Pope Reinstates ‘Sandinista’ Priest
Pope Francis has reinstated a priest suspended by the Vatican in the 1980s for participating in Nicaragua’s Sandinista government, according to Yahoo News.
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Papal First: Pope Francis Visits Pentecostal Church
Pope Francis has reached out to evangelicals by becoming the first pontiff to visit a Pentecostal church.
Pope Francis Asks Forgiveness from Victims of Past Abuse
Pope Francis met and prayed with former victims of pedophile priests and begged for their forgiveness for past abuses as well as for “sin of omission of past church leaders who did not respond adequately.”
Pope Stirs Controversy Amongst Evangelicals
Pope Francis created a controversy amongst Evangelicals this week, when he stated in his weekly address, that those who believe they can maintain a “personal” and “direct” relationship with Jesus Christ outside the “mediation of the Church” was “dangerous and harmful.”
Pope says Communists are Closet Christians
Pope Francis said in an interview Sunday to mark the feast of Saints Peter and Paul that communists had stolen the flag of Christianity, according to Reuters.
Pope: More Persecuted Christians Today Than Ever Before
While celebrating a memorial Mass Monday for ancient Christians martyred by Nero, Pope Francis said there are more martyrs today than at any time in history, according to Breitbart.com.
Pope Francis Met Televangelists Kenneth Copeland and James Robison (Video)
A delegation of evangelicals led by televangelists Kenneth Copeland and James Robison met with Pope Francis for three hours last week at the Vatican.
Pope Francis Has Most Influence on Twitter
Pope Francis has 14 million Twitter followers, nearly a third of U.S. President Barack Obama, however according to a study; the pontiff is considered the most influential on the social networking platform.
Vatican Partners with Islamic Museum in Historic First
In a historic first, the Vatican partnered with the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization to present “so that you may know each other.” The “exhibition is one-of-a-kind — not only because it presents excellent artwork, but also because it furthers dialogue between Christians and Muslims,” Deutsche Welle reported.
Mafia is Ex-Communicated Declares Pope Francis
Pope Francis targeted Italy’s most dangerous crime organizations, the Mafia, stating the Mafiosi and their actions were an example of the “adoration of evil” and any members of the crime syndicate were excommunicated from the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis Against Legalization of Drugs
Pope Francis condemned the legalization of recreational drugs, according to USA Today.
Pope Francis Condemns Fundamentalism and Christian Persecution
Pope Francis warned of the dangers of fundamentalism, the rise of Christian persecution, and the role of the Catholic Church during the holocaust in an interview with the Spanish language magazine “La Vangurdia.”
Pope Originally Wanted Jerusalem for Prayer Summit
The unprecedented summit at the Vatican on Sunday, joining Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in prayers for peace, was initially supposed to take place in Jerusalem during Pope Francis’ May visit to the Holy Land.
Joel Osteen, in the Spirit of Ecumenism, meets Pope Francis (Video)
The International Foundation arranged for a 15-member delegation to visit the Vatican in the spirit of Ecumenism, which included mega-church speaker and author Joel Osteen, to meet with Pope Francis last Thursday.
Pope Francis’ Speech During the “Prayer for Peace”
Pope Francis invited Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority Leader Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday to pray together in the hope that the gesture would help relaunch the Middle East peace process. The following is the full text of Pope Francis’ speech on Sunday.
Islamic prayers to be held at the Vatican
For the first time in history, Islamic prayers and readings from the Quran will be heard at the Vatican on Sunday, in a move by Pope Francis to usher in peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
What language did Jesus speak? Bibi and the Pope Disagree
Pope Francis carried out a headline-grabbing three-day tour of the Holy Land, visiting refugees, hugging clerics and honoring the victims of the Holocaust. But perhaps the most interesting moment of the trip came during an exchange with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a meeting in Jerusalem. The Israeli premier and the pope found occasion for a slight historical quibble.
Pope Makes Mideast Leaders a Peace Offer They Couldn’t Refuse
By inviting the president of Israel and the head of the Palestinian Authority to his Vatican home for a “prayer for peace,” Pope Francis picks up where Secretary of State John Kerry left off—using moral suasion to bring the two famously recalcitrant sides together in the same room. But in this case, Francis is leaving out the Israeli leader who matters most.
Netanyahu: Security barrier saves lives, anti-Israel incitement makes it necessary
Israel wouldn’t need the security barrier, if acts of incitement and terrorism against it stopped, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told Pope Francis on Monday at the start of their meeting at the Notre Dame Center in Jerusalem.
Pope concludes first day in Israel with visit to Jerusalem
Pope Francis arrived on Sunday evening at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, where he was scheduled to meet with the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I.