Tag: Pope Francis
Pope Francis: Abortion is like hiring a hitman
VATICAN CITY — In his general audience Wednesday, Pope Francis said that abortion “suppresses innocent and helpless life in its blossoming.”
“Is it right to take a human life to solve a problem? It's like...
Auxiliary Bishop Simon Poh appointed new Archbishop of Kuching
KUCHING — On 4 March, Pope Francis appointed Auxiliary Bishop Simon Poh Hoon Seng as the new Archbishop of Kuching, to succeed Archbishop John Ha. At the same time, the Holy Father has accepted...
Pope to young people: Not one of you is insignificant
KRAKOW, Poland — Our true identity cannot be lived out in glum negativity, but only in the knowledge that, in God’s eyes, our value cannot be measured; no one is insignificant.
Pope Francis made these...
Brotherly embrace: Pope, Armenian leader highlight Christian unity
VAGHARSHAPAT, Armenia — Recognising that the church of Christ is one and that Christian divisions are a "scandal" to the world, Pope Francis and Armenian Apostolic Catholicos Karekin II offered their faithful the example...
Testimony from Albania priest moves Pope to tears
TIRANA, Albania (25 Sept 2014) — With tears in his eyes, Pope Francis gave a warm embrace to Father Ernest Troshani Simoni, 84, one of the last survivors of the terrible Communist persecution in Albania.
During...
Pope prays for the 239 people aboard MH370
VATICAN — Pope Francis on Sunday 16 March, asked people to pray for the passengers and crew of the Malaysian Airlines plane that left Kuala Lumpur airport for Beijing on 8 March but disappeared,...