VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, tackling conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine in his yearly address to diplomats, said on Monday that “indiscriminately striking” civilians is a war crime because it violates international humanitarian law. Francis, 87, made his comments in a 45-minute address to Vatican-accredited
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has lamented what he called a “reactionary” Catholic Church in the United States, where he said political ideology has replaced faith in some cases. In the 10 years since his election, Francis has been criticized by conservative sectors of the US Church
ROME: Italian authorities have detained a migrant rescue ship for 20 days after it disobeyed an order about where to disembark its passengers, the charity which operates the vessel said on Tuesday. The 14-metre ex-lifeboat Aurora picked up 72 people in distress in the central Mediterranean
Kyiv: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the Vatican to contribute to the implementation of a Ukrainian peace plan during talks with a Papal envoy about Russia's war on Ukraine. Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, tasked by Pope Francis to carry out a peace mission to try to help
ABOARD PAPAL PLANE: The Vatican is involved in a peace mission to try to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Pope Francis said on Sunday, adding that it was also ready to help repatriate Ukrainian children taken to Russia or Russian-occupied land. "There is a
Budapest: Pope Francis, starting a trip to Hungary, pointedly warned of the dangers of rising nationalism in Europe and told the Budapest government that accepting migrants along with the rest of the continent would be a true sign of Christianity. In a hard-hitting speech to government
Vatican City: Pope Francis is expected to leave hospital on Saturday pending the results of his latest medical tests and is scheduled to take part in a Palm Sunday service the following day, the Vatican said on Friday. The pope, 86, was taken to Rome’s Gemelli
Havana: Pope Francis hopes Cuban authorities will release and grant amnesty to people arrested and sentenced after the historic protests that took place in 2021, Cardinal Beniamino Stella, who traveled to the island as the pontiff’s special envoy. During an act at the University of Havana
Juba: Tens of thousands of people sang, drummed and ululated as Pope Francis arrived in South Sudan for an unprecedented joint "pilgrimage of peace" with his Anglican and Scottish Presbyterian counterparts. The young African country broke away from Sudan to become independent in 2011 after decades
Kinshasa: Pope Francis denounced the “poison of greed” for mineral resources driving conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo as he began a visit there on Wednesday, saying the rich world could no longer ignore the tragic plight of many African nations. The 86-year-old Francis is the