Nigeria’s Bishop Peter Okpaleke, Bishop of Ekwulobia makes list of 21 new cardinals named by Pope Francis
May 29, 2022 Here is a list of the 21 men Pope Francis will install as Roman Catholic cardinals at a ceremony known as a consistory on Aug. 27. Cardinal…
Pope’s July Visit to Africa to Go Ahead Despite Health Issues
May 29, 2022 Pope Francis is set to make a gruelling trip to two African countries in July despite knee problems that have forced him to use a cane and…
Pope Says Female Genital Mutilation Affronts Dignity, Must End
Feb. 7, 2022 Pope Francis condemned female genital mutilation and trafficking of women for prostitution on Sunday, calling them humiliating affronts to women’s dignity and urging officials to do everything…
Fake news, disinformation on COVID is human rights violation – Pope
Jan. 28, 2022 Pope Francis said on Friday that spreading fake news and disinformation on COVID-19 and vaccines, including by Catholic media, is a violation of human rights. It was…
You caught me: Pope congratulates reporter who saw him at record shop
Jan. 14, 2022 Pope Francis has congratulated the reporter who caught him visiting old friends who run a Rome record shop this week, joking that it was his “bad luck”…
Pope Shakes up Vatican Development Office, Accepts African Cardinal’s Resignation
Dec. 23, 2021 Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a prominent African cardinal who was a key adviser on climate change and social justice as part of a rare…
Spend on Education, Not Weapons, Pope Says in Annual Peace Message
Dec. 22, 2021 Nations should divert money spent on armaments to invest in education, Pope Francis says in a yearly peace message, decrying growing military costs at the expense of…
Pope Francis says domestic violence against women “almost demonic”
Dec. 20, 2021 Pope Francis has said that men who violently attack women are engaged in something “almost demonic.” He commented on some of the most powerful words used to…
Pope thanks journalists for helping expose Church sex scandals
Nov. 13, 2021 Pope Francis on Saturday thanked journalists for helping uncover the clerical sexual abuse scandals that the Roman Catholic Church initially tried to cover up. The pope praised…
World should respond to climate change as if hit by a global war, pope tells COP26
Nov. 3, 2021 Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the twin wounds inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change were comparable to those caused by a global conflict and…