The post came just days after Trump told reporters, apparently in jest, “I’d like to be pope, that would be my number one choice,” when asked...
Francis told reporters, “Anyone, whoever he is, who only wants to build walls and not bridges is not a Christian.”
Lopez has been taking part in the daily cardinal meetings, known as “general congregations”, in which those present discuss the priorities for the new pope and...
A prominent figure in the Vatican, Cardinal Sarah has served under three popes in key curial roles, including prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship. He...
As the Vatican’s Secretary of State since 2013, Cardinal Parolin is the most senior official within the Roman Curia. Aged 70, he is known for his...
On Sunday he wished the crowds on Saint Peter’s Square a “Happy Easter” as he waved and in his traditional “Urbi et Orbi” (“To the City...
Another parishioner, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, noted with regrets that the abductor forced the priest to remove his cassock, forced him out of...
Seeing Francis “just filled me and I think many of the people who are here with a great sense of joy,” Larry James Kulick, a bishop...
It was then that I realised that we were not just being attacked by some angry herdsmen, we were going to be kidnapped. So I managed...
Ugorji declared, “Our nation is under siege. We hear daily reports of innocent Nigerians being abducted, tortured, or killed by criminals who operate with seeming impunity....