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Pope Francis holds historic meeting with top Shia cleric Sistani in Iraq's Najaf
Pope Francis held a historic meeting with Iraq's top Shia cleric Ali al-Sistani on Saturday, in a powerful appeal for coexistence in a land torn by ... Middle East -
Pope Francis to meet Shia cleric Sistani during visit to Iraq: Cardinal
Pope Francis is to meet top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani during the first-ever papal visit to Iraq in March, a senior Catholic cleric told ... Middle East -
Coronavirus: Catholic churches resume public mass in Italy after two months
Pope Francis inaugurated the full reopening of St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday and Catholic churches held public Masses for the first time in two ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Pope Francis calls for fasting during day in Ramadan for end of COVID-19
Pope Francis has called on “believers of all faiths” to unite next Thursday in a day of fasting and prayer to ask “God to help humankind overcome the ... Features -
Inspiring interfaith moments during the coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has crossed borders and cultures indiscriminately, affecting people’s lives regardless of their race or religion. While the ... Features -
Pope Francis holds first ever virtual general audience with Italy on lockdown
Pope Francis, holed up in the Vatican by Italy’s coronavirus epidemic, held his first virtual general audience on Wednesday, thanking medical ... World News -
Pope Francis voices support for coronavirus victims via livestream
Pope Francis expressed solidarity Sunday with the victims of the novel coronavirus in his first livestreamed prayer and message from the Vatican. ... World News -
Pope Francis to deliver Sunday’s prayer by livestream amid coronavirus fears
The Vatican said Pope Francis will deliver Sunday’s Angelus Prayer by livestream instead of in person from his window overlooking Saint ... World News -
Pope Francis tests negative for coronavirus: Italian media
Pope Francis, who canceled a Lent retreat for the first time in his papacy because he is suffering from a cold, has tested negative for coronavirus, ... Middle East -
World economy conference with Pope Francis postponed due to coronavirus
A conference on the world economy due to take place in Italy later this month with Pope Francis taking part has been postponed until November because ... World News -
Pope Francis will skip spiritual retreat due to a cold
Pope Francis announced on Sunday that a cold he is suffering from will force him to skip a week-long Lenten spiritual retreat with senior Vatican ... World News -
Pope Francis resumes individual official audiences, cancels group meetings
Pope Francis, who has been suffering from what the Vatican says is a “slight indisposition,” resumed official audiences with individuals ... World News -
Pope cancels audiences due to apparent cold
Pope Francis canceled his official audiences Friday after apparently coming down with a cold.The Vatican said the 83-year-old pontiff celebrated ... Variety -
Pope cancels visit with Rome priests following ‘slight indisposition’
Pope Francis is sick and skipped a planned Mass with Rome clergy across town on Thursday, officials said. The Vatican said the 83-year-old pontiff had ... World News -
Pope Francis trip to Iraq called off amid unrest in the country
Pope Francis indicated on Wednesday he would not be visiting Iraq this year as he had hoped to do.His improvised comments to a group of visiting ... Middle East -
Pope Francis warns against ‘unfair’ solutions to end Israel-Palestine conflict
Pope Francis has cautioned against “unfair” solutions aimed at ending the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. In a speech Sunday ... Middle East -
Meet Pope Francis’ top Arab aide, Egyptian priest Yoannis Lahzi Gaid
When extremists attacked a Catholic Church in Baghdad in 2010, killing 58 Iraqi Christians, Egyptian priest Yoannis Lahzi Gaid witnessed the bloodbath ... Features -
Pope tells Web companies to be vigilant against human traffickers
Pope Francis called on internet-based companies Sunday to be vigilant about keeping human traffickers from using electronic communications to entrap ... Digital -
Abu Dhabi marks interfaith effort a year after Pope’s visit
Interfaith leaders gathered on Monday in Abu Dhabi to mark one year since Pope Francis’ historic trip to the Arabian Peninsula, a visit that saw ... Variety -
Pope Francis backs Iraqi call for its sovereignty to be respected
Pope Francis met Iraq’s president on Saturday and the two agreed that the country’s sovereignty must be respected, following attacks on ... Middle East -
Pope calls for dialogue and restraint amid growing US-Iran tensions
Pope Francis called on Sunday for dialogue and restraint two days after the killing of a top Iranian military commander by the United States. ... World News -
Pope: Sorry I lost patience with hand-shaker who yanked me
Pope Francis has apologized for hitting the hand of a well-wisher who grabbed him and yanked him toward her.In his new year’s wishes to the ... Variety -
Pope defends migrants, calls for peace in Christmas message
Pope Francis urged the world to let the light of Christmas pierce the “darkness in human hearts” that leads to religious persecution, ... World News -
Pope, Canterbury archbishop send Christmas ‘peace’ wishes to South Sudan
Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby on Wednesday sent wishes of “peace and prosperity” to South Sudan as ... World News -
Pope denounces ‘rigidity’ as he warns of Christian decline
Pope Francis warned Saturday that “rigidity” in living out the Christian faith is creating a “minefield” of hatred and ... World News -
Pope, UN issue message on migrants, climate, nuclear weapons
Pope Francis and the UN chief issued a joint year-end message on Friday urging the world to remember children dying of hunger, migrants seeking safety ... World News -
Pope presses anti-nuke, environment call in peace message
Pope Francis is pressing his anti-nuke campaign in his annual peace message, saying the fear of nuclear annihilation embodied by the doctrine of ... World News -
Pope condemns Iraq’s ‘harsh’ crackdown on protesters
Pope Francis on Sunday criticized Iraq’s crackdown on anti-government protests, which have led to the deaths of more than 400 people since they ... World News -
Vietnam ‘bans’ activist priest from attending Pope’s Japan mass
Vietnam blocked a Catholic priest from travelling to Japan to attend a mass by the Pope, he said Thursday, accusing the government of targeting him ... World News -
Pope to list nuclear weapons as immoral in Catholic manual
Pope Francis announced on Tuesday he would declare the use and possession of nuclear weapons “immoral” in the Catholic Church’s ... Variety