Tag: Pope Francis
Pope Francis describes Texas Church shooting as “act of senseless violence”
The mass shooting at a Texas Church over the weekend in which 26 people were killed was “act of senseless violence,” Pope Francis has...
Terminally ill British baby, Charlie Gard, dies
The parents of critically ill Charlie Gard on Friday announced that their son has died a week to his first birthday after being transferred...
Pope gives warring Imo Catholic priests ultimatum over bishop
Pope Francis has given a 30-day ultimatum to warring Catholic priests in Imo State to accept the nomination of a bishop or face being...
Pope wades into ethnic crisis in Nigerian Catholic Church
Pope Francis has intervened in an ethnic crisis rocking the Nigerian Catholic Church in Ahiara, Imo State, whose Bishop, Peter Okpaleke, is unwanted by...
Twitter mocks Trump after meeting Pope
US President Donald Trump met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday and Twitter couldn’t help but notice the gloomy look on the Pontiff’s...
Pope appoints Nigerian as envoy to Ireland
Pope Francis has appointed Nigerian Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland.
He is the first African to represent the Holy See in...
Pope grants all Catholic priests authority to forgive abortion
Abortion, which remains a "grave sin" in the eyes of the Catholic Church, can be forgiven by ordinary priests for the foreseeable future —...
Pope Francis visits former Nigerian prostitutes in Italy
Pope Francis surprised 20 former prostitutes on Friday by knocking on their door in Rome and popping in for a chat.
The Argentine, who has...
Pope Francis sad at Orlando massacre, prays for victims
Pope Francis is shaken and saddened by the “homicidal folly and senseless hatred” that has left at least 50 people dead in an attack...
Pope Francis calls for flexibility in treatment of divorced Catholics
Pope Francis has published new guidelines on family life that argue the Church should show more understanding of modern realities.
The document, based on two...