World Sep 20 Pope Francis goes to Marseille to show solidarity with migrants, but will Europe listen amid an influx? The future, he said this past weekend about his upcoming trip to Marseille, “will only be prosperous if it is built on fraternity, putting human dignity, real people and especially the most needy, first.”…
World Sep 02 Pope Francis praises Mongolia for centuries of religious freedom as he starts his visit Pope Francis on Saturday praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of its founder, Genghis Khan, as he opened the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation with a word of encouragement to its tiny Catholic flock.
World Aug 30 Pope heads to Mongolia in centuries-old diplomatic exchange In some ways, he will be completing a mission begun by the 13th- century Pope Innocent IV, who dispatched a series of emissaries east with letters to ascertain the intentions of the expanding Mongol Empire.
World Aug 09 41 dead in migrant shipwreck off coast of Tunisia, according to 4 survivors RAI and ANSA news agency said the four were first rescued by the Maltese-flagged bulk carrier Rimona in the Straits of Sicily. They were then transferred to the Italian coast guard which brought them to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa.
World Aug 07 Pope Francis explains off-the-cuff remarks and peace prayer during Portugal trip Pope Francis says his recovery from his latest abdominal surgery is going well.
World Aug 05 Pope Francis cuts appearances at youth vigil, Catholic shrine short amid Portugal heat An estimated 1.5 million young people filled a field in the Portuguese capital Lisbon on Saturday for Pope Francis’ World Youth Day vigil, braving scorching heat to secure a spot for the evening prayer and to camp out overnight for…
World Aug 03 Pope Francis meets with survivors of clergy sex abuse in Portugal After arriving in Lisbon for the Catholic Church's World Youth Day festival, Francis also blasted members of Portugal's Catholic hierarchy for their response to the country's sex abuse scandal.
World Aug 02 Pope Francis urges Europe to settle conflicts and ignite hope while on Portugal trip Francis was spending five days in Lisbon, blending a state visit and pilgrimage to the Catholic shrine at Fatima with the raucous trappings of World Youth Day, the Catholic jamboree that aims to rally young Catholics in their faith.
World Aug 02 As Europeans swelter in summer heat, some turn to a part of U.S. culture — air conditioning Floriana Peroni's vintage clothing store had to close for a week during Europe's heat wave last month.
World Jul 19 Wildfires rage outside Athens as scorching European heat wave continues Evacuations from the Greek capital continued for a third day.