
Pope Francis pushes for global effort to help people fleeing strife and hardship
Hundreds of people fleeing Libya are presumed dead after their boat capsized this week. In a video, Pope Francis urges other world leaders to aid

Hundreds of people fleeing Libya are presumed dead after their boat capsized this week. In a video, Pope Francis urges other world leaders to aid

Pope Francis reiterated the words of Pope John Paul II during a Mass at St Peter’s Basilica on the 100th year since the start of Armenian executions in Turkey. Referring to three massive tragedies of the 20th century, Francis said, “The first, which is widely considered ‘the first genocide of the 20th Century’, struck your own Armenian people.”

Get ready for a special Easter episode of Grantchester! Featuring the Pope, Peeps®!, and a debate about the future of organ music in worship, this episode seems hand-tailored to appeal to fans of the Episcopal Cafe.
Do you think it’s part of the regular continuity, or a silly one-off?
Homeless people who inhabit St Peters Square were invited for a private tour of the Vatican this week and were met by the Pope in the Sistine Chapel
In statements yesterday, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Francis each condemned the martyrdom of Egyptian Copts at the hands of so-called ISIS fighters, and
Following a visit to south-east Asia, the Pope has spoken about family planning and “ideological colonization” during wide-ranging remarks recorded on the plane home, according to

Dr. Deirdre Good blogging at Not Being a Sausage looks at the English and Italian versions of the Pope’s words to the Curia (administration of the
Archbishop Justin Welby and Pope Francis have met for the first time today in Rome. Both affirmed the bonds of “friendship” and “love” between the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.
Vatican Radio cites Pope Francis’ words at morning Mass that everyone is called to “do good” because all are redeemed in Christ: