Tag: Pope Francis

Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 06:49 UTC
“He is Argentine, he is undisciplined”

A young boy upstaged Pope Francis on Wednesday, escaping from his mother and running onto the papal podium at a general audience, tugging on the hand of a Swiss guardsman and playing behind the pontiff’s chair.
Thursday, October 25th 2018 - 07:17 UTC
Argentine government disappointed with Pope Francis involvement in local politics

Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich has criticized Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, saying he has not “taken the necessary distance from Argentine politics.”
Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 06:57 UTC
Argentine Pope “thumbs down” to the IMF agreement and austerity

Argentina's powerful teamsters union organized on Saturday a well attended march to the Cathedral of Lujan under the rallying call of ”bread, peace and work (jobs)”, which concluded with a mass, homily and strong message from Archbishop Agustin Radrlzzani, the only speaker at the event.
Tuesday, October 16th 2018 - 08:54 UTC
Francis canonizes Oscar Romero, ex archbishop of El Salvador killed by the military

A murdered Salvadoran archbishop associated with social justice and progressive theology was canonized over the weekend. The martyred Oscar Romero, former archbishop of San Salvador, was made a saint on Sunday morning, alongside six other canonized church figures, including Pope Paul VI.
Monday, October 15th 2018 - 04:42 UTC
Two Chilean bishops no longer priests due to their involvement in cases of sexual abuse

Pope Francis Saturday stripped two Chilean bishops of their priesthood after having been found to be involved in the country's widening sexual abuse crisis, the Vatican said on Saturday. A Vatican statement in Spanish said the pope's decision was definitive and not open to appeal.
Monday, October 15th 2018 - 04:14 UTC
The Catholic Church has seven new saints

A former pontiff, a Spanish-born nun who is said to have performed her first miracle in Argentina and a slain Salvadorean Bishop were among the seven new saints canonised Sunday by Pope Francis at the Vatican.
Tuesday, October 9th 2018 - 17:17 UTC
Kim Jong-un ardently wants Pope to visit Pyongyang and support Korean peace

Peace between both Koreas looks nearer after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he would “ardently welcome the pope if he visits Pyongyang” and has officially invited him over via his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in, a presidential spokesman for the Seoul government announced Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 26th 2018 - 08:37 UTC
Pope says he will appoint Chinese bishops, following on the Beijing/Vatican accord

Pope Francis on Tuesday defended a landmark deal between the Vatican and China on the appointment of bishops, saying he, and not the Beijing government, will have the final say on who is named. In his first public comments on the deal signed in Beijing on Saturday, he told reporters on the plane returning from a trip to the Baltics that while he realizes not everyone will understand the logic behind the agreement, he was confident in the “great faith” of Chinese Catholics.
Wednesday, August 29th 2018 - 08:29 UTC
Vatican infighting surfaces and questions an “embittered” Pope

Pope Francis has no intention of stepping down as he fights accusations that he protected a former archbishop accused of sexual abuse, Italian news agency ANSA reported, citing “close associates” of the pope.
Monday, August 27th 2018 - 08:59 UTC
Francis ends visit to Ireland begging forgiveness for the abuses perpetrated by Church leaders

Pope Francis has begged forgiveness for members of the Catholic Church's hierarchy who “kept quiet” about clerical child sex abuse. He was ending a two-day visit to the Republic of Ireland by celebrating a Mass at Dublin's Phoenix Park.