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Pope Francis confers lay ministries on women

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jan 23 11:13 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday for the first time conferred the lay Roman Catholic ministries of lector and catechist on women. Read more »

Pope calls for world day of prayer over Ukraine crisis

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jan 23 10:42 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday called for an international day of "prayer for peace" on January 26 to stop the Ukraine crisis from worsening. Read more »

Pope calls for 'serious dialogue' on Ukraine tensions

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Dec 12 11:39 PM

Pope Francis, in his first comments on the tensions between the West and Russia over Ukraine, called on Sunday for serious international dialogue to resolve tensions and urged both sides to avoid an armed conflict. Read more »

Pope urges peace talks in conflict-hit Ethiopia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 10:06 PM

Pope Francis called Sunday for greater diplomatic efforts to end a conflict in Ethiopia, as rebels fighting the government threatened to advance into the capital city. Read more »

Pope condemns attacks in Norway, Afghanistan and Britain

Reuters
Posted at Oct 17 08:17 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday condemned recent attacks in Norway, Afghanistan and Britain, in an apparent reference to the stabbing death of parliamentarian David Amess. Read more »

Pope Francis hopes many countries take Afghan refugees

Reuters
Posted at Sep 05 08:05 PM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis said on Sunday that he was praying that many countries take Afghan refugees and, in an apparent reference to the Taliban's past restrictions on schooling for women, said it is essential that young Afghans receive an education. Read more »

Pope Francis urges dialogue in Afghanistan

Reuters
Posted at Aug 15 08:22 PM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis called on Sunday for dialogue to end the conflict in Afghanistan so that its people can live in peace, security and reciprocal respect. Read more »

Learn to switch off, Pope Francis says in first appearance at Vatican after hospital stay

Reuters
Posted at Jul 18 08:26 PM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis made his first public appearance since returning to the Vatican mid-week after an 11-day hospital stay, telling wellwishers they should take a break and switch off from the stresses of modern life. Read more »

Pope Francis reappears after surgery, backs free universal health care

Philip Pullella and Giulia Segreti, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 11 08:50 PM

ROME (UPDATE) - Pope Francis, seeming in good overall condition, appeared in public on Sunday for the first time since undergoing intestinal surgery a week ago and made a plea for free universal healthcare. Read more »

Pope Francis in hospital for intestinal surgery

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 05 12:18 AM

VATICAN CITY (UPDATE 2) - Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Sunday for scheduled intestinal surgery, the Vatican said, the first time he has been in hospital since his election in 2013. Read more »

Pope Francis joins Myanmar bishops' appeal for humanitarian corridors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 08:14 PM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Sunday appealed to Myanmar's military leaders to allow aid to reach displaced, hungry people who have fled fighting since the Feb. 1 coup and to respect religious sites as places of sanctuary. Read more »

Pope Francis calls for reconciliation, healing over Canada school discovery

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Jun 06 08:16 PM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis said on Sunday that he was pained by the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former Catholic school for indigenous students in Canada and called for respect of the rights and cultures of native peoples. Read more »

Pope Francis to hold crisis summit with Lebanon Christian heads

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at May 30 10:56 PM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, who has promised to visit Lebanon if fractious politicians agree on a new government, said on Sunday he would meet its Christian leaders to discuss the country's worst crisis since its civil war that ended in 1990. Read more »

US envoy wants pope to attend climate conference, sway debate

Reuters
Posted at May 16 01:00 AM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has the moral authority to sway public opinion over global warming and might attend the United Nations' Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Scotland, US President Joe Biden's climate envoy John Kerry said on Saturday. Read more »

Latest Mediterranean migrants tragedy a time for shame, Pope Francis says

Reuters
Posted at Apr 25 09:26 PM

Pope Francis said on Sunday that "now is the time for shame" after 130 migrants were feared dead in the Mediterranean and a U.N. organisation accused states of not responding to distress calls. Read more »

Pope Francis, in Easter message, slams weapons spending in time of pandemic

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Apr 04 06:55 PM

Pope Francis urged countries in his Easter message on Sunday to quicken distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly to the world's poor, and called armed conflict and military spending during a pandemic "scandalous". Read more »

Pope Francis orders salary cuts for cardinals, clerics, to save jobs of employees

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Mar 24 08:26 PM

Pope Francis has ordered cardinals to take a 10 percent pay cut and reduced the salaries of other clerics working in the Vatican in order to save jobs of employees as the coronavirus pandemic has hit the Holy See's income. Read more »

Pope Francis' upcoming Iraq trip is 'dangerous': Benedict

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 01 08:29 PM

VATICAN CITY - Benedict XVI, who resigned as pontiff eight years ago, warned in an interview published Monday that Pope Francis' historic upcoming trip to Iraq was "dangerous". Read more »

Cardinal Tagle, itinalaga bilang miyembro ng Vatican central bank

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 23 11:42 PM

May bagong trabaho si Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle Prefect of the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples sa Vatican City.   Read more »

Year of COVID plunges Vatican deeper into the red

Catherine Marciano, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 11:35 AM

VATICAN CITY - With donations down 25 percent, revenues from the Vatican Museums slashed 85 percent and millions of euros spent to support struggling tenants, the coronavirus pandemic has left a big hole in Pope Francis' finances. Read more »