In yet another ecumenical meeting, Pope Francis had his first meeting with members of the Jewish religion. During the meeting, he condemned anti-Semitism as incompatible with Christianity and promised to promote collaboration between the Catholic Church and Jewish groups around…

In an ecumenical meeting Justin Welby, the primate of the Anglican Church, met with the Pope Francis. Welby said he “felt at home in the Vatican.” The two men were installed in their respective roles within days of each other….

“The goal of both economics and politics,” wrote Pope Francis to British Prime Minister David Cameron, “is to serve humanity, beginning with the poorest and most vulnerable wherever they may be, even in their mothers’ wombs.” The pope was instructing…

Pope Francis, in a recent homily said all people, “even the atheists,” are “redeemed” through “the Blood of Christ” — the Christian belief that the sins of humanity are wiped clean through the crucifixion of Jesus. In an ecumenical description,…

Pope Francis has denounced the global financial system saying the “cult of money” has tyrannized the poor and has turned humans into expendable consumer goods. As many popes have done in the past, Francis called for reform of the global…

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany and Pope Francis met recently and discussed the economic crisis in Europe. Apparently, the pope got her ear. After the meeting, as you might expect, Merkel called for “stronger market regulation.” In other words, Merkel…

One day after Pope Francis made his famous and surprising statement that Atheists can be saved if they do good works because Jesus died for everyone, the Vatican felt the need to clarify his remarks. Of course, his statement was…

Pope Francis met with Israeli President Shimon Peres who warned him that “the Middle East is ‘disintegrating’ and that the pontiff ‘has an important role’ to play in bringing peace to the region and the world.” Peres told the Pope…

On April 26, 2013, Pope Francis met with Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Monti. The Prime Minister, who was accompanied by his wife Elsa, met with Pope Francis for about 20 minutes. The meeting came just two days before Monti completed…

Pope Francis called Giorgio Napolitano, the newly re-elected president of Italy. “The Pope expressed his gratitude and his admiration for the Italian president.” “Mr. President, I called to thank you for your example,” Pope Francis told the president. “You have…

Pope Francis received Andry Nirina Rajoelina, president of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar in audience at the Vatican. The president also met with Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for Relations with States. The cordial talks, focused on the good relations…

Imagine Pope Francis talking about the final judgment and the second coming of Christ. “Human history begins with the creation of man and woman in the image and likeness of God and concludes with the final judgment of Christ. We…