Tag: Pope Francis

Thursday, January 21st 2021 - 08:41 UTC
Argentina has great expectations with Biden's multilateralism and a “common friend”, Pope Francis

The administration of president Alberto Fernandez is convinced that Argentina is not a priority for the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris government, because as ambassador Jorge Argüello in Washington was repeatedly told when he tried to establish closer links, “one president at a time.”
Monday, January 18th 2021 - 08:13 UTC
Pope Francis repeats he's eager to visit Uruguay and Argentina

Pope Francis told Uruguay’s new ambassador to the Holy See that a future visit to the country as well as to his native Argentina is still very much on the table. In an interview with Catholic News Service last week, Guzman Carriquiry, who prior to his appointment as Uruguay’s ambassador served as secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, said he decided to ask the pope about the long-awaited visit when he presented his letters of credential Jan. 9.
Friday, January 1st 2021 - 21:03 UTC
Pope Francis calls for peace and burden sharing in his message from the Vatican library

Pope Francis reappeared on Friday after chronic sciatic pain forced him to miss the Church's New Year services, and made no mention of his ailment as he delivered his traditional appeal for world peace.
Saturday, December 26th 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Pope Francis calls on political and business leaders to make the Covid-19 vaccines available to all

Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Friday said political and business leaders must not allow market forces and patent laws to take priority over making Covid-19 vaccines available to all, condemning nationalism and ”the virus of radical individualism.”
Monday, November 30th 2020 - 09:12 UTC
Francis names 13 new cardinals, including the first Afro-American

Pope Francis on Saturday installed 13 new cardinals, including the first African-American to hold the high rank, further expanding the pontiff’s impact on the group that will one day elect his successor.
Friday, November 13th 2020 - 08:29 UTC
Pope Francis spoke with Biden and offers blessings to the president elect

Pope Francis spoke with Joe Biden by telephone on Thursday to offer “blessings and congratulations” to the US president-elect on his victory, the Democrat's transition team said in a statement.
Thursday, October 22nd 2020 - 09:01 UTC
Pope Francis agrees same-sex couples should be protected by civil union laws

Pope Francis has said that same-sex couples should be protected by civil union laws in some of the clearest languages he has used on the rights of gay people since his election seven years ago. He made his comments in a new documentary “Francesco” by Oscar-nominated director Evgeny Afineevsky that was released on Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 21st 2020 - 09:03 UTC
Multi-faiths event sees Pope Francis wear a face mask for the first time at a public function

Pope Francis wore a mask for the first time at a public function on Tuesday when he and other religious leaders attended a prayer service for peace around the world. The pope wore a white mask during the service at the Rome Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli. Previously he wore masks only in a car taking him to his weekly audiences in the Vatican.
Monday, October 12th 2020 - 08:13 UTC
Mexico asking the Vatican for codices from Aztec times for the 500th anniversary of Spanish conquest

The Mexican government has formally asked Pope Francis for the temporary return of several ancient indigenous manuscripts held in the Vatican library ahead of next year's 500-year anniversary of the Spanish conquest of Mexico.
Friday, October 9th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Francis denounces global financial speculation amid spiraling corruption at the heart of the Holy See

Pope Francis told European anti-money laundering experts that the Vatican was committed to “clean finance,” as he denounced financial speculation amid a spiraling corruption investigation in the heart of the Holy See.