Tag: Pope Francis

• Thursday, December 18th 2014 - 01:17 UTC

  Francis instrumental in US-Cuba relationship process

  

  The first Latin American pope in history sent letters to Obama, Raúl Castro and brokered negotiations which ended up in Wednesday's announcement that both countries are to resume full ties.

• Thursday, December 18th 2014 - 01:04 UTC

  Tango dance at St Peter’s Square to celebrate Pope's birthday

  

  Buenos Aires-born Pontiff offered out-of-the-ordinary milonga in his honour. He also receives cakes and other gifts from children and seminarists, but doesn't forget the atrocities taking place in Australia, Pakistan and Yemen.

• Friday, December 12th 2014 - 05:53 UTC

  Argentine ambassador visits Francis and presents a copy of “Malvinas Matters”

  

  Argentine ambassador in the UK Alicia Castro, and daughter Miranda were received on Thursday by Pope Francis in a private audience.

• Friday, November 21st 2014 - 08:56 UTC

  Pope Francis condemns speculation with food commodities at FAO conference

  

  Pope Francis condemned speculation in food commodities and greed for profits today, saying they were undermining the global fight against poverty and hunger. Addressing a United Nations conference on nutrition, he called on rich nations to share their wealth and denounced waste, excessive consumption and unequal distribution of food.

• Wednesday, October 29th 2014 - 06:47 UTC

  Francis said that if he speaks for a fairer world, “some people think the Pope is communist”

  

  True to his unorthodox style, Francis said some people think he is a “communist” Pope given his constant pledge for a fairer world. The head of the Catholic Church made the statements during the World Meeting of Popular Movements in Rome, attended also by President of Bolivia Evo Morales.

• Monday, October 20th 2014 - 08:02 UTC

  Catholic synod reveals deeps divisions on gays and divorce: strong conservative resistance

  

  Pope Francis closed on Sunday an assembly of Catholic bishops that revealed deep divisions on how to reach out to homosexuals and divorced people, saying the Church should not be afraid of change and new challenges.

• Wednesday, October 15th 2014 - 10:24 UTC

  Open debate in the Vatican: conservative bishops disagree with “gay approach”

  

  Conservative Roman Catholic prelates have vowed to change a controversial Vatican document that held out the possibility of a major shift in the Church's attitude towards homosexuals.

• Tuesday, October 14th 2014 - 05:53 UTC

  Pope Francis shakes Vatican policy with new attitude towards gays

  

  The Vatican has taken strides in announcing a new change in views towards homosexuals, which according to a Vatican document drafted after a week-long discussion of 200 bishops on family issues, states that homosexuals have “gifts and qualities to offer.”

• Friday, September 26th 2014 - 06:20 UTC

  Pope Francis removes Opus Dei bishop accused of protecting pedophile priest

  

  Pope Francis has dismissed a conservative Paraguayan bishop who was accused of protecting a priest suspected of sexually abusing young people in the United States, the Vatican said on Thursday.

• Tuesday, September 23rd 2014 - 10:50 UTC

  For the Vatican, Cristina Fernandez visit was a low key event

  

  What happened in the Vatican last Saturday when Pope Francis received Argentine president Cristina Fernandez for lunch and a long private talk. According to the visitor the Holy father was concerned about “debt and vulture funds harassment” and contrary to news from Buenos Aires previous to the trip, “the Pope was not at all concerned about governance in Argentina or the democratic process”.