Category: Pope Francis

Pope Francis Continues Canadian Visit, Takes Part in Annual Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage

Pope Francis celebrated Mass before a crowd of thousands at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium on the morning of July 26 as he began the third day of his papal visit to Canada. The Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church will participate in the annual Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage later this afternoon to continue what he has…


Pope Francis Apologizes for Residential Schools, Meets With Indigenous Leaders in Alberta

Pope Francis apologized for the Catholic Church’s involvement in Canada’s residential school system before a crowd of hundreds of indigenous people and leaders in Maskwacis, Alberta, on the morning of July 25. This comes on the second day of Francis’s visit to Canada, during which time he will meet with indigenous peoples and leaders in…


Peter Stockland: Pope’s Visit Should Not Be Used to Promote Intolerance of Catholicism

Commentary Philosopher Peter Kreeft is credited with the observation that by the late 20th century, anti-Catholicism had become the fashionable bigotry of the white-collar and intellectual classes. The point was at least two-fold. One was that in an era of inclusiveness rampant on a field of diversity, being Roman Catholic was among the few identities…


Pope Francis Says Biden Should Speak to Priest About ‘Incoherence’ of His Support for Abortion as a Catholic

Pope Francis has criticized President Joe Biden for his stance on abortion, which contradicts the president’s Catholic faith, weeks after the Vatican praised the U.S. Supreme Court for overturning Roe v. Wade. “A month after conception, the DNA of the fetus is already there and the organs are aligned. There is human life,” the pope…


Pope Francis Responds to Reports Saying He’ll Resign Soon

Pope Francis on Monday responded to reports that he is planning to resign from his position in the near future, amid reports that he is gravely ill. Speaking to Reuters, Francis denied that he is going to resign and noted he’s planning to visit Canada this month and says he wants to visit Moscow and…


Pope Denies Resignation Rumors, Hopes to Visit Kyiv and Moscow

ROME—Pope Francis has dismissed rumors he plans to resign anytime soon and that he hopes to visit Moscow and Kyiv after traveling to Canada later this month. Francis also told Reuters in an interview published Monday that the idea “never entered my mind” to announce a planned retirement at the end of the summer, though…


Musk Breaks Silence on Twitter With Photo Alongside the Pope

Elon Musk ended his unusual period of Twitter silence on July 1, reemerging with a picture of himself meeting with Pope Francis. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO is often active on the social media platform, which he has offered to buy in a transaction worth around $44 billion. But he had not posted anything to…


Banned in San Francisco Over Abortion Advocacy, Nancy Pelosi Receives Communion in Papal Mass in Rome

Over a month after being denied communion in her home city of San Francisco, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has received communion on Wednesday at a Mass with Pope Francis in Rome. The California Democrat, who is visiting Rome on a family vacation, was spotted during the official livestream of Pope Francis’ Mass for the Solemnity…


Visiting the Vatican on a Trip to Rome

Crack!  went the gavel as the auctioneer announced I had won the five-day trip to Rome for an audience with the pope and a tour of the Vatican — completely by accident. Having always dreamed of a trip to Italy, I’d raised my hand for an opening bid far outside my budget, certain that one…


Pope Francis to Tour Canada in July

Pope Francis will tour Canada this summer, visiting Edmonton, Quebec City, and Iqaluit at the end of July, in a move intended to address the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s residential school system. The Vatican confirmed the visit in a statement on May 13, saying further details on the journey would be published in the…