Pope Francis sent a message through his emissary Cardinal Peter Turkson at the 48th World Economic Forum meeting and urged participants to build a sustainable human-centered future. The Pope echoed the theme of the meeting, Creating a Shared Future in…

The president of war-torn Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadére and his entourage, was granted an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican on January 25. The Holy See says in a press release that it appreciates “the positive efforts made…

KTF News – Pope Francis Visits BangladeshWatch this video on YouTube Transcript of this video Source References Pope concludes apostolic visit to Myanmar, Bangladesh

For the fourth year running, Francis used his annual Christmas greetings to the Roman Catholic Church’s central bureaucracy, or Curia, to lecture the assembled cardinals, bishops and other department heads on the need for change. “Reforming Rome is like cleaning…

“Pope Francis today issued a blueprint for geopolitical stability, calling for a de-escalation of tensions in Korea, for nuclear disarmament and for world leaders to recognize that migrating to another country is a ‘fundamental human right.’ He set out his…

KTF News – Pope Francis Receives Prime Minister of LebanonWatch this video on YouTube Transcript of this video Source References Pope Francis receives Lebanese PM Hariri

Pope Francis visited Myanmar and Bangladesh November 27 through December 2. Both countries have a Catholic population of only about 1 percent, more or less of the total population, with Myanmar 90 percent Buddhist and Bangladesh 90 percent Muslim. Following…

Pope Francis reiterated his appeal for the world to do more to protect the environment, stressing the importance this can have in reducing the risk and impact of natural disasters. “On 13 October, we observe the international day for the…

Pope Francis received the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Saad Rafic Hariri, in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican for a cordial conversation over a range of subjects, including various aspects of the situation in Lebanon including that of refugees. Pope Francis…