# pope-francis - Wednesday 5 January, 2022
# Oh The Humanity
# Oh The Humanity
The Pope said replacing children with pet dogs or cats is a ‘denial of fatherhood and motherhood’.
# pope-francis - Sunday 26 December, 2021
# Family
# Family
Francis has acknowledged how some relationships may have become strained during lockdown.
# pope-francis - Thursday 23 December, 2021
# Pope Francis
# Pope Francis
As he has before, the pontiff used his annual Christmas address to take Vatican administrators to task for their perceived moral and personal failings.
# pope-francis - Sunday 5 December, 2021
# Greece
# Greece
The pontiff said Europe was “torn by nationalist egoism”.
# pope-francis - Friday 29 October, 2021
# Vatican
# Vatican
Biden’s support of abortion rights and same-sex marriage has put him at odds with many US bishops.
# pope-francis - Tuesday 5 October, 2021
# Vatican
# Vatican
Cardinal Angelo Becciu served as the equivalent of chief of staff for Pope Francis at the time of the deal.
# pope-francis - Sunday 12 September, 2021
# Budapest
# Budapest
The pontiff has said Europe must welcome migrants, while the Hungarian prime minister is staunchly against mass immigration.
# pope-francis - Tuesday 22 June, 2021
# Vatican
# Vatican
The Vatican argues the anti-homophobia law violates a treaty between Rome and the Holy See.
# pope-francis - Thursday 10 June, 2021
# Reinhard Marx
# Reinhard Marx
German Cardinal Reinhard Marx offered to resign as archbishop of Munich and Freising over the church’s mishandling of abuse cases
# pope-francis - Tuesday 1 June, 2021
# Vatican
# Vatican
It came after repeated complaints by victims of sexual abuse and others that previous wording within the code was outdated and opaque.
# pope-francis - Tuesday 6 April, 2021
# Papal Visit
# Papal Visit
The OPW said it was hopeful the €800,000 plus refurbishment would be completed by the end of July.
# pope-francis - Monday 8 March, 2021
# Iraq
# Iraq
During the first ever papal trip to Iraq, the Pope called for an end to violence and extremism.
# pope-francis - Sunday 7 March, 2021
# Papal Visit
# Papal Visit
The pontiff was due to celebrate an open-air Mass on the last day of his visit.
# pope-francis - Saturday 6 March, 2021
# Papal Visit
# Papal Visit
Pope Francis met with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Iraq today.
# pope-francis - Friday 5 March, 2021
# Papal Visit
# Papal Visit
Foreign minister Fuad Hussein said Iraqis were eager to welcome Francis’s ‘message of peace and tolerance’.
# pope-francis - Wednesday 3 March, 2021
# Pope Francis
# Pope Francis
Pope Francis is set to meet the revered Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf.
# pope-francis - Sunday 10 January, 2021
# Capitol Violence
# Capitol Violence
Pope Francis urged the US authorities to protect democratic values.
# pope-francis - Friday 25 December, 2020
# Urbi Et Orbi
# Urbi Et Orbi
The pontiff also called for fraternity and compassion to be shared among all peoples this Christmas.
# pope-francis - Saturday 28 November, 2020
# Vatican
# Vatican
Pope Francis has created 95 new cardinals since his election in 2013.
# pope-francis - Friday 20 November, 2020
# Jesus Mary And Joseph
# Jesus Mary And Joseph
The ‘like’ was spotted earlier this week but has since been removed.
# pope-francis - Wednesday 21 October, 2020
# Papal Blessing
# Papal Blessing
The Pope made the comments in a documentary released today.
# pope-francis - Saturday 17 October, 2020
# Abuse
# Abuse
The pontiff accepted the resignation of Edward Janiak as bishop of Kalisz.
# pope-francis - Monday 12 October, 2020
# Vatican
# Vatican
George Pell was convicted but ultimately absolved by Australia’s High Court of sex abuse allegations.
# pope-francis - Thursday 10 September, 2020
# The Vatican
# The Vatican
“The Church has condemned inhuman, brutish, vulgar pleasure, but has on the other hand always accepted human, simple, moral pleasure,” he added.
# pope-francis - Sunday 12 July, 2020
# Istanbul
# Istanbul
Turkish president Erdogan formally converted the museum back into a mosque on Friday.
# pope-francis - Sunday 12 April, 2020
# Easter Mass
# Easter Mass
“This is not a time for self-centeredness, because the challenge we are facing is shared by all,” the pope said.
# pope-francis - Sunday 5 April, 2020
# Easter
# Easter
Normally, tens of thousands of pilgrims would have attended Easter Week services.
# pope-francis - Wednesday 26 February, 2020
# Ash Wednesday
# Ash Wednesday
“It is the time to give up useless words, chatter, rumours, gossip, and talk and to speak directly to the Lord,” the pontiff said.
# pope-francis - Tuesday 14 January, 2020
# Not In My Name
# Not In My Name
While Benedict has sought to ease the crisis in the Vatican, Cardinal Robert Sarah has said the former pope did co-author the book.
# pope-francis - Monday 13 January, 2020
# The Two Popes
# The Two Popes
Francis is currently considering allowing it in remote locations, such as the Amazon, where communities seldom have Mass.
# pope-francis - Wednesday 8 January, 2020
# Papal Peck
# Papal Peck
The image of Francis slapping his way free from the clutches of an admirer last week was an instant hit on social media.
# pope-francis - Wednesday 1 January, 2020
# Apology
# Apology
“I apologise for the bad example given yesterday,” Pope Francis said.
# pope-francis - Wednesday 25 December, 2019
# Urbi Et Orbi
# Urbi Et Orbi
The pontiff sent well wishes to all of those living in conflict areas this Christmas time.
# pope-francis - Tuesday 17 December, 2019
# Pontifical Secret
# Pontifical Secret
The reform is part of changes being introduced by the Church today.
# pope-francis - Sunday 24 November, 2019
# Pope Francis
# Pope Francis
Thousands of Japanese people came out in heavy rain to hear the pope speak.
# pope-francis - Friday 25 October, 2019
# Indigenous
# Indigenous
The pontiff asked for forgiveness and said the indigenous statues had been found.
# pope-francis - Sunday 13 October, 2019
# Joining The Ranks
# Joining The Ranks
Pope Francis will create five new saints today.
# pope-francis - Sunday 6 October, 2019
# Vatican
# Vatican
The move is part of discussions to address a shortage of priests in the Amazon region.
# pope-francis - Monday 1 July, 2019
# New Saint
# New Saint
Cardinal John Henry Newman will be canonised in October by Pope Francis.
# pope-francis - Thursday 9 May, 2019
# Catholic Church
# Catholic Church
The law declares that anyone who has knowledge of abuse is obliged to report it to the Church.
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