<!––> The Pope this morning at 6.15 am in Piazza di Spagna – Photo Vatican News Piazza di Spagna – and all of Rome – were not yet fully awake when Pope Francis, getting out of his car, arrived in Piazza di Spagna for the traditional prayer in front of the column that bears the … Read more
“Think of Napoleon, think of the Nazi, communist dictatorship,” said the 84-year-old Pope. “This is something that has not worked out in all of history,” he added The European Commission sharply withdrew its 30-page guidebook last week The Pope condemned what he called “watered-down secularism” and called on the Union to reflect on the ideals … Read more
Pope Francis returned to the Lesvos refugee center 5 years after his first visit. He walked, greeting people and caressing the children, the journey from the gate of the center to the tent, where he spoke off the cuff to the approximately 200 people gathered to listen to him. “No to closures and nationalisms” – … Read more
Greece correspondent Conny Keessen: symbolic visit “This was a symbolic visit by the Pope, because he was also here five years ago. That was then in the infamous and overcrowded Moria camp, which no longer exists. About 2000 people still reside in the current migrant camp. people from Afghanistan, many families with children, but also … Read more
Pope Francis delivers a sermon during a mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Sunday (11/14/2021). (Source: Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press) ATHENA, KOMPAS.TV – The world’s Catholic leader, Pope Francis, is shouted astray as he enters the Orthodox Archdiocese in Athens, Greece, Saturday (4/12/2021). The perpetrator was identified as an elderly Orthodox priest, who was later … Read more
The pontiff called the abandonment of migrants a “collapse of civilization.” “There are people in Europe who continue to see this issue as a matter that does not concern them,” the pope said at the temporary Mavrovun camp. The camp, which replaced the large camp of Moriah, which the pope visited in 2016, is home … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – A priest of the Greek Orthodox Church shouted Pope Francis upon entering the Orthodox Archdiocese of Athens, Saturday, December 5, 2021. “Pope, you are a heretic,” he said. The old priest was immediately taken away by the police. This incident according to Reuters, shows the relationship between the two church there is … Read more
As reported by the Vatican’s press office, Francis’s gesture is a continuation of his trip to Cyprus and an expression of concern for migrants. “Several people who will come to Italy were present yesterday at an ecumenical meeting with migrants at the Church of the Holy Cross in Nicosia,” said Giancarlo Penza from the Community … Read more
Archbishop Aupetit had handed over his mandate to Francisco after the events that had engulfed him in recent days. “My heart is at peace, I pray for those who may have wished me wrong”, I ask “forgiveness to those I may have hurt”. Alessandro De Carolis – Vatican City After four years, Archbishop Michel Aupetit … Read more
In a video message the greeting, prayer and blessing of Francis to the Company of the Daughters of Charity gathered in Assembly in Paris at the Mother House in Rue du Bac Giancarlo La Vella – Vatican City A profound reflection on their mission in the light of the Gospel. This is the theme on … Read more