May 4, 2022 Pope, Japanese PM discuss nuclear weapons after North Korea missile fires into Sea of Japan Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with Pope Francis for a private conversation Wednesday, the same day a ballistic missile was fired into the Sea of Japan.
May 3, 2022 Pope Francis says he asked to meet Putin in March over Ukraine war, but hasn't heard back: report Pope Francis has revealed that he told the Kremlin in March that he was “willing to go to Moscow” to discuss the war in Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin – but the Vatican has “not yet received a response,” according to an interview published Tuesday.
May 1, 2022 Pope says Mariupol 'barbarously bombarded,' implicitly criticizes Russia Pope Francis called the war on Ukraine a "macabre regression of humanity" as he spoke to thousands in St. Peter's Square Sunday.
April 22, 2022 Pope says he's willing to do 'everything' to help end war; postpones 2nd meeting with Russian Orthodox leader Pope Francis said this week he is willing to do "everything" to help end the war in Ukraine, adding that the Vatican "never sleeps" in its diplomacy efforts to try to reach a peaceful solution.
April 17, 2022 Ukrainian mayor and lawmakers attend Vatican Easter vigil Ukrainian mayor and three lawmakers attended Easter vigil at the Vatican amid war with Ukraine.
April 17, 2022 Pope leads crowds in 1st outdoor Easter Mass since pandemic Pope Francis celebrated the first in-person Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square since the start of the pandemic.
April 15, 2022 Pope compares journalists accusing him of supporting Putin to sexual fetishism for excrement Pope Francis compared journalists' speculation of him supporting Putin to sexual fetishism for excrement.
April 14, 2022 Pope Francis: 'A worldly priest' is just 'a clericalized pagan' The Roman pontiff said Friday that any priest that indulges in 'worldliness' is no better than a 'pagan'
April 13, 2022 Pope compares Russian invasion of Ukraine to Cain and Abel Pope Francis compared the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the Biblical account of a murderous brother.
April 10, 2022 Pope Francis denounces ‘folly of war’ in Palm Sunday homily Pope Francis indirectly referenced Russia's war on Ukraine in his Palm Sunday homily, saying the "folly of war" leads people to commit "senseless acts of cruelty."
