House Speaker John Boehner, a Jesuit-trained Roman Catholic, invited Jesuit Pope Francis to speak before a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress. Boehner sent a one-page letter to the pope on the first anniversary of his election to the pontificate. …

Patriarch Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, who is head of the Eastern Orthodox Churches, will meet with Pope Francis in May in Jerusalem. He said he looks forward to the meeting “with expectant joy and an abiding sense…

The United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II, who is also the head of the Church of England, will meet with Pope Francis on April 2. As usual with dignitaries, the queen will visit the Vatican during a visit to Italy. It…

During a speech on income inequality, U.S. President Obama referenced Pope Francis, one of the hottest public names.  “Across the developed world, inequality has increased,” Obama said. “Some of you may have seen just last week, the pope himself spoke…

In line with his papal predecessors, Pope Francis criticized the global financial system and called for it to change saying that the rich, must help the poor. The Pope said the way the current financial system works needs change because…

Pope Francis recently met with the Board of Directors of the Knights of Columbus at the Vatican. The Pope thanked the Knights for their “unfailing support” for the Papacy, otherwise known as the Holy See. “This support finds particular expression…

Pope Francis consecrated the world to Mary on Marian day, October 13, 2013. Mary, the mother of Jesus, is long dead, but the pope still teaches that she is alive and is the co-redemptrix with Jesus Christ. This means she…

King Letsie III of Lesotho and his wife, Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso met with Pope Francis in Rome. They discussed the collaboration between the state and the church in Lesotho especially with regard to religious freedom, the political and economic…

Pope Francis is planning some reforms at the Vatican. Saying the Catholic Church is too “Vatican-centric,” and condemning the opulence of the papal court as “leprosy.” “Leaders of the church have often been Narcissuses, gratified and sickeningly excited by their…

U.S. President Obama is “hugely impressed” with Pope Francis’ humble style. In an interview question about his thoughts on Pope Francis’ remarks that the church is too focused on gay rights and abortion, Obama said, “I tell you, I have…

Pope Francis recently granted a papal audience to the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Algirdas Butkevičius. The two men discussed the “contributions of the Catholic Church in the social and educational fields in Lithuania.” They also discussed “improving awareness of spiritual…

Yingluck Shinawatra, the Prime Ministers of Thailand visited Pope Francis in the Vatican. She also met with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the papal secretary of state, and Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with States. The Prime Minister and the Pope…