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Pope Francis greets Colombian nun freed 4 years after kidnapping by Islamists in Mali

Oct 11, 2021

Pope Francis greeted a Colombian nun on Sunday, shortly after she was freed four years after being kidnapped by Islamists in Mali.
Pope meets Pelosi; both speak at legislators’ pre-COP26 meeting

Oct 11, 2021

Pope Francis met privately at the Vatican Oct. 9 with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was in Rome to speak at a meeting of legislators from aroun
Pope: Celebrating Synod means walking together on the same road

Oct 10, 2021

Pope Francis celebrated Mass at St Peter’s Basilica for the solemn opening of the Synod of Bishops, which will take place in three stages over the next two years.
Pope on Synod: The participation of everyone, guided by the Holy Spirit

Oct 10, 2021

Pope Francis leads a moment of reflection in the Vatican, ahead of the solemn inauguration of the Synod on Sunday with a Holy Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Pope encourages Russian Catholics to pursue unity

Oct 10, 2021

Pope Francis sends a message to the Apostolic Administrators of Latin-Rite Catholics in Russia marking the 30th anniversary of their establishment.
Pope to launch synodal process with Mass in St Peter’s Basilica

Oct 08, 2021

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will formally launch the process of the Synod of Bishops with a Mass in St Peter’s Basilica.
‘Demilitarize our hearts!’

Oct 08, 2021

Pope Francis attended an International Meeting for Peace with leaders of various religions and confessions at Rome’s Colosseum, and urged everyone to work toward purifying their hearts so that peace might fill our world.
Pope mourns ‘self-sacrificing’ cardinal who announced Benedict XVI’s electio

Oct 08, 2021

Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez, who led the Vatican’s liturgy office for six years and was a priest under seven popes, died on Oct 3 at the age of 94.
‘This is a moment of shame’: Pope Francis expresses sorrow at French abuse report

Oct 08, 2021

Pope Francis expressed sadness and shame on October 6 in response to a report estimating that hundreds of thousands of children have been abused in the Catholic Church in France over the past 70 years.
Pope receives in audience outgoing German Chancellor Merkel

Oct 08, 2021

Angela Merkel paid a visit to Pope Francis in the Vatican during her farewell visit to Rome. The German leader will step down after a new government is formed following the recent election.