On the return flight from Geneva, Francis speaks of the immigration emergency and supports the idea of a Marshall plan for poor countries. Then he calls Governments to “welcome all those who can be integrated, but with prudence. And praises “Italy’s generosity”. On Communion to the Protestant Spouses, “There was no halt”.
Pope Francis in Geneva for the 70th anniversary of the Ecumenical Council of Churches: let us walk together “opting for a mindset of service” to overcome divisions.
Pope Francis interviewed by Reuters takes up the bishops' words in criticizing Trump's policies. On immigration in Italy: no to rejections, but the crisis must be tackled with the whole of Europe. And says he has no plans to resign.
Stories of coexistence between the faithful of the two religions. Journey to the Gambella region, where Salesian schools promote respect and acceptance of diversity.
After reciting the Angelus on Sunday, June 17, before thousands gathered in St Peter's Square, Pope Francis expressed an appeal for the people of Yemen and for refugees.
“I am following the dramatic circumstances of the people of Yemen”, the Pope said after concluding the recitation of the Angelus before thousands gathered in St Peter’s Square.
In Santa Marta, Francis thunders against the exploitation of women and the perception of women as “objects of desire”. “ There’s no need to go far away, it also happens in Rome”.
The 41-year-old man has spent almost 20 years in prison, sentenced for raping and killing a young girl.
Stories of coexistence between Christians and Muslims. The quality of the relationships, the forms of collaboration between the faithful of the two religions according to the Archbishop of Rabat, Cristobal Lopez Romero, and Professor Rachid Makh Makh.
A dark cloud that keeps darkening with time seems to have descended on the Arab world since the landing of Napoleon Bonaparte in Egypt in July, 1798. It is even darker and more ominous than it was during the nearly two and a half centuries of the Crusader era, eight centuries previously. At least during those times, the two sides, though bitter enemies, viewed each other as humans.
Recent events in my country, Jordan, whose people repeatedly have shown their resilience and steadfastness in the eye of the storm and their generosity to those less fortunate, serve only to highlight that now is the time for change.
Despite the plethora of complex formulae, economic models and hours of debate, many of our Arab nations still struggle to achieve the levels of development that will meet all our people’s needs. For while development requires economic growth, that alone is no guarantee of the social and economic progress that true development entails.
