Pope Francis arrived at Iraq’s ancient city of Ur on Saturday to hold a historic interreligious meeting on the second day of his landmark visit to the country. The visit is Pope Francis’ first-ever trip to Iraq. Pope Francis headed to Najaf...اقرأ المزيد
Pope Francis sent a message of cooperation to promote the culture of peace to Egyptian Endowments (Awqaf) Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa. Gomaa expressed appreciation for the message and highlighted the importance of spreading the culture of international...اقرأ المزيد
The Vatican has announced that it will pursue the worldwide abolition of the death penalty. Pope Francis has argued that capital punishment denies the dignity inherent in all humans. The Vatican on Thursday announced changes to the Catholic Church’s...اقرأ المزيد
Pope Francis, in his Easter address on Sunday, called for peace in the Holy Land two days after 15 Palestinians were killed on the Israeli-Gaza border, saying the conflict there “does not spare the defenseless”. The pope made his appeal in his “Urbi...اقرأ المزيد
During a meeting with the new Egyptian ambassador to the Vatican Mahmoud Sami on Wednesday, Pope of the Catholic Church and President of the Vatican, Pope Francis, asserted that he supports Egypt’s efforts to achieve security and combat terrorism and...اقرأ المزيد
Pope Francis has expressed condolences to Egypt and the Coptic Orthodox Church following a deadly attack on Egyptian Christians on Friday, according to an Egyptian foreign ministry statement. The statement on Saturday said that Francis’ office had called...اقرأ المزيد