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Pope marks ‘Easter of solitude’ in virus lockdown

Pope Francis prayed for coronavirus victims in an unprecedented livestream Easter Sunday message delivered from...

Pope slams leaders on ‘weak’ response to climate change

Pope Francis accused world leaders on Thursday of failing to listen to the concerns of...

Pope slap a hit on social media

An image of Pope Francis slapping his way free from the clutches of an admirer...

Church is losing influence, pope warns

Pope Francis today called on church leaders for a "change in mentality", saying the Christian...

The Pope and UN chief call for religious and environmental tolerance

Pope Francis and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday jointly appealed for religious tolerance and environmental...

Pope meets with embattled Malta PM despite plea to cancel

Pope Francis held a private audience with outgoing Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat yesterday, despite...

Hiroshima survivors tell pope of attack ‘hell’

Survivors of the nuclear attack on Hiroshima told Pope Francis yesterday of the "scene of...

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 meets Thai Buddhist patriarch on visit promoting harmony

Pope Francis met with Thailand's supreme Buddhist patriarch today in a gilded Bangkok temple on...

Pope demands ‘predators’ stop plundering the Earth

Pope Francis said today it was time for "predators" to stop plundering the Earth for...

Countries that make weapons of war foment migration but refuse refugees, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis yesterday scolded countries that produce weapons for wars fought elsewhere and then refuse...

Climate change is ‘challenge of civilisation,’ Pope tells U.N. conference

Pope Francis told world leaders gathered at the United Nations yesterday that climate change was...

Deforestation must be seen as global threat: pope in Madagascar

Pope Francis said today rapid deforestation and reduction in biodiversity in individual countries should not...

Pope, ending Mozambique visit, slams corrupt leaders

Pope Francis, ending his visit to Mozambique, yesterday scolded political and business leaders in the...

Pontiff to travel in locally-made popemobile for Madagascar trip

Over the decades, popemobiles have typically been the preserve of major car manufacturers such as...

Pope fears for Amazon, the planet’s ‘vital lung’

Pope Francis on Sunday voiced concern for the Amazon rainforest, a "vital" lung for the...

Putin meets pope, ‘welcoming’ populist govt during Italy trip

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Rome Thursday for a lightning visit including talks with...

Iraq officially invites pope to visit

President Barham Saleh has sent an official invitation to Pope Francis to visit Iraq after...

Pope calls on politicians not to “sow hatred”

Pope Benedict reaffirmed today that politicians should not "ever sow hatred and fear"...

Pope apologises to Roma for Catholic Church’s ‘discrimination’

Pope Francis apologised to the Roma people on Sunday for the Roman Catholic Church's "discrimination"...

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