...

‘The Pope and the President’: new exhibit charts friendship between John Paul II and Ronald Reagan

a new exhibition opening in the us seeks to highlight the close bond and collaborative spirit that existed between two of the biggest person...

Pope voices concern about religious freedom in Ukraine after ban on Russian Church

pope francis has addressed a new law in ukraine restricting the activities of the russian orthodox church, voicing concern about its impact ...

Unravelling the Three-Church Problem

in the realm of astrodynamics the so-called three-body problem is one of the oldest challenges in celestial mechanics. it focuses on trying ...