Tag: Pope Francis
Pope asks Catholics to pray the rosary for peace each day...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis prayed that the hopes for peace strengthened by the meeting of the leaders of North and South Korea...
Pope, others mourn death of British toddler Alfie Evans
LIVERPOOL, England (CNS) -- Pope Francis said he was mourning the death of English toddler Alfie Evans, who died four days after doctors withdrew...
Chilean clergy abuse survivors grateful after private meetings with pope
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After private meetings with Pope Francis, three survivors of clergy sexual abuse from Chile said they felt they had been...
Pope: Heaven is an encounter with Jesus, not a boring waiting...
VATICAN CITY -- Heaven is not an eternally dull existence but rather the completion of a journey toward a promised encounter with the Lord,...
Pope to host ecumenical prayer for peace in Middle East
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis will travel to Bari, the southern Italian Adriatic port city, July 7 to host a day of reflection...
Villanova conference examines how Pope Francis charts church’s path
PHILADELPHIA — Pope Francis’ five-year pontificate has not only had a broad impact on the Catholic Church, but it has also had widespread implications...
Three women appointed by Pope Francis to serve Doctrine of Faith
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis appointed three women as consultors to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. It marks the first time...
Italy grants citizenship in effort to help child Alfie Evans
VATICAN CITY -- The Italian government granted citizenship to Alfie Evans, a seriously ill British toddler, in a last-minute effort to prevent doctors in...
Diary of #CDOW150th: Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square
thedialog.org is following the #CDOW150th as 135 people travel for a pilgrimage to France and Rome to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Diocese of Wilmington.
DESTINATION (Day seven):...
Pope calls German cardinal to Rome to discuss eucharistic sharing
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has asked the president of the German bishops' conference to come to Rome to discuss pastoral guidelines for possibly...