Pope Francis will not visit South Sudan in October with Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury as he had hoped, the Vatican spokesman said.
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Vatican Announces Papal Trip To Peru and Chile in 2018
Pope Francis will travel to Colombia in September, and the Vatican announced, he will return to South America in January for a visit to Chile and Peru.
Local Parishioner in Rome For Charismatics Jubilee
The musical notes of “¡Vive Jesús, el Señor!” sung by Pope Francis with about 70,000 Charismatics on the Vigil of Pentecost, spread in the open sky of the Circus Maximus of Rome.
On Corpus Christi, Pope Urges Unity in Church
The Eucharist is a tangible reminder of God’s love, and receiving Communion is a call to work to build the body of Christ by loving others and shunning all that sows division within a community, Pope Francis said.
Father Lauder Is Impressed with Pope Francis’ Personal Touch
We’re currently in production for our next season of On the Block, our NET-TV interview show that features interviews with priests of the metropolitan area.
Former NET Reporter Is Blessed by the Pope
There were enough sparkles and yards of bright-white tulle to dazzle any onlooker. I and nearly 80 other brides stood along a row of barricades, all decked in our wedding garb. My husband, Brian, and dozens of other husbands sweated in ties and suit jackets beneath the Italian sun. I could hardly keep still. The Holy Father was coming
Trump and Francis
President Donald J. Trump’s audience at the Vatican with Pope Francis was the first meeting between the two men. Speculation was wild about what would occur at this meeting? Contrary to some reports, it was not tense. It was simply another visit of a head of state to the Vatican.
Pope-Trump Meeting Furthers US-Vatican Collaboration
Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump spent 30 minutes speaking privately in the library of the Apostolic Palace May 24, and as the president left, he told the pope, “I won’t forget what you said.”
Pope Names Five Cardinals In Surprise Announcement
Pope Francis announced he will create five new cardinals June 28; the new cardinals-designate come from Mali, Spain, Sweden, Laos and El Salvador. With the exception of Spain, the other four countries have never been home to a cardinal before.
Pope Says Terror Attack on Concertgoers Was Barbaric
Pope Francis decried the “barbaric attack” on concertgoers in Manchester, adding his voice to Catholic leaders dismayed at what British officials said was the deadliest case of terrorism since 2005.