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Pope says war in Ukraine would be “madness,” backs talks
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Wednesday that war in Ukraine would be "madness" and hoped that tensions between that country and Russia could be overcome through multi-lateral…
Pope says fake news, disinformation on COVID, is human rights violation
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Friday that spreading fake news and disinformation on COVID-19 and vaccines, including by Catholic media, is a violation of…
Pope calls for world day of “prayer for peace” over Ukraine crisis
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Sunday called for an international day of "prayer for peace" on January 26 to stop the Ukraine crisis from worsening, saying…
Pope attends year-end service but does not preside as expected
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis ended the year by attending a vespers service on Friday where he praised those who responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with…
World should respond to climate change as if hit by a global war, pope tells COP26
GLASGOW (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the twin wounds inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change were comparable to those caused by a global conflict and…
Pope Francis agrees to make first papal visit to India since 1999
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has accepted an invitation from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit, in a turnaround in relations with the Vatican following…
Factbox: Biden to meet Macron, Erdogan, Pope Francis, on European trip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to hold a series of high-profile meetings with foreign leaders during his trip to the G20 in Rome and U.N. climate…
Pope, at peace meeting with Merkel, says divert arms money for food, vaccines
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis, closing a peace meeting of world religions, called the arms trade a bane of humanity on Thursday, saying that money spent on…
French clergy sexually abused over 200,000 children since 1950, report finds
By Tangi Salaün and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) -French clergy sexually abused more than 200,000 children over the past 70 years, a major investigation released on Tuesday found, and its…
Pope denies resignation report, says leads normal life after surgery
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis is not thinking of resigning and is living "a totally normal life" following intestinal surgery in July, he said in a…
