The ecumenical movement marches forward as Pope Francis met with the heads of non-Catholic religious communities in Korea, just before his final mass in the country. The inter-faith meeting was held at the Catholic Myeong-dong Cathedral and included leaders of…

Tony Palmer died in hospital after hours of surgery because of a motorcycle accident. Tony Palmer quickly rose to fame, when Pope Francis sent him to a charismatic minister’s conference in Forth Worth, TX run by Kenneth Copeland in February…

A few days before Kenneth Copeland and other evangelical leaders met with Pope Francis, Joel Osteen, evangelical pastor of the 16,000-member Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, paid a visit to see the pope. The meeting was in response to the…

On June 23, less than two months after Pope Francis sent a video message to Copeland and his followers at a minister’s conference in Texas, encouraging Charismatics everywhere and Charismatic Catholics to unite, Kenneth Copeland along with Tony Palmer, James…

Recently, Pope Francis, Shimon Perez and Mahmoud Abbas met at the Vatican to pray for peace and discuss peace in the Middle East. Here is the background of that meeting. Pope Francis may be the world’s best politician. During his…

Pope Francis and the President of Mexico, Enriqué Peña Nieto, met recently at the Vatican to discuss migration, unemployment, poverty, violence and drug trafficking. They also discussed Mexican constitutional amendments regarding religious freedom. Following the meeting, Nieto met with Cardinal…

The presidents of Israel and Palestine, Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas met with Pope Francis and the Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomaios of Constantinople at the Vatican to pray for peace between Arabs and Palestinians in the Holy Land. The ecumenical gathering…

For the first time in New Zealand history, the Governor General met with Pope Francis. During the private audience with Sir Jerry Mateparae the two men spoke of social and economic life in New Zealand as well as the Catholic…

President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola, along with his wife and several members of his government, met with Pope Francis in Rome. During the 20 minute meeting, the two men discussed the “good relations between the Holy See and…

The Republic of China, or Taiwan “maintains a friendly, close relationship” with its only diplomatic ally in Europe, the Holy See, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Based on the solid relationship we will continue to enhance our ties with…

Issa Kassissieh, the ambassador of Palestine to the Holy See wrote a letter to the pope recently.  “From the Holy Land of Palestine, I am pleased to deliver sentiments of love and admiration from the Palestinian people towards a loving…

Pope Francis received her majesty Queen Elizabeth for an official “tea” at the Vatican recently where the two exchanged casual conversation and gifts. The 17-minute meeting was the fifth encounter the 87-year-old monarch has had with a pope. Her first…