Pope to visit Egypt to meet imam, Coptic Christians targeted by violence
Pope Francis is to visit Cairo next month for talks with the grand imam of the capital’s famed Al-Azhar mosque, but also to show solidarity with Coptic Christians targeted by violence in Egypt. The pontiff, co-invited by Egypt’s president for the April 28-29 visit, had hosted Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb at the Vatican last May, […]
Pope Francis visits refugee camp in Lesbos and brings a dozen Syrian Muslim migrants back to Rome with him
Pope Francis today rescued a dozen Syrian refugees from a camp in Lesbos and brought them back to Rome following a visit to the Greek island to highlight the humanitarian crisis. Three families of Syrian refugees boarded the Pontiff’s aircraft shortly after 1pm at the end of his lightening visit to Lesbos. A Vatican spokesman […]
Pope Invites Oprah And Matt Damon To The Vatican To Help Improve Church’s Image
What do television mogul Oprah Winfrey, fast-talking Hollywood agent Ari Emanuel and Academy Award winner Matt Damon have in common? All three have been invited to a special audience with Pope Francis in the Vatican this coming fall. The powerful trio, along with a handful of other show business heavyweights, have made it onto an […]
