Pope Francis

Pope Francis suffers black eye on Colombia trip

Pope Francis suffers black eye on Colombia trip

Pope Francis was left with a black eye when the Popemobile suddenly stopped whilst travelling through a crowd in Cartegena, Colombia.The Pope continued on his five day trip of Colombia despite the incident.The Vatican confirmed he was fine. Sep 11, 2017
Pro-Isis militants destroy church in Marawi, Philippines

Pro-Isis militants destroy church in Marawi, Philippines

Militants in Marawi, Philippines, released a propaganda video showing them destroy a church. The Pro-Isis fighters knocked over statues and tore up photos of Pope Francis and Pope Benedict. In other parts of the video, a narrator condemned the Filipino government for working with the US and their regional guard dog Australia in the fight against the militants. Fighters from the Maute group seized control of Marawi in May. Over 400,000 people have been displaced in the violent fight between military and the militants. Aug 26, 2017
Donald Trump meets with Pope Francis in the Vatican

Donald Trump meets with Pope Francis in the Vatican

Pope Francis met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Vatican on Wednesday (May 24), speaking in private before exchanging gifts. The meeting comes a year after the pope and Donald Trump exchanged unfriendly words over Trumps pledge to build a wall on the Mexican border. May 24, 2017
Pope Francis visits Egypt three weeks after deadly attacks on Copts

Pope Francis visits Egypt three weeks after deadly attacks on Copts

Pope Francis has visited Egypt three weeks after at least 45 people died in Isis attacks there. He laid flowers at Cairos largest Coptic cathedral, the scene of an attack last December. Francis was accompanied by the Coptic Pope Tawadros II.10% of Egyptians are Christian Copts, who were targeted in several attacks in the last months. During the two-day trip, Francis called for peace between Christians and Muslims in Egypt. Apr 29, 2017
Little girl sneakily steals Popes hat while going in for a kiss

Little girl sneakily steals Popes hat while going in for a kiss

A young girl provoked much hilarity in Rome on Wednesday, 22 March, when she snatched Pope Francis’s hat. Three-year-old Shirley, an American, was in town visiting her godfather, a blogger named Mountain Butorac who lives in the city and captured the incident, and the pope’s delighted reaction. Mar 23, 2017
Little girl sneakily steals Popes hat while going in for a kiss

Little girl sneakily steals Popes hat while going in for a kiss

A young girl provoked much hilarity in Rome on Wednesday, 22 March, when she snatched Pope Francis’s hat. Three-year-old Shirley, an American, was in town visiting her godfather, a blogger named Mountain Butorac who lives in the city and captured the incident, and the pope’s delighted reaction. Mar 23, 2017
Pope Francis delivers 2016 Christmas Message of peace from the Vatican

Pope Francis delivers 2016 Christmas Message of peace from the Vatican

Pope Francis used his Christmas Day homily to call for peace for people “scarred by war and harsh conflicts,” and for those harmed by “brutal acts of terrorism.”Speaking from a balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square in the Vatican, he called for an end to the conflict in Syria and for Israelis and Palestinians to set aside their differences in the wake of a UN resolution against the construction of Israeli settlements on occupied land. Dec 25, 2016
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