Pope Francis Archives

September 27, 2024 2:55 PM

Pope Francis, pressed by Belgium on sexual abuse, says Church acting ‘decisively’

Pope Francis was pressed firmly by Belgium's king and premier on Friday for more concrete action to address sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, an issue once more in the spotlight as he visits. Both King Philippe and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo ra...

September 4, 2024 1:31 PM

Pope Francis, in Muslim-majority Indonesia, warns against religious extremism

Pope Francis on Wednesday urged political leaders in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, to guard against religious extremism, which he said distorted people's religious beliefs through "deception and violence". In his firs...

September 3, 2024 3:27 PM

Pope Francis arrives in Indonesia to begin ambitious Asia-Pacific tour

Dozens of excited Indonesians waved on Tuesday as a motorcade carried Pope Francis through the capital as he began the first leg of an ambitious Asia-Pacific tour expected to urge global action on climate change as part of his longest trip yet. The ...

July 1, 2024 10:35 PM

Vatican bans tattoos and body piercings for St Peter’s Basilica workers

The Vatican has banned workers at St Peter's Basilica from having visible tattoos or body piercings to maintain "decorum". The new regulation, published at the weekend, applies to the roughly 170 lay employees of the Fabbrica di San Pietro, the depa...

March 12, 2024 1:34 PM

Kremlin, NATO at odds over pope’s call for Ukraine to show ‘white flag’ and start talks

The Kremlin on Monday said a call by Pope Francis for talks to end the Ukraine war was "quite understandable", but NATO's boss said now was not the time to talk about "surrender". Ukraine's Foreign Ministry summoned the Vatican ambassador, known as ...

March 11, 2024 9:58 AM

Ukraine rebuffs Pope Francis calling for talks with Russia

Ukraine on Sunday rebuffed Pope Francis's call to negotiate an end to the war with Russia, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy saying the pontiff was engaging in "virtual mediation" and his foreign minister saying Kyiv would never capitulate. Franci...

October 17, 2023 9:08 AM

Global migrant crisis is acquiring alarming proportion

When in recent days thousands of fresh migrants crossed into America with many more continuously reaching Mexican border towns with a hope to enter their dream location, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterating at the continuing UNGA m...