Tag: Pope Francis
Vatican and Mafia Stronghold Corleone in a Godfather Fight
Sputniknews - 3/2/17 A locale featured in the award-winning Godfather film trilogy is now home to a real-life quandary between the Roman Catholic Church and ... Read More
‘Molested when we confessed’: Duterte fires up at Catholic priests over pedophilia, corruption
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte © Czar Dancel / Reuters Rt.com - 20/1/17 Unshaken by a blessing from Pope Francis, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has hit ... Read More
Try meth before criticizing war on drugs – Duterte tells priests the day Pope blesses Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte © Erik de Castro / Reuters Pia Ranada @piaranada Jesus Jess Dureza RT.com - 20/1/17 Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has taunted ... Read More
Pope, Patriarch to Make Progress on Practical Agenda of Helping Christians
© REUTERS/ Tony Gentile Sputniknews - 19/1/17 Pope Francis and Russian Patriarch Kirill are likely to make progress when they meet in Havana, Cuba on ... Read More
1 Christian killed for their faith every 6 minutes in 2016 – study
RT.com - 31/12/16 Ninety thousand Christians were murdered for their faith around the globe this year, which amounts to one being killed every six minutes, ... Read More
Pope Reportedly Knew Priest Accused of Raping Children Two Years Before Arrest
© REUTERS/ Osservatore Romano Sputniknews - 29/12/16 Pope Francis and the Roman Catholic clergy failed to take action to sanction Rev. Nicola Corradi, the 82-year ... Read More
Vatican bureaucracy & resistance to reforms ‘inspired by devil’ – Pope Francis
RT.com - 23/12/16 In his annual Christmas speech, Pope Francis slammed Vatican officials for pushing back against reforms that the pontiff has been pushing forward ... Read More
Absolution Prayers’: Victims of Vatican Priests’ Sexual Violence Demand Justice
© Photo: Pixabay Sputniknews - 18/12/16 At least 22 children with hearing disabilities were sexually abused by Catholic priests at a school for deaf-mute minors ... Read More
Putin, Pope Francis Discuss Protection of Christians in Conflict Zones
© Sputnik/ Sergei Guneev Sputniknews - 18/12/16 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis discussed the issue of protection of Christians in regional conflict zones ... Read More
PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW AWARDED FOR COMMITMENT TO ECUMENISM
Pravoslavie.ru - 12/7/16 His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has been granted the Ecumenical Award of St. Nicholas of Myra by the theological faculty of Alupia, ... Read More
Bishops Abducted in Syria in 2013 Alive, Currently in Raqqa
© REUTERS/ Rodi Said Sputniknews - 28/10/16 According to preliminary data, Syrian bishops abducted in the vicinity of the country's northern city of Aleppo in ... Read More
‘WITH LOVE FOR TRUTH’ On Patriarch-Catholicos Ilia II and the visit of Pope Francis to Georgia
pravoslavie.ru - 5/10/16 From Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 Pope Francis visited the ancient Orthodox nation of Georgia, celebrating Mass in a Tbilisi stadium on ... Read More
Pope Francis Holds Warm Meeting With Head of Georgia’s Orthodox Church
http://saltandlighttv.org/ http://patriarchate.ge/ http://patriarchate.ge/ Sputniknews - October 2016 Pope Francis has expressed willingness to maintain friendship with Georgia, calling it a "sacred" nation during his meeting ... Read More
Radical Nationalist Groups, Georgian Orthodox Priests Protest Papal Visit
By Nicholas Waller - Georgia Today - September 2016 TBILISI – A group of Georgian Orthodox ultranationalists and priests held a rally Wednesday afternoon outside ... Read More
Did Kosovo Try to Bribe Pope Francis to Win Recognition?
© AFP 2016/ ARMEND NIMANI http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/ Sputniknews - 9/9/16 Some media outlets in Pristina have circulated unconfirmed reports about an attempt to give the Vatican ... Read More
A less than optimistic view on Christian Unity
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Pope Says Christians Should Apologise To Homosexuals
www.journalism.mak.ac.ug - 27/6/16 - Submitted by Christopher Tusiime CNN REPORT HERE: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/26/world/pope-apologize-gays/ Pope Francis said Sunday that Christians owe apologies to gays and others who have been ... Read More
Joint Declaration Signed at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin - June 2016 Read- Pontifical Divine Liturgy in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin On June 26, the Mother See of Holy ... Read More
Pope Francis Remarks on Armenian Genocide Not Directed Against Turkey
© REUTERS/ Osservatore Romano/Handout via REUTERS Pope Francis was speaking on the issue of reconciling the Armenian and Turkish people, there is nothing in pope's ... Read More
Ecumenical Service and Peace Prayer at the Republic Square of Yerevan
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin - June 2016 On June 25, under the presidency of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All ... Read More
Pope Francis Visited the Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial Complex
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin - June 2016 On June 25, Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church and His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch ... Read More