Tag: Popes
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…
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…