Pope’s Easter speech renews calls for peace in Gaza, Ukraine

(Video: Vatican Media) ROME — Speaking to tens of thousands of followers in St. Peter’s Square, and millions more across the globe, Pope Francis gave a solemn accounting of a world in crisis ... Read More

Pope urges world to resist ‘logic of weapons’

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis urged the world to resist “the logic of weapons” in his Easter message at the Vatican on Sunday, easing growing health fears as he greeted thousands of Catholics. Read More

Pope Appears in Better Health, Praises Israeli and Arab Fathers Who Both Lost Daughters in Conflict

As Francis discussed the virtue of patience during his Wednesday audience, he renewed his appeal for peace and an immediate stop in ongoing conflicts. The pope also noted that there were two ... Read More

Pope Francis skips Good Friday procession at last minute ‘to preserve his health’

Pope Francis canceled at the last minute his attendance at the Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum, in what the Vatican described as a bid “to preserve his health” ahead of more ... Read More

Pope, Looking Healthy, Begins Busy Four Days Leading to Easter

Pope, Looking Healthy ... Saturday and then on Sunday read his twice-annual "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and world) message and blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter's to tens of thousands ... Read More

Pope, looking well, visits female prison for foot-washing ritual

Previous pope ... world) message and blessing from the central balcony of St Peter's to tens of thousands of people in the square below. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news ... Read More

Pope during Holy Week urges Catholics to feel a little more ‘guilt’

One temptation for pastors amid the fast-pace of the modern world is to be “hyperactive and at the same time feeling inadequate,” the pope said ... first a need to “stop looking at our ... Read More

Pope Francis overcomes health concerns to deliver message of peace on Easter Sunday

March 31 (UPI) --Pope Francis overcame ... nation's president said. World News // 16 hours ago Trans-rights advocates decry Scottish clinic's decision to stop puberty blockers for children April ... Read More

Pope soldiers through Easter Vigil after missing procession

VATICAN CITY, March 30 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday soldiered through a more than 2 ... Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news ... Read More

Pope overcomes health concerns, presides over blustery Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square

The Vatican said some 30,000 people attended the Mass, with more packing the Via ... The Mass precedes the pope’s “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) blessing, in which the pope ... Read More

Pope, looking strong, issues lengthy marching orders to priests during Holy Thursday Mass

he presides over an evening Easter Vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica followed a few hours later by Easter Sunday Mass in the piazza and his big noontime Urbi et Orbi (to the city and the world ... Read More

Pope urges priests to avoid ‘clerical hypocrisy’ in Maundy Thursday speech

Pope Francis urged his priests on ... the piazza and his Urbi et Orbi (to the city and the world) speech highlighting global conflicts and disasters afflicting humanity. Read More