In his impromptu remarks Wednesday, Francis said “so many times we lose patience. Me, too.” He then added “I say ‘excuse me’ for the bad example”...
Pope Francis urged all religious faiths to work together to overcome global challenges, including the scourge of human trafficking.
Pope Francis met with the Supreme Buddhist Patriarch on Thursday in a gilded temple on the first full day of his Asia tour aimed at promoting...
Pope Francis will meet with Thailand's supreme Buddhist leader, Thai authorities, as well as all the Catholic bishops of Asia — a rare chance for him...
Thailand’s Royal Thai Police Office has opened a command center to handle security during the visit of Pope Francis. The Police chief has assigned a 6,500...
His holiness Pope Francis acknowledges that “in this world that too frequently experiences discord, division, and exclusion”, Thailand has shown commitment to work hard “to promote...
In a Catholic preparatory school, seamstresses from the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Sisters of Bangkok are studiously snipping and sewing. They’ve been working...
The trip is part of Pope Francis’ push to increase dialogue with other religions in order to promote world peace.
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has defrocked two Chilean bishops accused of molesting minors, as he tries to tackle the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandals around...
KNOCK, Ireland – Pope Francis on Sunday begged for forgiveness for the “scandal and betrayal” felt by victims of sexual exploitation by Catholic clergy as...
– SANTIAGO – Pope Francis has accused victims of Chile’s most notorious pedophile of slander, an astonishing end to a visit meant to help heal...
. VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has publicly denounced the assault on the Syrian city of Aleppo, saying those responsible for the bombings must answer to...
. . VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint on Sunday, praising the tiny nun for having taken in society’s most unwanted and...
NAPLES – Pope Francis urged members of organized crime to turn away from violence and exploitation and stop the “tears of the mothers of Naples”...
ROME – Pope Francis has accepted an invitation to visit Thailand, the government said yesterday. The invitation was extended to the Pope by PM Yingluck...
Pope Francis is due to arrive in Thailand on Nov. 20 for a four-day visit. The first leg of an Asia trip that will also take...
The Vatican said on Tuesday that Pope Francis was still suffering from a cold and not exhibiting other symptoms, after a report said he had tested...
Pope Francis condemned on Thursday the exploitation of women and children for prostitution. Thailand is notorious for its sex tourism. An image in which Thailand is...
Catholics form a tiny minority of Thailand’s over 68 million population, over 90% of which is Buddhist. Muslims form a little over 4% and Christians together...
. . KRAKOW, Poland – Pope Francis encouraged his churchmen to leave their comfort zones and tend to the needy on the peripheries as he celebrated...
