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Pope apologizes to indigenous people in Canada
In 2008, the Government of Canada established a truth commission to find out what went on between the years 1831 and 1996 when an estimated 150,000 Aboriginal children were subjected…
A “pilgrimage of repentance” from Pope Pope Francis… He’s on his way to that country!
Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Catholics and President of the Vatican, traveled to Canada to meet with indigenous groups who have been subjected to physical violence and sexual…
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.…
Pope Francis opens the doors of the Vatican’s high offices to women – expert: “A very significant step”
The reformist Pope Francis dissolves the power of the clergy and opens the way for women to high offices. Will women be seen next in the Catholic Church? We asked…
Catharijneconvent opens exhibition about Adrianus: the only Utrecht Pope ever
“He was an honest, principled man, as Pope in a difficult place in a difficult time,” says Christiaan Veldman, curator of the exhibition in Utrecht. The church was also in…
War in Ukraine: why Pope Francis is advancing on a crest line
On Sunday May 15, Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Square in Rome. In front of tens of thousands of faithful from the four corners of the world, the…
ENAC, air transport meets Pope Francis
(Finance) – All the air transport sector met Pope Francis today during theprivate audience which took place in the Paul VI Hall, organized byNational Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC)together with Pontifical…
Pope Francis wants to strengthen the fight against pedocrime in the Church
The sovereign pontiff received this Friday, April 29, the members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, asking them ” a new start to combat the scourge of…
Pope Francis’ conciliatory message to mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law
Saint Peter’s Square. Thousands of faithful have gathered this Wednesday at this emblematic point of the Vatican City to attend a new audience of Pope Franciswho greeted the attendees from…
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…