Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the 75-year-old apostolic nuncio to the United States, said when he met Pope Francis at the Vatican Sept. 6, the pope asked him to remain in his post instead of retiring.
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Pope Francis Will not Attend Climate Summit in Glasgow
Pope Francis will not be going to the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, as he had hoped.
Pope, Religious Leaders Plead for Peace, Compassion, Care for the Earth
Standing in front of Rome’s Colosseum, Pope Francis called on members of all the world’s religions to be courageous enough to set aside self-centeredness and instead live with true and active compassion for the victims of war and poverty and for the earth.
Nuncio, on Behalf of Pope Francis, Urges Missouri Governor to Halt Oct. 5 Execution
Archbishop Christophe Pierre, nuncio to the United States, has urged Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson to respect “the humanity” of death-row inmate Ernest Lee Johnson and “the sacredness of all human life” and stop his Oct. 5 execution.
Pope Prays for Survivors of Abuse in France
Pope Francis learned “with sorrow” of the contents of a report that came at the end of a four-year investigation into abuse in the church in France
October Is Month to Focus on Living as Missionaries Every Day, Pope Francis Says
All Christians are called to be missionaries, which at its most basic level involves living in such a way that other people ask what motivates their love and concern, Pope Francis said.
Bishop Robert J. Brennan Named New Bishop of Brooklyn; Pope Accepts Resignation of Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Who Will Soon Retire
Bishop Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, has been named by Pope Francis to be the eighth Bishop of Brooklyn. The announcement was made on Sept. 29 in Washington, D.C., by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States.
As Pope Urges Open Doors, Migrants Face Closures Around the World
Celebrating the World Day of Migrants and Refugees Sunday, Pope Francis implored the world “not to close doors to hope.”
Pope Francis ‘Accepts’ Afghan’s Wedding Ring as Sign of Friendship, Hope
When Pary Gul, a Christian woman from Afghanistan, met Pope Francis Sept. 22, she gave him her wedding ring as a reminder of her husband, who has disappeared and may be dead.
Pope Francis Has an Eventful Central European Trip
Pope Francis’ first European trip during the COVID-19 era ended with a bang, as he said Mass for some 60,000 people in the national basilica of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, patroness of the country, an hour’s drive north of Bratislava, Slovakia.