Pope Francis met with Russian Patriarch Kirill on February 12. Their two churches have been separated for more than 1000 years. Kirill is the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, which is involved in Russian politics. There is much more…

Pope Francis met with the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (East Timor) Rui Maria de Araújo. According to the Vatican, the discussions were cordial and covered the good relations between the Holy See and Timor-Leste, “the historical…

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Now think about this. The Vatican has observer status at the United Nations. When the UN was established in 1945, the Papacy did not have the advantage it has now with a neutered Protestantism through the ecumenical movement, and a…

Pope Francis met with Mauricio Macri the President of Argentina along with his wife Juliana Awada and their little girl in an audience in the Vatican. Argentina is the home country of Pope Francis. The Holy See Press Office described…

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On yet another Friday audience with a tech executive, Pope Francis met with the CEO and co-founder of Instagram, Kevin Systrom at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace. The audience is the latest move by Instagram to become the dominant platform for…

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Pope Francis and the Prime Minister of Iraq, Haydar al-Abadi, met in private audience on February 16, 2016. The friendly meeting referenced the “good state of bilateral relations,” and the state of Christian and ethnic minorities living in the country…

Pope Francis is expected to visit St. Andrews, Scotland to sign a charter against extremism in September 2016. Leaders from different religions, diplomatic and community leaders will gather to sign a 10-point declaration calling on all faiths to unite against…

Pope Francis was prepared to do everything he could to get a climate change agreement signed in Paris. But Cardinal Peter Turkson, who helped draft the papal encyclical on climate said Pope Francis has “deep trust” that negotiators in Paris…