Tag: Vatican

• Wednesday, April 29th 2015 - 08:40 UTC

  “Being Argentine, they thought I would call myself Jesus II” and not Francis

  

  After meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican on Tuesday, the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, told his two million Twitter followers that the pontiff had spoken enthusiastically about his coming visit to the country and had even told him a self-deprecating joke about the Argentines.

• Wednesday, April 15th 2015 - 08:19 UTC

  Turkey warns Pope Francis not to repeat the 'mistake' of using 'genocide' for mass killings of Armenians

  

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has condemned Pope Francis, warning him to not repeat the “mistake” of describing the mass killings of Ottoman Armenians as “genocide.”

• Monday, April 13th 2015 - 08:57 UTC

  Francis triggers fury from Turkey recalling the genocide of the Armenian people

  

  Pope Francis uttered the word “genocide” on Sunday to describe the mass murder of Armenians 100 years ago, sparking fury from Turkey which slammed the term as “far from historical reality”.

• Monday, December 22nd 2014 - 04:47 UTC

  Pope welcomes Argentina ambassador, appoints new camerlengo

  

  French clergyman who made the famous 'Habemus Papam' announcement when Francis was elected becomes the new person to be in charge of the Vatican in case of vacancy

• 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.

• 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.”