Tag: Popes
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…
Migrations: ten years after the pope’s appeal to Lampedusa, indifference continues
On July 8, 2013, Pope Francis traveled to the small Italian island of Lampedusa, for what would be his very first trip outside the Vatican. Gateway to Europe, the island…
Pope’s envoy visits Moscow to try to negotiate peace in Ukraine
Three weeks after a trip to kyiv, the emissary of Pope Francis is this time in Russia. Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi is in Moscow this Wednesday 28 and tomorrow to…
War in Ukraine: Cardinal Zuppi, the Pope’s emissary trying to mediate in Moscow
He became the Vatican’s envoy for peace. Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, 67, is expected in Russia this Wednesday, June 28. He will stay there until Thursday to try to initiate…
Eric Salobir, the pope’s adviser who wants to “untwist” the world of tech
A tech investor once nailed Father Eric Salobir with this quip: “I only invest in the seven deadly sins because that’s what pays off.” As if it were the secret…
Unclear about the Pope’s participation in Easter
Published: Just now fullscreen Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on March 29, the same day he was hospitalized. Photo: Alessandra Tarantino/AP/TT Pope Francis has spent his second night in…
“Benedict XVI spoke to Catholics, Francis to Christians”: the strange cohabitation of the two popes
The scene is pure fiction but it says a lot about imaginations. In the movie The Two Popes, released in 2019, three times nominated for the Oscars, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio,…
Benedict will be buried in the century-old resting place of the Popes – watch live coverage of the ceremony and funeral
Almost 200,000 people paid their last respects to the coffin of the Pope Emeritus, who died at the age of 95 on New Year’s Eve. The funeral starts at 10:30.…
Pope’s apology falls short, says residential school survivor
Like many residential school survivors across the country, Geronimo Henry has one question in the wake of Pope Francis’ visit to Canada — what comes next? “He didn’t lay out…