Pope reveals he was target of suicide bomb attempt during 2021 Iraq visit
VATICAN CITY : Pope Francis has revealed he was the target of an attempted suicide bombing during his visit to Iraq three years ago, the first by a Catholic pontiff to the country...
Pope calls for ‘mutual respect’ between religions in Syria
Pope Francis called Wednesday for “mutual respect” between religions in Syria
VATICAN CITY : Pope Francis called Wednesday for “mutual respect” between religions in Syria,...
Pope Francis set to visit Turkiye for Council of Nicaea anniversary in 2025
The pope had already expressed in June the desire to go on the trip despite international travel becoming increasingly difficult for him
ROME : Pope...
Pope Francis to visit French island of Corsica on Dec. 15, local church says
Short visit to the island’s capital city Ajaccio will mark his 47th foreign trip since becoming pope in 2013
Corsica’s population of some 356,000 is estimated by...
“Holy Kaaba” … Will They Ever Stop?!
Misleading campaigns are exploiting events, successes, and the remarkable development witnessed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on all fronts to tarnish the image of the Land of the Two Holy Mosques...
Notre Dame bells ring out in Paris for first time since 2019 fire
PARIS : The bells of Notre Dame in Paris rang out together on Friday for the first time since a 2019 fire that devastated the historic cathedral, AFP reporters said.The sound of...
Pope Francis’s diverse choices of new cardinals won’t smooth path for successor
Geographic diversity is important to Francis, an Argentinian born an ocean away from Rome
Some two dozen cardinals have been the first ever chosen from their home...
Thousands gather in Ethiopia’s capital to celebrate a religious festival. Many are thinking of...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of the local Orthodox...
Pope Francis heads to Singapore on final stop of Asia tour
The marathon four-nation tour has already taken in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
In Singapore he is set to meet the city-state’s leaders, deliver a state address...
Pope arrives in the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea with a ton of...
VANIMO, Papua New Guinea — Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church on the peripheries, bringing with him a ton...