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Drug traffickers are murderers: Pope
Pope Francis described drug traffickers as criminals, murderers and “traffickers of death” during his general audience yesterday. Source: CNA.
Pope blesses ambulance bound for Ukraine
Pope Francis blessed an ambulance filled with medicine and first-aid equipment that will travel almost 3000 kilometres from the Vatican to support those wounded in Ukraine. Source: OSV News.
Pope urges world leaders to make peace
Pope Francis yesterday appealed for world leaders to act responsibly, cultivate peace, and pursue negotiations to ongoing conflicts and wars. Source: Vatican News.
Catholic university students share their concerns with Pope
Pope Francis participated in a live video call with university students yesterday in which an Australian student expressed concern that teachers in Catholic schools are espousing gender theory. Source: CNA.
Pope appeals for end to violence in Congo
Pope Francis has called for peace in the conflict-stricken Democratic Republic of Congo and urged its government and the international community to work jointly to safeguard lives by ending violence in the country. Source: UCA News.
Pope calls for urgent political action over AI
Political action is needed “urgently” to develop a moral and ethical framework to regulate the use of artificial intelligence, Pope Francis warned on Friday. Source: The Tablet.
Why did the Pope cross the road? To host 100 comedians
As they waited for Pope Francis to arrive at the Clementine Hall in the Vatican Apostolic Palace for an early morning audience, late-night comedy stars looked at each other and thought, “something’s wrong”. Source: CNS.
Christians are called to be friends of the poor: Pope
Ahead of the eighth World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis has urged Christians around the world to share in the suffering of the poor and to commune with them through the act of prayer. Source: CNA.
Keep your homilies short or people will fall asleep: Pope
Pope Francis has once again appealed to priests to keep their homilies short, this time warning that homilies should be no longer than eight minutes or “people will fall asleep”. Source: CNA.