Pope Francis met with Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan and his wife in the Vatican. They discussed the Catholic Community in the country of Azerbaijan and initiatives for inter-religious and intercultural dialogue. They also discussed the nation’s regional and…

Angela Merkel met with Pope Francis for the second time in a private audience at the Vatican on February 21. The 40-minute discussion focused on the fight against poverty and international crises, including the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the role…

(Update: The Vatican denies that it gives VIP treatment for general audiences. All seats in the so-called VIP section are given to anyone on a first come first served basis. Apparently the AP and Reuters didn’t verify their information. http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vip-treatment-for-lgbt-group-at-the-vatican-not-really-72364/.) For…

“Raul and Fidel Castro were raised by a rosary-reciting, Catholic mother. They attended high school at the Jesuit-run Belen College, although Raul didn’t finish. Despite initially declaring Cuba atheists state, the Castro’s have regularly, if hypocritically, paid respect to the…

On the Papal charter plane to the Philippines, Pope Francis told media that there are “limits to freedom of speech, especially when it insults or ridicules someone’s faith.” The Pope was referring to the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo studios…

On his return to the Vatican from Turkey in late November, Pope Francis urges Muslim leaders to condemn ISIS and other forms of religious extremism. Then, “in early December, a group of Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims, featuring Jordan’s Prince El…

“I want to thank His Holiness, Pope Francis, whose moral example shows us the importance of pursuing the world as it should be, rather than simply settling for the world as it is,” Obama said Wednesday. The president was speaking…

Pope Francis recently traveled to Strasbourg to address the European Parliament. The European Union is a pet project of the Papacy. Calling for “a return to the convictions of the founders of the European Union,” the pope warned that Europe…

The European Union’s Ambassador to the Holy See says that the EU and the Vatican have “very good” relations. Laurence Argimon-Pistre said “There is a long-standing relationship between the European Union and the Vatican.” That relationship goes back thousands of…

For many years popular California mega church pastor Rick Warren has been advocating ecumenical unity. After his personal visit at the Vatican recently where he made a presentation on family values, he now believes that though there are still some…

Evangelical megachurch pastor Rick Warren and Southern Baptist Russell Moore urged Christians not to waver on Bible principles of sexuality and marriage at a Vatican colloquium held November 17-19. “Western culture now celebrates casual sexuality, cohabitation, no-fault divorce, family redefinition,…

The Vatican is planning a special meeting, November 17-19, to discuss traditional marriage with a variety religious leaders and scholars from around the world including mega-church leader Rick Warren, Russell Moore, Jewish and Muslim leaders and others. Pope Francis will…