papal visit
Pope brings his ‘show, don’t tell’ evangelization to Thai Catholics
By Claire Giangravé — November 21, 2019
BANGKOK (RNS) — Pope Francis praised Thai Catholics as 'missionary disciples' for their work in health care and serving others during his visit to the mostly Buddhist nation this week.
Ukrainian Greek Catholics wrap up synod and leave Rome with a mission
By Claire Giangravé — September 13, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The leaders of the world's largest Eastern Catholic church are poised to become the Vatican’s voice in Eastern Europe.
Pope apologizes for Catholic Church ‘crimes’ in Ireland
By Nicole Winfield — August 26, 2018
KNOCK, Ireland (AP) — Pope Francis, who is on a weekend visit to Ireland, told the hundreds of thousands of people who turned out for Mass that he met Saturday with victims of all sorts of abuses.
Pope’s Egypt visit offers chance to improve Catholic-Muslim ties
By Gavin Jones — March 18, 2017
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) Francis has accepted an invitation to Cairo on April 28-29 from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Catholic bishops, the pope of the Coptic church of Alexandria and the country's highest Islamic authority, Al-Azhar, the Vatican said Saturday (March 18) in a statement.
Pope pays homage to tiny Catholic flock in Muslim Azerbaijan
By RNS staff — October 2, 2016
(Reuters) 'Courage. Go ahead without fear,' Francis said, praising them for being a close-knit and vibrant 'community on the periphery.'
Vatican hits back at Turkey for calling pope ‘crusader’
By RNS staff — June 26, 2016
(Reuters) The Vatican hit back on Sunday (June 26) at Turkey's depiction of Pope Francis as having a 'crusader mentality' after he used the word genocide to describe the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians a century ago.
Turkey says Pope shows ‘crusader mentality’ by calling 1915 killings genocide
By RNS staff — June 25, 2016
(Reuters) A Turkish deputy prime minister said that it was 'unfortunate' that Pope Francis had labeled the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces a genocide, and that it reflected the papacy's 'Crusader mentality.'
Pope urges Armenia and Turkey to reconcile, shun vengeance
By RNS staff — June 25, 2016
(Reuters) Visibly moved, Pope Francis took part in a prayer service along with President Serzh Sarksyan and leaders of the Armenian Apostolic Church while in Armenia.
Pope on visit to Armenia cites ‘genocide,’ likely to anger Turkey
By RNS staff — June 24, 2016
(Reuters) Pope Francis departed from his prepared text on Friday (June 24) to use the word "genocide" to describe the mass killings of Armenians in 1915.
Pope portraits bedevil cash-strapped nuns
By Margie Fishman — October 9, 2015
Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia was a boon to their spirits but the New Castle, Del., nuns -- and other entrepreneurs as well -- were disappointed with souvenir sales.
On tap at Philly’s joints, papal brews
By Anne Marie Hankins — September 26, 2015
PHILADELPHIA (RNS) Raising a glass (or eight) of special papal beers brewed to last only a little longer than Pope Francis' visit here.
Pope Francis came to praise, to provoke — and to bless
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — September 23, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) The pope delivered a strong address to the shepherds of the U.S. Catholic church but the flock heard love and respect threaded through his homily.
Some fans hope Pope Francis can boost US Catholic schools
By Lauren Markoe — September 23, 2015
(RNS) Catholic school enrollment has fallen drastically over the decades -- but not everywhere.
The ’Splainer: What is the World Meeting of Families?
By Kimberly Winston — September 22, 2015
(RNS) The meeting's goal is not to craft new policy or lobby the church for a particular agenda. Rather, it is to reinforce -- "strengthen," in its parlance -- the bonds of Catholic families around the world.
Pope Francis souvenirs: cheesy, snuggly, silly and serious
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — September 15, 2015
(RNS) Entrepreneurs are banking you'll crave a papal-visit-prompted souvenir to crow about. Philadelphia is epicenter of mass marketing but the Internet abounds with Francis-fueled collectibles as well.
