Tag: Pope Francis
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Pope Francis set to make history with Iraqi visit
The Vatican press office on Monday announced that Pope Francis will travel to Iraq in March next year, the first by the head of the Vatican. The pope would visit Baghdad, the city of Erbil, as well as Mosul and Qaraqosh during his March 5-8 visit. Iraq’s foreign ministry said the Pope’s visit “represents a…
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Pope installs 13 new cardinals, including first African American
Pope Francis on Saturday named 13 new cardinals, including Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory, the first black US prelate to be admitted among the so-called Princes of the Church. Gregory, who turns 73 next month, leads an archdiocese rocked by the scandal of Theodore McCarrick, a former archbishop who was defrocked last year after being outed…
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Pope Francis recalls emotional moment spent with Maradona
Pope Francis remembers soccer legend and fellow Argentine Diego Maradona with affection and is keeping him in his prayers, the Vatican said on Wednesday. Maradona, who died on Wednesday at his home in Argentina following a heart attack, met the pope several times at the Vatican after Francis was elected in 2013 as Latin America’s…
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Pope Francis names 13 new cardinals
Pope Francis announced the appointment of 13 new cardinals on Sunday, including archbishops from the U.S., Rwanda and the Philippines. The appointments will be formalised in a consistory, a meeting of cardinals, on Nov. 28, the pontiff said during his Sunday Angelus message. Nine of the appointees are under 80, and as long as they…
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#EndSARS: Pope Francis reacts, calls for prayers for Nigeria
Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church on Sunday reacted over the #EndSARS protest in Nigeria by calling for prayers for the country. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Pope Francis reacted via his official Twitter handle following the shooting at the Lekki Tollgate Plaza and the mayhem that occurred afterwards across the country. “Let us pray…
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My ‘surprise resignation’ was forced by Pope Francis, says Italian Cardinal
Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu on Friday said his surprise resignation was forced by Pope Francis, who accused him of using Vatican money to help his siblings. The 72-year-old gave up the top position in the Vatican’s sainthood cases department on Thursday. He also gave up cardinal privileges, including the right to take part in papal…
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Pope Francis speaks on what is worse than COVID-19
Pope Francis, while speaking at the Angelus prayer on Sunday has said speaking ill of people and spreading gossip is worse than the dreaded Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Pope Francis at the Angelus prayer explores Jesus’ invitation to admonish members of the community who have sinned, and said fraternal correction builds up the…
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Pope warns against vaccine priority for rich
Pope Francis on Wednesday warned against any prospect that rich people would get priority for a coronavirus vaccine. In remarks during his weekly public audience, Francis said:”the pandemic is a crisis. You don’t come out of it the same — either better or worse.″ He added that “we must come out better.” The pontiff said…
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Pope appeals for end to Libyan civil war
Pope Francis appealed on Sunday for both sides in the Libyan civil war to seek peace, urging the international community to facilitate talks and protect refugees and migrants he said were victims of cruelty. In an impassioned plea during his noon address in St. Peter’s Square, Francis said he was pained by the situation in…
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COVID-19: Pope Francis urges caution as countries ease lockdown
Pope Francis said on Sunday that people are more important than the economy, as countries decide how quickly to reopen from the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdowns. Francis made his comments, departing from a prepared script, at the first noon address from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square in three months as Italy’s lockdown drew to…