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11 Mar
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has sharply criticised Pope Francis's call for Ukraine to negotiate with Moscow, saying she didn't "understand" his stance.
10 Mar
Pope Francis on Sunday offered his prayers for Haiti, where criminal gangs have unleashed havoc in recent days.
9 Mar
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Polish bishop accused of covering up child sexual abuse by priests, the Vatican said on Saturday, the second such decision in as many months.
1 Mar
Pope Francis launched a fresh critique Friday of gender ideology, saying it was "the worst danger" which "erases differences".
25 Feb
Pope Francis Sunday described the increasing cases of kidnapping in Nigeria, as "extremely concerning". "I express my closeness in prayer to the Nigerian people, hoping that efforts will be made to contain the spread of these incidents as much as possible," the Pope said on X on Sunday.
11 Feb
Argentina's top political and religious leaders President Javier Milei and Pope Francis met for the first time Sunday in Rome, amid the explosive economic situation in their native country.
5 Feb
Argentina's new president, Javier Milei, will have a private audience with his compatriot Pope Francis on February 12, the Vatican said Monday.
4 Feb
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30 Jan
In an interview with Italian newspaper La Stampa, Pope Francis addressed criticism over his decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples, expressing confidence that the understanding will grow over time. However, he noted a particular challenge in Africa, describing it as a "special case." The Pope acknowledged that small ideological groups strongly protest the move…
30 Jan
Pope Francis has said in an interview published on Monday that Africans were a "special case" in the opposition of bishops and many other people in the continent to homosexuality.
25 Jan
Pope Francis will visit Papua New Guinea in August, the country's foreign minister announced Thursday.
21 Jan
Pope Francis called Sunday for the release of a group of people including six nuns kidnapped in Haiti, the Caribbean nation plagued by gang violence.