Tag: Popes
Ukraine summons Vatican envoy after Pope’s remarks calling on kyiv to ‘raise the white flag’
The Pope’s words continue to make waves in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summoned the Vatican envoy to the country to protest against statements by the pontiff who had called…
Ukrainian anger after Pope’s words about white flag: “2,500 kilometers away”
The pope, who has called for peace on several occasions since the full-scale invasion in 2022, made the remarks in an as-yet-unpublished interview with Swiss broadcaster RSI last month. According…
In the news: the pope’s visit to Marseille
Yesterday was the Pope’s first day in Marseille, on the shores of the Mediterranean. A sea that Francis renamed “the mare mortuum” (the dead sea) recalls Release. “At 4:45 p.m.,”…
The migration issue at the center of the Pope’s visit to Marseille
Pope Francis went to Marseille on September 22 and 23, 2023, at the initiative of Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Archbishop of Marseille, to close the Mediterranean Meetings to which 70 bishops…
Emmanuel Macron invites himself to the second day of the Pope’s visit to Marseille
Emmanuel Macron will be present in Marseille on Saturday, on the second day of Pope Francis’ visit to the Marseille city. The President of the Republic was very keen to…
Pope’s visit to Marseille: the Vatican faces the slow decline of Catholicism in France
During the last visit of a pope to Marseille, France had on its soil a number of Catholics almost equal to its number of inhabitants. The philosophers of the Enlightenment…
Lithuanian protest against Pope’s speech on Russia
fullscreen Pope Francis, in windy Lithuanian weather. Archive image. Photo: Andrew Medichini/AP/TT Lithuania has summoned the Vatican’s highest representative in the country to protest against a speech by Pope Francis.…
Lithuanian protest against Pope’s speech on Russia
On Friday, the Pope gave a speech via link to young Catholics in St. Petersburg where, among other things, he urged the audience to remember “the great Russian Empire”. The…
WYD Lisbon 2023: the Pope’s first meeting with the faithful
In Portugal, the pope was given a standing ovation on Thursday August 3 by tens of thousands of young Catholics present for the welcoming ceremony for World Youth Day. These…
Portugal: an artist criticizes the public funding of the Pope’s visit and sparks a controversy
Portuguese street art artist Bordalo II caused a scandal by unrolling a carpet of giant counterfeit 500 euro notes on Friday July 28 on the altar where Pope Francis will…