Tag Archives: Pope Francis

Pope Francis on Sunday urged respect for humanitarian law in Gaza amid growing violence in the region. “In Gaza there is an urgent need to guarantee humanitarian corridors and to rescue the entire population,” Francis said during his Sunday Angelus address, referring to the embattled Gaza Strip, where Israel has …

At the Angelus on Sunday, pope Francis called on political leaders “to put an end to the suffering of the defenceless population” in Ethiopia, and “to find equitable solutions for a lasting peace throughout the country.” Pope Francis said he is following the confict in Ethiopia with “trepidation,” and repeated …

 Pope Francis has strongly reaffirmed the critical value of interfaith dialogue to contrast the “folly of war.” One of his own bishops warned that Francis’ participation in a big interfaith peace conference in Kazakhstan could imply papal endorsement of a “supermarket of religions.” Francis delivered the closing speech to the …

Pope Francis called for a “open and sincere” dialogue between the Church and the government , following the arrest of a bishop who is a vocal critic of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. Speaking to pilgrims and tourists in St. Peter’s Square for his weekly blessing, Francis made his first comments …

– Pope Francis says racism is behind the fact that many Western countries have been more welcoming to Ukrainian refugees than to those from other parts of the world. Speaking on Italian television station RAI, the head of the Catholic Church said that kind of treatment evidently proved that “we …

by Dr. Abolfazl Fateh- Two of the most influential religious leaders in the world, Pope Francis and the Grand Ayatollah Sistani met on March 9, 2021. Thanks to the insight and tolerance shown by the two leaders, this historical photograph symbolizes a significant achievement of interfaith dialogue. While the world is …

The world’s Catholic Church Leader, Pope Francis, has said that abortion is a form of murder. He called for respect for human lives. “Abortion is more than a problem. Abortion is murder, someone who has an abortion has committed murder,” Pope told reporters on a plane on his way back …

| by Leila Yazdani : Pope Francis met with Iraq’s top Shia Scholar the Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani on Saturday in the southern city of Najaf Ashraf. Over the past few days, the media around the world has focused on this meeting from different perspectives. To tell a single story, …

An official in the office of the Grand Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf Ashraf said that what was said in the remarks of the Iraqi Ambassador to the Vatican and others about the details and process of the pope’s planned visit to Najaf Ashraf is not accurate. “There has been no …

Pope Francis appealed for peace in Central African Republic. After reciting the Angelus on the feast of the Epiphany, Pope Francis turned his thoughts to the Central African Republic, assuring that he is following events in the nation “carefully and with preoccupation”. Elections were held recently in the Central African …