The Waldensian Methodist Church of Italy has announced that the date is set and the program is organized for Pope Francis to make an official visit to the Waldensian Temple of Turin. There he will meet with the world’s oldest…

“We must prepare for a new age of political audacity for the Holy See,” said Marco Impagliazzo, president of the Rome-based Community of Sant’ Egidio during an interview in 2014. Some believe that Pope Francis is more important politically than…

Last year he was first on the list of Fortune Magazine’s 50 Greatest World Leaders. This year, in its second published list, he is still there as number four of the “extraordinary men and women who are transforming business, government,…

Pope Francis has added a stop to his trip to the United States this coming September – The White House. U.S. officials have confirmed the meeting on September 23 with an official opening ceremony at the presidential residence. The pope…

Former Vice President Al Gore called for punishment on climate-change deniers. He said politicians should pay a price for rejecting “accepted science.” Referring to a federal cap-and-trade system, Gore said, “We need to put a price on carbon to accelerate…

Pope Francis has continued to become more popular in the United States. A recent Pew Research Study (February 2015) indicates that a strikingly 90 percent of all U.S. Catholics view the pope favorably and nearly 60 percent have a “very…

Pope Francis met with Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan and his wife in the Vatican. They discussed the Catholic Community in the country of Azerbaijan and initiatives for inter-religious and intercultural dialogue. They also discussed the nation’s regional and…

(Update: The Vatican denies that it gives VIP treatment for general audiences. All seats in the so-called VIP section are given to anyone on a first come first served basis. Apparently the AP and Reuters didn’t verify their information. http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vip-treatment-for-lgbt-group-at-the-vatican-not-really-72364/.) For…

The Vatican has announced that a high-level delegation of leading women from Iran including Shahindokht Molaverdi, Iran’s vice-president for Woman and Family Affairs will join the pope in Philadelphia in September for the World Meeting of Families. The idea arose…

On the Papal charter plane to the Philippines, Pope Francis told media that there are “limits to freedom of speech, especially when it insults or ridicules someone’s faith.” The Pope was referring to the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo studios…

Faith leaders must work harder to prevent religiously motivated violence, says Jerry White, deputy assistant Secretary of State in the U.S. government’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations. White was in Rome recently to promote a “Global Covenant of World…

On his return to the Vatican from Turkey in late November, Pope Francis urges Muslim leaders to condemn ISIS and other forms of religious extremism. Then, “in early December, a group of Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims, featuring Jordan’s Prince El…