Tags (18) : Pope Francis

Pope apologizes for angrily slapping away woman's hand

Pope apologizes for angrily slapping away woman's hand
dpa | 01/04/2020 | News
ROME (dpa)- Pope Francis is surrounded and touched by believers almost every day, but on New Year's Eve it was all too much for him: when a woman did not want to let go of the 83-year-old's hand, he angrily slapped it away. The altercation was caught on video as the pope visited the Nativity scene...
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Pope: Violence against women is 'a blasphemy against God'

Pope: Violence against women is 'a blasphemy against God'
Annette Reuther (dpa) | 01/04/2020 | News
ROME, Annette Reuther (dpa)- Pope Francis has described violence against women as "a blasphemy against God" in his New Year's Day homily in St Peter's Basilica in Rome. "If we want to weave humanity into this our time, we need to start again from the woman," the pontiff said on Wednesday. Women...
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Pope urges end to Syria 'horror' in Easter address

Pope urges end to Syria 'horror' in Easter address
AFP | 04/17/2017 | Politics
VATICAN CITY, HOLY SEE- Pope Francis urged an end to "horror and death" in Syria and implored God to bring peace to the Middle East as he delivered the traditional Easter Day mass in Rome on Sunday. The Easter mass, the highlight of the Christian calendar began under a cloudy sky where worshippers...
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Pope warns against populism and 'saviours' like Hitler

Pope warns against populism and 'saviours' like Hitler
AFP | 01/22/2017 | Politics
MADRID, SPAIN- Pope Francis on Saturday warned against populism, saying it could lead to the election of "saviours" like Hitler. In an hour-long interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais conducted as Donald Trump was being sworn in as US president, the pontiff also condemned the idea of using walls...
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Pope, at 80, looks to 'joyous' old age

Pope, at 80, looks to 'joyous' old age
Franck Iovene | 12/18/2016 | Society
ROME, ITALY, Franck Iovene- Pope Francis voiced hope for a "fruitful and joyous" old age on Saturday, as he kicked off his 80th birthday by sharing breakfast with a group of homeless people. "Old age sounds ugly, and causes fear. But old age is the seat of wisdom," he told dozens of cardinals at...
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Pope prays to 'convert hearts' of IS jihadists

Pope prays to 'convert hearts' of IS jihadists
AFP | 05/26/2016 | Politics
VATICAN CITY, HOLY SEE- Pope Francis on Wednesday asked God to "convert the hearts of those who sow death and destruction" following a series of deadly attacks by the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria. During his weekly audience in St. Peter's Square, the pontiff prayed for "eternal rest to the...
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Pope Francis answers children's questions in new book

Pope Francis answers children's questions in new book
AFP | 01/24/2016 | Arts
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- Pope Francis has written his first book for children, replying to 30 probing letters from children around the world and due for release by a US publishing house in March. Chicago-based Loyola Press, a Jesuit imprint, came up with the idea and got the go-ahead from the...
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Pope says he's 'a sinner in need of God's mercy'

Pope says he's 'a sinner in need of God's mercy'
AFP | 01/11/2016 | Society
In extracts from the French-language edition provided to AFP by the French publisher Laffont, the pope calls himself "a man who is in need of God's mercy." Expounding on the notion of forgiveness, the pope -- a frequent visitor to prisons -- refers to his "special relationship" with convicts....
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In Christmas message, pope speaks out on conflicts, migrants

In Christmas message, pope speaks out on conflicts, migrants
Jean-Louis De La Vaissiere | 12/26/2015 | News
VATICAN CITY, HOLY SEE, Jean-Louis De La Vaissiere- Pope Francis offered a Christmas message Friday of mitigated hope for an end to the world's conflicts, backing recent accords on Syria and Libya and praising those who shelter migrants. "We pray... that the agreement reached in the United Nations...
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