Pope Francis on Friday said he was “ashamed” that younger generations would inherit a world “fractured by divisions and wars”.

 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was disappointed by the refusal of Pope Francis to personally apologise for the role of the Catholic Church in abuse suffered by tens of thousands of Indigenous children at Canada’s infamous Indian residential schools.

Pope Francis has called for Ecclesiastical Cleansing of the Ahiara Catholic Diocese to intercede for God’s love and mercies for all the faithful in the diocese.

Pope Francis on Wednesday told members of the Mafia in Italy, where many go to Church and worship openly, that they cannot call themselves Christians because they “carry death in their souls”.

The Italian police does splendid work in protecting the Vatican from “crazy” terrorists, Pope Francis said Monday.

Pope Francis has on Sunday urged young people not to be silent and let their voices be heard during Palm Sunday celebrations.

Pope Francis will wash the feet of 12 inmates at Rome’s central prison during a Holy Week ritual meant to show his willingness to serve others.

Pope Francis says men who frequent prostitutes are criminals with a “sick mentality” who think that women exist to be exploited.

Pope Francis has called for an immediate end to violence and access to humanitarian aid to the eastern Ghouta district of Syria.

OWERRI—MIXED reactions yesterday, trailed the eventual resignation of the embattled Catholic Bishop of Ahiara Diocese, Most Rev. Peter Ebele Okpalaeke, and the reported acceptance of his resignation by the Holy Father, Pope Francis.