“I got bashed,” Pope joked as he prays for Venezuela, blesses poor
Pope Francis prayed Sunday for a peaceful end to Venezuela's "grave crisis" which has left scores dead, as he wrapped up a tour to support peace in neighboring Colombia.
Pope urges old people to work less to create employment
Pope Francis on Wednesday, in a renewed call for social justice said that older people should be made to work less or retire early to create employment for younger generations.
Are Mbaise Catholics out to disobey the Pope?
THE Roman Catholic Diocese of Ahiara was established a diocese in Ahiara in the region of Mbaise in Imo State out of the old Diocese of Owerri on November 18, 1987 with Bishop Victor Adibe Chikwe as its first bishop until his death on September 16, 2010. On Friday, December 7, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI announced the appointment of Monsignor Peter Okpalaeke, a native of Amesi in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, as the second bishop of Ahiara to shepherd the Diocese.
Pope pays tribute to Italian rebel priests by praying at their tombs
Pope Francis took a helicopter ride from the Vatican on Tuesday to pay tribute to two 20th century Italian maverick priests who were sidelined by the Catholic Church establishment of their time.
Pope Francis wades into ethnic crisis in Nigerian Church
Pope Francis has intervened in an ethnic crisis involving the Nigerian town of Ahiara, Imo state , whose bishop, Peter Ebere Okpaleke, appointed by Benedict XVI in 2012, is unwanted by lay people and priests of the diocese.
Pope Francis prays for victims of London attacks
Pope Francis used his Sunday address in St Peter’s square to urge believers to pray for the victims of the deadly attack in London.
Pope puts off visit to South Sudan amid reported security concerns
Pope Francis will not visit South Sudan this year, the Vatican said on Tuesday, after an Italian newspaper reported that a mooted trip had been put off because it was considered too dangerous.
Pope puts off visit to South Sudan amid reported security concerns
Pope Francis will not visit South Sudan this year, the Vatican said on Tuesday, after an Italian newspaper reported that a mooted trip had been put off because it was considered too dangerous.
Pope ‘terrific’, Saudi ‘spectacular’: Trump waxes lyrical on foreign tour
Donald Trump thinks Pope Francis is “terrific” and found his “spectacular” royal welcome in Saudi Arabia “beyond anything anyone’s ever seen”.
Pope Francis likes Pizza, queries Melania if Trump likes it too
Pope Francis queried U.S. First Lady Melania Trump about her husband’s eating habits during a Vatican audience on Wednesday, but it is unclear whether they discussed “pizza” or a similarly named Slovenian cake, “potica.”
Pope asks Trump to be peacemaker, gives him environmental letter
Pope Francis urged U.S. President Donald Trump to be a peacemaker at their highly anticipated first meeting on Wednesday.
