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Migrants 'must not be sent back' to danger, says Pope Francis

“How they suffer, those who are sent back” after rescue at sea, the pope said. Detention facilities in Libya, he said “are true concentration camps.”

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Little boy steals the scene at Pope's audience

A 10-year-old boy interrupted Pope Francis' weekly audience on Wednesday after he walked on stage asking for the pontiff's white skullcap.

Vatican

'Resign? Forget about it': Pope Francis plays down health fears

"Now I can eat everything'

Earth News

Pope Francis will attend COP26 in November if his health allows

The pope is currently recovering from colon surgery at a hospital in Rome, but as a staunch supporter of the Paris Agreement targets, he hopes to attend COP26.

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Vatican

Pope Francis had a temporary 'fever episode' after his recent surgery

Routine tests and scans proved negative after the pope developed the temporary fever. However, he is still eating and moving around unassisted.

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Pope Francis 'reacted well' to intestinal surgery, Vatican says

It is the pope's first known hospital treatment since he was elected to the papacy in 2013.

Germany

German cardinal resigns over Catholic Church's sexual abuse crisis

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the Archbishop of Munich and Freising, said that the church had hit a "dead end" but that he hoped there would be a "turning point".

World News

Pope says world on a 'path to self-destruction' without change

Pope Francis urged world leaders to do more to make society greener, fairer

Italy

Pope urges COVID-19 vaccines for poorest nations in Easter message

Describing vaccines as an ”essential tool" in the pandemic battle, Pope Francis called for a “spirit of global responsibility” to ensure the poorest nations can access the shots.

World News

Racism is 'a virus', says Pope Francis, warning of lurking threat

'Instances of racism continue to shame us, for they show that our supposed social progress is not as real or definitive as we think.'

Vatican

Pope 'tired' as he returns from historic Iraq visit

“I do confess that on this trip I got a lot more tired than during other ones,” he said, noting his age. “It’s a consequence. But we’ll see.”

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Pope Francis holds prayer for Iraq's war victims in church ruins

Pope Francis called for peaceful coexistence and prayed for Iraq's war victims in Mosul.

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Pope Francis blesses faithful at church in Qaraqosh

Pope Francis urged Iraq’s Christians to forgive and to rebuild as he visited church ruins in the war-ravaged north.

Iraq

Watch: Pope Francis celebrates mass on historic visit to Iraq

Pope Francis and Iraq's top Shia cleric delivered a message of peaceful coexistence on Saturday.

Vatican

Pope Francis cancels three more appearances after sciatica flareup

The pope will not deliver Mass, nor evening prayer, on Sunday. A meeting with diplomatic corps on Monday has also been rescheduled.

Central African Republic

Pope appeals for calm after disputed Central African Republic election

Ten opposition candidates have called for the annulment of the result, which saw President Faustin Archangel Touadéra re-elected.

Vatican

Pope Francis calls for needy, vulnerable to get COVID-19 vaccine first

"Vaccines for everybody, especially for the most vulnerable and needy," who should be first in line, Francis said in his "Urbi and Orbi" message delivered indoors this year due to COVID-19 restrictions.

World News

Christmas in times of coronavirus, from Bethlehem to Rome

From Bethlehem to Rome and beyond, coronavirus restrictions dampened Christmas Eve celebrations on Thursday.

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Pope prays in surprise visit to Virgin Mary statue in Rome

Pope Francis paid a surprise visit to the statue of the Virgin Mary on Tuesday after his pilgrimage to the statue was cancelled due to the pandemic.

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'Migration is not a threat to Christianity,' says Pope Francis

"To reject a struggling migrant, whatever his or her religious belief, out of fear of diluting a 'Christian' culture is grotesquely mispresenting both Christianity and culture," the Pope said.