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…

Pope Francis granted an audience to Karolos Papoulias, the President of Greece. They discussed the legal status of religious communities and the role of religion in society and ecumenical collaboration within the Orthodox nation. They also discussed the economic crisis,…

In spite of vexing differences between the U.S. President and the Catholic Church, the president and the pope met at the Apostolic Palace in Rome on March 27. The cordial meeting discussed international conflict, human rights and religious freedom. The…