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Pope Francis lamented Sunday morning that “little has changed with regard to the issue of migration” since he last visited the Greek island of Lesbos in 2016.

Pope Francis arrived on Saturday in Athens, Greece, where he launched an impassioned appeal for multilateralism, migrant reception, and combating climate change.

Pope Francis called for common, international solutions to migration Friday, referring to immigration as “extremely urgent” and an “enormous problem.”

Pope Francis urged the Christians of Cyprus Friday to bear witness to Jesus Christ but never to proselytize.

Pope Francis traveled to the island nation of Cyprus Thursday, where he told a gathering of priests and religious that there are “no walls in the Catholic Church.”

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has urged protesters against coronavirus vaccine mandates to exercise “responsible freedom.”

“The debate on migration is not really about migrants,” Pope Francis said Monday, urging leaders to stop thinking about numbers and worry about individuals.

Pope Francis launched an appeal for migrants Sunday, insisting that when we think of migrants we should think of their suffering.

Pope Francis said Saturday that in dealing with migration problems government leaders must combine “healthy realism” with “respect for people’s dignity.”

Pope Francis lamented the often “hostile” reception given to migrants in Europe and elsewhere in a video message sent Saturday to prepare his upcoming visit to Cyprus and Greece.

Pope Francis will once again shuttle migrants back to Italy after his upcoming visit to Cyprus, the Associated Press (AP) reported Thursday.

Boldness, courage, and a willingness to take risks are essential qualities of the Christian life, Pope Francis said in a video address Thursday evening.

An article in Thursday’s L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican’s daily newspaper, calls for gender equity, including rights over “their own bodies” as the only path to overcoming violence toward women.

Pope Francis sent a telegram Tuesday offering prayers and condolences to the victims of Sunday’s Christmas parade massacre in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

The celebration of Christmas is not a cause for division but for unity, Pope Francis told organizers of Italy’s annual “Christmas Contest” for young songwriters.

The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano gave frontpage coverage to India’s alleged hypocrisy Monday, underscoring its reticence to commit to CO2 reductions in Glasgow while experiencing dangerous levels of smog in New Delhi and elsewhere.

The Vatican delegation to the COP26 Climate Change Conference released a statement Monday urging greater financial investment from wealthy nations to battle global warming.

Humanity needs a global reset because the unjust, pre-pandemic world is not worth going back to, Pope Francis asserted Monday.

Pope Francis has written a letter to the Catholics of Scotland urging them to pray for the “fruitful outcome” of the COP26 U.N. Climate Change Conference.

The former head of the Vatican’s powerful doctrinal office (CDF), Cardinal Gerhard Müller, said that Catholics have an obligation to resist the ideology of the LGBT lobby as something contrary to the dignity of the human person.

The Vatican’s L’Osservatore Romano newspaper offered a fawning review Saturday of John Kerry’s address this week at the COP26 Climate Change Conference, warning of the risk of “climate negligence.”

Pope Francis received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Vatican Thursday for what was described as a “cordial” meeting between the two leaders.

Hundreds of bodies have been discovered in mass graves in Tarhuna, Libya, following the liberation of the city from the militias of General Khalifa Haftar, the Vatican’s L’Osservatore Romano newspaper announced Wednesday.

Pope Francis has announced his prayer intention for the month of November, which focuses on those suffering from depression and burnout.

Pope Francis sent a striking message to the U.N. Climate Conference in Glasgow Wednesday, in which he compared the effects of climate change to those of World War II.

Pope Francis visited a French military cemetery in Rome Tuesday, declaring that the tombs of the fallen in battle cry out “Peace!”

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Pope Francis to “visit India” during his hour-long meeting with the pontiff in the Vatican this weekend.

President Joe Biden received Holy Communion at St. Patrick’s Church in Rome this weekend, after claiming Pope Francis told him to keep taking part in the sacrament despite his promotion of abortion.

The South Korean government is encouraging Pyongyang to accept a proposal that Pope Francis visit North Korea, after the pope expressed his readiness to do so.

The president spoke about Pope Francis at a press conference with reporters in Europe after the G20 Summit.

Pope Francis offered prayers Sunday for the success of the COP26 U.N. Climate Change Conference beginning in Glasgow, Scotland.

The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has published a message wishing Hindus a happy feast of Deepavali (Diwali), which represents the victory “of light over darkness.”

Catholic League President Bill Donohue said Friday he maintains a “healthy skepticism” about President Joe Biden’s unconfirmed claim that Pope Francis called him a “good Catholic” and encouraged him to “keep receiving Communion.”

The Vatican declined to comment Friday about U.S. President Joe Biden’s claim that Pope Francis had encouraged him to keep receiving Holy Communion at Mass.

Pope Francis received Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Vatican on Saturday, the first encounter between the two leaders.

ROME — The Vatican briefed reporters Friday that Pope Francis and President Joe Biden discussed topics such as climate change and immigration in their morning meeting but made no mention of the abortion issue.