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Pope Francis told Univisión journalists in an exclusive interview aired on Monday that he had “a human relationship” with brutal dictator Raúl Castro and was pleased with Obama-era concessions to the communists–concessions that resulted in increased repression on the island.

Pope Francis has announced his intention to add two women to the Vatican department that vets candidates for appointment as bishops.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk used Twitter to announce he had met with Pope Francis.

Pope Francis met with a delegation of Orthodox Christians from the Patriarchate of Constantinople Thursday in which he condemned Russia’s “war of aggression” against Ukraine.

Pope Francis has once again condemned the Russian war on “dear and tormented” Ukraine, calling for prayers and aid for the besieged nation.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi attended Mass in the Vatican presided over by Pope Francis Wednesday, and received Holy Communion not from the pope himself but from another priest assisting at the Mass.

The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis’ trip to two African nations, previously postponed due to health issues, has been definitively canceled and the Vatican Secretary of State will go in his place.

The UK-based Online Betting Guide (OLBG) has begun issuing odds on the next papal conclave, favoring Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle to succeed Pope Francis when the moment comes.

Pope Francis on Thursday once again condemned the war in Ukraine, denouncing the aggression as “Luciferian” and “diabolical.”

Pope Francis rejected ongoing rumors of his pending resignation from the Catholic papacy while acknowledging his health struggles. 

Pope Francis declared Tuesday that a world without nuclear weapons is “both necessary and possible” whereas such weapons are only “a costly and dangerous liability.”

Pope Francis has condemned Russian aggression against Ukraine as a “violation of the principle of the self-determination of peoples.”

Ukrainian Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said Wednesday that the causes of Ukraine’s war “lie within Russia itself,” rejecting the thesis advanced by Pope Francis this week that external factors “provoked” Russia to act.

Pope Francis warned Wednesday that today’s throwaway culture cancels the elderly, keeping them out of sight to avoid having to deal with them.

The war between Russia and Ukraine is not black and white and Russia was perhaps “provoked” into invading Ukraine, Pope Francis said in an interview published Wednesday.

Australian media have censured Hobart (Tasmania) Archbishop Julian Porteous for allowing a known skeptic of the climate crisis to speak at a local Catholic thinktank.

The Vatican has suspended the annual papal celebration of a Corpus Christi Mass and procession, citing Pope Francis’ ongoing knee problems and the exertion demanded by the liturgy.

Pope Francis said Sunday that his deep concern over the suffering of the people of Ukraine remains very much alive and urged his hearers to continue working for peace.

Pope Francis once again affirmed the centrality of traditional man-woman marriage for society on Friday, calling it “the primary cell of our communities.”

The Vatican announced Friday that Pope Francis has cancelled his July trip to Africa, fueling rumors of more serious health problems and even a possible papal retirement.

Pope Francis warned Wednesday of a worrisome tendency to glorify youth and to despise old age, which reminds us of our mortality.

Presumed jihadists stormed a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria Sunday and opened fire on worshipers, killing at least 50 and wounding dozens more.

Pope Francis said Sunday that Satan is a spirit of negativity, one who promotes “gossip and idle chatter” to drive people apart.

Pope Francis renewed his call for a ceasefire in Ukraine Sunday, urging the warring parties to sit down to negotiations.

The leader of a dissident Catholic LGBT advocacy group has praised Pope Francis’ choice of San Diego Bishop Robert W. McElroy to become a cardinal, calling McElroy “the kind of prelate our church needs.”

Pope Francis warned of dangers to world peace Monday, highlighting poverty, nationalism, and “unbridled greed.”

Pope Francis urged a greater welcome for migrants Monday, appealing for a “a broader international awareness” regarding the phenomenon of migration.

Pope Francis told a Buddhist delegation from Mongolia Saturday that Jesus and Buddha shared a common commitment to peace and nonviolence.

Pope Francis said his heart is “broken” over Tuesday’s Texas school shooting while urging an end to the “indiscriminate trafficking of weapons.”

Pope Francis warned Wednesday of the dangers of a “society of weariness” that has lost its passion for truth and justice and turns to superstition instead.

Pope Francis returned to the topic of climate change Tuesday, lamenting the multiplication of environmental disasters generated by global warming.

Pope Francis said Tuesday that every war “marks a surrender of the human capacity to protect” while denouncing the Russia-Ukraine war as “absurd.”

A flurry of U.S. Bishops have rallied behind San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, who has barred Nancy Pelosi from receiving Holy Communion because of her aggressive abortion advocacy.

Pope Francis waded into the abortion debates Sunday, slamming the pro-choice position and lauding an Italian pro-life group that defends unborn life as sacred and inviolable.

Pope Francis offered prayers for the Church in China Sunday, noting the “complex life” lived by the faithful and pastors in that country.

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone announced on Friday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is forbidden to receive Holy Communion because of her increasingly “extreme” pro-abortion views.