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Pope Francis face-to-face with refugees

Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians have met migrants at the Moria refugee camp on the Greek

Greece

"Do not lose hope" Pope tells migrants on Lesbos

Pope Francis joined by Patriarch Bartholomew and the Archbishop of Athens, Ieronimos II.

Greece

The Pope meets migrants and refugees on Lesbos

Pope Francis joined by Patriarch Bartholomew and the Archbishop of Athens, Ieronimos II.

Greece

Lesbos refugee camp cleaned-up ahead of Pope's visit

A refugee centre on the Greek island of Lesbos is undergoing a clean-up ahead of a visit from the Pope on Saturday. Moria was one of two refugee

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Vatican

How the Vatican has dealt with the scandals of sexual abuse

The Vatican is under scrutiny. It happens with the Roman Catholic Church and its hierarchy each time a paedophile scandal is brought into the open

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Pope Francis urges more compassion towards 'imperfect' Catholics in family life

New guidelines issued by the pope on family life call for the church to be less strict and more compassionate to those he describes as being in

Vatican

Pope Francis: the Lahore attack is "hideous"

The pontiff urges the authorities in Pakistan to do more to protect religious minorities

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Use weapons of love to combat violence, says Pope on Easter Sunday

Use the weapons of love to combat blind and brutal violence, that was Pope Francis’ message on Easter Sunday. Security was tight for the traditional

Vatican

Pope Francis uses Easter homily to call for hope

The Pope has used an Easter vigil Mass in St Peter’s Basilica to urge people not to lose hope in a gloomy world. The Holy Week commemorating Jesus’

Vatican

Pope Francis condemns 'unprecedented' terrorist violence in Good Friday speech

Pope Francis has used his Good Friday address to condemn Europe’s reaction to the migrant crisis, which he said had been blunted by our “indifferent

Vatican

Pope Francis washes feet of refugees, condemns Brussels attacks

During a traditional pre-Easter ritual the pontiff washed and kissed refugees feet in a shelter near Rome and condemned arms manufacturers as partly responsible for the Brussels attacks.

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Pope Francis proves a hit on Instagram

Pope Francis launched his own Instagram account on Saturday with astonishing success, acquiring over a million followers on the photo-sharing app

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Pope Francis calls for death penalty to be scrapped worldwide

Pope Francis is calling for the abolition of the death penalty around the world. He says the commandment “You shall not kill” is valid for both the

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Pope suggests contraception could be allowed for women facing Zika virus

Pope Francis looks to have suggested that the Roman Catholic Church could soften its ban on contraception for women facing the Zika crisis. On the

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Pope Francis questions Donald Trump's Christianity over migrants

Pope Francis has become immersed in the US election campaign after calling into question Donald Trump’s Christianity. Speaking during his in-flight

Mexico

Pope ends trip to Mexico decrying the suffering of migrants

Pope Frances has ended his Mexico visit along the US border. There he prayed at a memorial for migrants who have perished trying to reach the United

Mexico

Pope Francis celebrates Mass for clergy in Michoacan, Mexico

Pope Francis continued his five-day visit to Mexico on Tuesday (February 16) with a Mass for clergy in the state of Michoacan, a hotbed of Mexico’s

Mexico

Pope Francis talks tough in Mexico in bid for Catholic progress

Far from the haves and closer to the have-nots through words and gestures. That appears to be the message Pope Francis has transmitted throughout his

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Pope courts Chiapas

Pope Francis travelled on Monday (February 15) to Tuxtla Gutierrez, the capital of Chiapas state, part of Mexico’s poor, indigenous south, which has

Mexico

Pope Francis embraces Mexico's most marginalised people

Pope Francis has embraced Mexico’s poor indigenous south, denouncing what he described as the people’s “systemic” exclusion from society. Many women