During the press conference on the flight from Malmö to Rome, Francis said “there is a political price to pay when imprudent calculations are made” regarding the numbers a country is able to host, resulting in it being unable to offer housing, schooling and jobs. The Pope also praised oratories and volunteers in Italy, that were born “from the apostolic zeal of parish priests” and he once again rejected the possibility of female priests in the Catholic Church.

A declaration of intent was presented at Malmö Arena on Monday, October 31, to boost collaborative efforts to help refugees and aid reconciliation, peace and sustainable development

It was the first fruit of the day at the end of Francis’ first day in Sweden. After the ecumenical event, a declaration of intent was signed in Malmö Arena by Michel Roy of Caritas Internationalis and Maria Immonen, director of the World Service of the Lutheran World Federation. Its purpose is to reinforce common efforts in favour of the poor, refugees and sustainable development.

This was the subject of the story the Pope told at today’s General Audience dedicated to migration. Selfishness, barriers and walls encourage trafficking criminals. We are all called to welcome brothers and sisters fleeing war, famine, violence and inhumane living conditions, Francis said

Francis said humility, gentleness and magnanimity are the three key attitudes to build unity within the Church and urged Christians to reject envy, jealousy and conflicts.

Pope Francis said humility, gentleness and magnanimity are the three key attitudes to build unity within the Church and urged Christians to reject envy, jealousy and conflicts. He was speaking at his Mass celebrated on Friday in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence.

A historic meeting took place between the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Muslim Council of Elders, chaired by Grand Imam of Azhar Ahmed Tayeb, at the WCC headquarters in Geneva Switzerland on September 30-October 1, 2016. This meeting indicated the possibility or rather the need to enact cooperation among intellectual centers so as to reinforce the culture of mutual acceptance and respect among followers of religions.

The topic of the Synod follows on from the 2014-2015 Synod on the family and aims to “accompany young people” in life, opening them up to “actively taking part in the building of the Church and society"

The world marks this week the 30th anniversary of the first "universal" prayers held in the city of Assisi, south of the Italian peninsula, which Pope John Paul II had called for, and which witnessed the participation of a large number of representatives of different religions and Churches.

Today, the leaders of religions ride the "train of peace" heading from Rome to Assisi for the first ever reason, namely the prayer for peace under the title, "Thirst for Peace."

On the return flight from Baku Francis explains why he condemns the gender theory in schools but also why homosexual people should be accompanied and “brought closer to the Lord”: “This is what Jesus would do today”. The Pope talked about an occasion in the Vatican when he received a girl who had had a sex change. India and Bangladesh are on the list of places he is to visit. “I would like to go to China but arrangements need to be made quickly”.

At his meeting with the country’s authorities, the Pope urged them to “open up new avenues that lead to lasting agreements and peace”

No stone must be left unturned in efforts to reach peace. In his speech to political authorities, Francis referred indirectly to the Nagorno Karabach conflict, without actually naming the contested region that both Azerbaijan and Armenia lay claim to and is occupied by troops from Yerevan. Since the conflict that took place in the 1990s, peace negotiations have been underway under the aegis of the Minsk Group.

In his off-the-cuff address to religious and seminarians in Georgia, the Pope said: “Marriage is not being destroyed with arms but with ideas. There are ideological colonisations taking place. The gender theory is a big enemy”.

“Today there is a world war aimed at destroying marriage,” Francis said today, addressing religious and seminarians at the Church of the Assumption in Tbilisi. But his most powerful words were in response to the testimony of a mother, Irina, who mentioned the gender theory.