Tag: Pope Francis

London: Pope Francis has called for international mediation to ease escalating tensions over North Korea’s nuclear activity, the media reported on Sunday. Speaking to the media on Saturday aboard his plane after a visit to Egypt, Pope Francis said: “There are so many facilitators in the world, there are mediators who offer themselves, such as […]

Rome: Pope Francis has said he is open to married men becoming priests to combat the Roman Catholic Church’s shortage of clergy. In an interview with German newspaper Die Zeit, Pope Francis said the lack of Catholic priests was an “enormous problem” for the Church, and indicated that he would be open to a change […]

Vatican City: Pope Francis donated $500,000 to aid Central American migrants in Mexico, the Vatican has announced. The money will be used for housing, food and necessities for the Cmigrants. The funds will be split among 27 projects in 16 Mexican dioceses and religious congregations, CNN quoted a Vatican statement as saying on Saturday. “Men and […]

Vatican City: Pope Francis will declare Indian nun Mariam Thresia a saint on Sunday at a ceremony at the Vatican City, which would be attended by Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan. Mariam Thresia, who founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family in Thrissur in May 1914, will be raised […]

Vatican City: Pope Francis celebrated the traditional Christmas Mass at the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Basilica church, and in his sermon spoke of how God loves everyone, even the worst of mankind. During the Mass on Christmas Eve, when Catholics commemorate the birth of the Lord Jesus, Francis on Tuesday said of his coming: “We realise that, […]

Vatican City: An otherwise serene Pope Francis lost his cool momentarily on New Year’s eve when a woman devotee pulled at the pontiff’s arm while he was greeting the faithful in St Peter’s Square here. As the 83-year-old Pope turned away after greeting the pilgrims standing behind the barricades along the kerbside to have a […]

Vatican City: Even as Pope Francis apologised for slapping a woman’s hand while greeting the faithfuls at St Peter’s Square here on New Year’s eve, Twitterati on Thursday offered mixed reactions over the unsavoury incident. “Love makes us patient. So many times we lose patience, even me, and I apologise for yesterday’s (December 31) bad […]