Pope Francis has arrived in the occupied West Bank at the start of a two-day tour to the occupied Palestinian territories amid protests by Israelis opposed to his visit. Upon arrival in the city of Bethlehem on Sunday, the 77-year-old spiritual leader held a meeting with acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas. During the meeting, Abbas blasted the Israeli regime for putting pressure on Christians... 

Pope Francis has proclaimed the internet a “gift from God,” lauding its ability to connect disparate groups and foster communication across religious, economic, and political divides. The comments were part of his message for World Communications Day. “A culture of encounter demands that we be ready not only to give, but also to receive,” read the pontiff’s statement. He outlined ways in... 

Speculation has been raised that Pope Francis has been venturing out of the Vatican at night, disguised as a priest and meeting with the homeless in Rome. In a recent interview with Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, who has headed up the centuries-old position of seeking out the poor handing out alms for the Catholic Church, Krajewski seemed to imply that Pope Francis has been joining him on his nightly... 

Pope Francis has taken aim at capitalism as “a new tyranny” and is urging world leaders to step up their efforts against poverty and inequality, saying “thou shall not kill” the economy. Francis calls on rich people to share their wealth. The existing financial system that fuels the unequal distribution of wealth and violence must be changed, the Pope warned. “How can... 

Brazilian police officers fire tear gas during a protest against the huge cost of Pope Francis’ visit in Rio de Janeiro on July 22, 2013. A homemade bomb was discovered hidden near a Brazilian shrine Pope Francis is scheduled to visit later this week, the military said Monday. The device was found in a parking garage bathroom inside the National Sanctuary of Aparecida in São Paulo state. The... 

A bizarre video has emerged of Pope Francis appearing to perform an exorcism on a man in St Peter’s Square. The footage was shot following Pentecostal mass on Sunday 19th May. The clip shows a priest explaining something to Pope Francis about the man, who is in a wheelchair, before the Pope becomes serious and places his hands firmly on the man’s head. While pushing the man down into his chair,... 

Pope Francis is a very dangerous man. The first Communist pope called on the complete elimination of fossil fuels during his speech at the Cop28 Conference in Dubai. Francis was too sick to deliver the speech so Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, delivered the speech to the conference. It is widely known that ending fossil fuels would kill off a significant percentage of... 

A group of men pretending to be women were invited to have lunch with Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome last Sunday, as the Catholic Church is moving towards relaxing its rules on transgenders. Footage filmed by the Associated Press over the weekend showed the men aboard a bus in a town south of Rome headed for the Vatican, where they shared a meal with His Holiness. The AP reports: “The pontiff... 

Pope Francis told a conference of pro-family organisations in Rome that “selfish, egotistical” young Italians should be having more children and less pets. The Pope was speaking with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in an effort to urge political leaders to reverse a “demographic winter” in the country, which saw a population dip of more than 300,000 last year. MSN reports: After blasting... 

Pope Benedict XVI warned in a 2006 book that “Western self-hatred” had become “pathological”, and that the decline of marriage, the family, and depopulation could be the death knell for European identity. Pope Benedict, who was able to be laid to rest by his successor, Pope Francis, on Thursday after becoming the first pontiff in 600 years to resign his office instead of dying in post in 2013,... 

Benedict XVI, a retired Pope Emeritus, passed away on Saturday at the age of 95, according to the Vatican. That came after physicians recently reported that the ex-health pontiff’s has lately deteriorated due to his advanced age. The Holy See Press Office announced that Benedict XVI, the Pope Emeritus, died away today at 9:34 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. Benedict XVI passed... 

Pope Francis has urged Christians to spend less on Christmas this year and to send whatever they save to the people in Ukraine. Speaking to the crowds gathered for his weekly General Audience on Wednesday, the Pope said: “Brothers and sisters, I tell you, there is so much suffering in Ukraine, so much, so much” “I would like to draw some attention to the coming Christmas, even the parties”... 

We humans “must repent and modify our lifestyles” because of our abuse of Mother Earth, Pope Francis states in a message released Thursday. In his Message for the Celebration of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, the pontiff decries the “mistreatment” of our common home stemming from “our consumerist excesses,” “tyrannical anthropocentrism,” “predatory economic interests,”... 

Pope Francis has called for a truce in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and for the sides to start meaningful talks. Delegations from both governments have already held several discussions – both in person and online – since Moscow attacked in February. However, they have been unable to find an agreement. “Put the weapons down! Let an Easter truce start,” the pope said during his Palm Sunday Mass... 

Evoking the threat of nuclear war, the Pope warned that humanity, whoever was left, would have to start all over again on ‘the day after’. He said in the event of such a ‘final catastrophe’ humanity would have to “start from scratch”. Speaking during his weekly address on Wednesday, Pope Francis said that “extraordinary” technological progress and “a future full of machines” warrant...