Tag: Pope Francis

• Wednesday, October 7th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Fratelli Tutti: Pope Francis delivers new teaching aimed at healing divisions in the face of coronavirus

  

  By Maria Power (*) – Pope Francis has delivered a message to the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics and people of goodwill everywhere which aims to soothe the fear caused by the coronavirus pandemic and unite communities riven by racism, inequality, and climate change.

• Saturday, September 26th 2020 - 08:25 UTC

  Sacked cardinal proclaims innocence and begs the Pope to be allowed to defend himself

  

  One of the Vatican's most influential cardinals proclaimed his innocence on Friday after being pushed out by Pope Francis following news reports of the prelate allegedly directing church funds to family members.

• Saturday, September 26th 2020 - 08:22 UTC

  Pope wants Covid-19 vaccine preferential treatment for the poor and weakest

  

  The poor and weakest members of society should get preferential treatment when a vaccine for the coronavirus is ready, Pope Francis told the United Nations on Friday. Speaking from the Vatican in a video address to the UN General Assembly, Francis said the worldwide pandemic had highlighted the urgent need to promote public health and ensure access to vaccines.

• Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 07:29 UTC

  Francis blast the “shaky pillars” of an economic model built on money idolatry

  

  Pope Francis said on Friday that the coronavirus pandemic had “toppled the shaky pillars” of a world economic model built on the idolatry of money and domination by the rich and powerful.

• Wednesday, September 2nd 2020 - 08:15 UTC

  Pope Francis urges nations to fight global warming: “creation is groaning”

  

  Pope Francis on Tuesday urged nations to fight global warming according to the 2015 Paris climate accord, weighing in on issues that figure in the US presidential race. Modern society had pushed the planet beyond its limits and the time to fix a climate emergency was running out, he said.

• Monday, July 13th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  World condemnation of Turkey's decision to convert Hagia Sophia into a mosque

  

  Pope Francis on Sunday joined an international chorus of condemnation of Turkey's decision to convert Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia landmark back into a mosque.

• Monday, June 1st 2020 - 06:59 UTC

  Pope Francis said “healing people, not saving money to help the economy is more important”

  

  Pope Francis said on Sunday that people are more important than the economy, as countries decide how quickly to reopen their countries from coronavirus lockdowns. The Pope made his comments, departing from a prepared script, at the first noon address from his window overlooking St Peter's Square in three months as Italy's lockdown drew to an end.

• Wednesday, May 13th 2020 - 07:07 UTC

  Pope Francis praises nurses and calls for more investment in health care

  

  Pope Francis praised the work of nurses around the world on Tuesday, saying the coronavirus crisis had shown how vital their service is, as he appealed to governments to invest more in healthcare.

• Monday, April 13th 2020 - 08:16 UTC

  Francis prayed for Covid 19 victims in a live stream Easter Sunday message from an empty Vatican

  

  Pope Francis prayed for tens of thousands of COVID-19 victims in an unprecedented live-stream Easter Sunday message delivered from a hauntingly empty Vatican to a world under lockdown.

• Saturday, April 4th 2020 - 07:21 UTC

  500th anniversary of first mass in Argentina was celebrated in Rio Gallegos

  

  On Wednesday, April first, the Bishop of Río Gallegos, Bishop Jorge García Cuerva, presided over a Eucharistic celebration in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the first Mass celebrated on what would later be Argentine soil.