Tag: Pope Francis
When Erdogan makes Vladimir Putin wait for the Tehran tripartite summit
During the tripartite summit organized in Tehran, the Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan made Vladimir Putin wait in front of the cameras for forty-five seconds. A gesture that speaks volumes…
a mass celebrated in Kinshasa “for peace and reconciliation”
The Vatican had postponed until June, for health reasons, the visit that Pope Francis had planned to make to the DRC and South Sudan on Saturday July 2. His secretary…
Pope Francis’ trip to Africa postponed indefinitely for health reasons
The Vatican confirms that the sovereign pontiff will not be able to travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan in early July due to severe knee pain.…
Archbishop Laurent Ulrich appointed Archbishop of Paris by Pope Francis
Pope Francis appointed this Tuesday, April 26 a new archbishop at the head of the diocese of Paris. This is Mgr Laurent Ulrich, current Archbishop of Lille. The French capital…
Pope Francis deplores an “Easter of war” and appeals for peace
Facing 100,000 worshipers in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Pope Francis dedicated much of his Easter message to Ukraine. The head of the Catholic Church appealed for peace, but…
In Rome, the Way of the Cross takes place at the Colosseum amid controversy around Ukraine
After two years of interruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the traditional Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum brought together around 10,000 pilgrims of different nationalities on this Good…
why Pope Francis’ reform is a revolution
On March 19, a new Apostolic Constitution was published, setting new rules for the functioning of the Curia, the central body of the Catholic Church. Between the desire for decentralization…
the European Union must dialogue with Russia, pleads France
While European Foreign Ministers are meeting Monday January 24 in Brussels on the subject of Russian-Ukrainian tensions, France pleaded on Sunday January 23 for a direct dialogue between the European…
The bishops of France comforted by Pope Francis in their fight against child crime
On Monday, December 13, the leaders of the Church of France were received at the Vatican and handed over the report of the Independent Commission on Sexual Violence in the…
In the spotlight: the Russian threat in Ukraine
A Ukrainian soldier patrols a trench. We are in the Donetsk region, camouflage atmosphere: image of this war which has lasted for almost eight years in eastern Ukraine. A front…