True to his method of getting attention, Pope Francis prepared an ad to be shown during the American football championship game called the Super Bowl. The ad, a first for the Vatican, aired at the game on a massive jumbo…

KTF News – Pope Francis Convenes Another Meeting of MayorsWatch this video on YouTube Transcript of this video Source References 80 mayors at Vatican meeting on refugees

In order to defend himself against his critics, Pope Francis accused some Christians of having too much concern for the Ten Commandments, saying they suffer from “cowardliness,” and warning that such people become “paralyzed” and unable to “go forward.” Popes…

The ecumenical movement is reaching its maturity as the world approaches the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation in 2017. A small group of ecumenical German Christians were asked to develop materials for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity,…

Just before a peace conference to revive long-stalled talks with Israel, the Palestinian Authority has opened an embassy at the Vatican. The Vatican recognizes the Palestinian Authority as a state, giving it the right to establish the embassy. The embassy…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited the Vatican Saturday before inaugurating his country’s new embassy to the Holy See. He met with Pope Francis to discuss peace efforts in the Middle East. The Vatican and the Palestinians have relations characterized as…

KTF News – Pope Francis’ Meeting in Assisi draws 500 Participants from many ReligionsWatch this video on YouTube Transcript of this video Source References Meeting of Assisi: A mosaic of religions and nationalities. All united for peace Pope says fundamentalism…

KTF News – Pope Francis Journalism Based on Rumors is TerrorismWatch this video on YouTube Transcript of this video Source References Pope says journalism based on rumors and fear is ‘terrorism’

KTF News – Pope Francis Condemns Proselytism AgainWatch this video on YouTube Transcript of this video Source References Pope again criticizes ‘proselytism’: ‘It is not licit that you convince them of your faith’ Pope: It’s a ‘very grave sin’ for…

Fortune and Time editors gathered with select Fortune 500 and Time 100 business leaders, scholars, NGOs, non-profits church leaders and philanthropists at the Vatican on December 2 and 3 2016 to discuss ending poverty. They discussed technology and jobs, global…

KTF News – Pentecostal Group Called “Walking Ecumenism”Watch this video on YouTube Transcript of this video Source References Pentecostal promotes what pope calls ‘walking ecumenism’

Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft have begun to work together to remove extremist content on all their platforms through an information sharing initiative. They are creating a proactive shared database using unique digital fingerprints known as “hashes” for images and…