He Pope Francisco He congratulated all Peruvians and the president of the country, Dina Boluartefor the celebration of the National Holidays, and made vows for dialogue and reconciliation. “On the occasion of Peru’s national holiday, I wish to congratulate Your Excellency and all the inhabitants of this beloved country,” reads the letter sent by the […]
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Pope Francis regrets that water is used for exploitation or extortion
Pope Francis regrets that Waterresource “necessary for the life of man“, becomes “object of exploitation” and is used for speculation or extortion, in a message to event participants about the ocean action ‘Immersed in change’ being celebrated these days in Costa Rica. “Water is necessary for human life, no progress, not even social, can subsist […]
Pope Francis apologizes for using vulgar term about gay priests
He Pope Francisco apologized Tuesday after he was quoted as using a vulgar, pejorative term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni issued a statement acknowledging the media storm that erupted around Francis’ comments, made behind closed doors with Italian bishops on May 20. On Monday, […]
Pope Francis calls for an end to violence after Iran’s attack on Israel: “Enough of war”
He Pope Francisco He asked Iran and Israel to avoid taking measures that encourage “a spiral of violence” that could plunge the Middle East into a more serious conflict. In a message to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square (Vatican City), Francis expressed this Sunday that he had followed with concern and sadness the news about […]
Pope Francis will visit Indonesia in September
He Pope Francisco will visit Indonesia in September, the country’s Minister of Religious Affairs announced. In June 2022, outgoing President Joko Widodo invited the 87-year-old pope to visit Indonesia, the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, as part of an effort to promote religious tolerance. ”After waiting two years, Pope Francis is […]
Vatican seeks to appease outrage over pope’s statement on Ukraine
The Secretary of State of Vatican was trying to appease the indignation caused by the most recent diplomatic incursion of the Pope Francisco by insisting in statements to the press that a main condition for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine is the end of Russian aggression, and that any peace must be a […]
After hugs and alfajores, Milei meets with Pope Francis in the Vatican
The Argentine president Javier Milei He was received this Monday by his compatriot Pope Francis, in an audience in the Vatican aimed at strengthening the relationship between two ideologically opposed leaders and in which the most Argentine of gifts was not missing: alfajores. The Argentine pontiff and Milei met for an hour and ten minutes […]
The Pope wants to travel to Argentina in the second half of 2024
He Pope Francisco This Sunday he expressed his desire to travel in the second half of this year to Argentina and acknowledged that he is concerned about the situation in his country because “People are suffering a lot there.” “Yes, it worries me because people are suffering a lot there, it is a difficult time […]
Pope Francis calls for “a universal ban” on surrogacy
He Pope Francisco described today as “deplorable” surrogacy and made an appeal “so that the international community commits to universally prohibiting this practice“, in the traditional speech at the beginning of the year before the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See. “The path to peace requires respect for life, for all human life, starting […]
Pope Francis denounces “the desperate humanitarian situation” in Gaza
He Pope Francisco denounced this Monday in his message Christmas “the desperate humanitarian situation” of the Palestinians Loopand asked for the release of the hostages in the hands of Hamas and a ceasefire between the Islamist movement and Israel. “I carry in my heart the pain for the victims of the execrable attack of last […]