December 25, 2021 Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass as virus surges in Italy Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, despite the resurgence in COVID-19 cases that has prompted a new vaccine mandate for Vatican employees.
December 23, 2021 Pope Francis preaches on humility in Christmas address Pope Francis urged Vatican cardinals, bishops and bureaucrats Thursday to embrace humility this Christmas season, saying their pride, self-interest and the “glitter of our armor” was perverting their spiritual lives and corrupting the church’s mission.
December 17, 2021 Pope Francis celebrates his birthday with migrants and refugees Pope Francis turned 85 on Friday and spent the day doing what he does often and with passion--celebrating refugees
December 6, 2021 Pope Francis warns young people not to be tempted by consumerist sirens Pope Francis ended his visit to Greece Monday by encouraging its young people to follow their dreams and not be tempted by the consumerist “sirens” of today that promise easy pleasures.
December 5, 2021 Pope chides Europe, comforts migrants on return to Lesbos Pope Francis returned Sunday to the Greek island of Lesbos to offer comfort to migrants at a refugee camp and blast what he said was Europe's indifference and self-interest “that condemns to death those on the fringes.”
December 5, 2021 Greek Orthodox priest heckles Pope Francis, calls him 'a heretic' A Greek Orthodox priest decried Pope Francis as "a heretic" during a visit to Athens on Saturday.
December 3, 2021 Pope Francis speaks out on healing the rift between the Catholic and Orthodox churches Pope Francis lamented centuries of hostility and prejudice that have divided Catholics and Orthodox as he met Friday with the leader of Cyprus’ Greek Orthodox Church and pointed to works of charity as a means to help heal the rift between the Catholic West and Orthodox East.
December 2, 2021 Pope Francis visits Cyprus and urges people to heal divisions Pope Francis praised the “mosaic” of Cyprus’ multiethnic people as he arrived Thursday on the ethnically divided Mediterranean island and urged it to welcome migrants and heal the divisions that have lacerated the country for nearly a half-century.
November 21, 2021 Pope urges young people to protect the environment Pope Francis on Sunday praised young people for their efforts to protect the Earth’s environment and told them to "be the critical conscience of society."
November 21, 2021 Human rights begin in the womb One thing that seems to unite all sides is the worry that our world has lost a basic respect for life. Left and right, Democrat and Republican, East and West, across the globe, all seem to agree.
