It followed a similar plea from the Pope at the traditional Christmas Eve ... that are wrong and find the courage to change them,” Francis said. “Hope calls us to become pilgrims in search ...

Pope Francis expressed solidarity with the Christian communities in Lebanon and Syria and called for dialogue across the wider region, “devastated by conflict,” while encouraging the people of Libya ...

Pope Francis also expressed his closeness to the Christian communities in Lebanon and in Syria in the midst of transition. He prayed "the doors of dialogue and peace be flung open throughout the ...

Pope Francis also expressed his closeness to the Christian communities in Lebanon and in Syria in the midst of transition. He prayed "the doors of dialogue and peace be flung open throughout the ...

Pope Francis ... singling out Christian communities in Israel and the Palestinian territories, particularly in Gaza where the humanitarian situation is extremely grave, as well as Lebanon and Syria at ...

Pope Francis has called on parents of children who ... century after most churches began to conduct masses in the local vernacular. Francis cited a desire for church unity when calling on bishops who ...

Christmas message, Pope Francis urged the world to “silence the sound of arms" and find reconciliation, “even (with) our ...

Pope Francis prayed that the Jubilee Year may become “a season of hope” and reconciliation in a world at war and suffering ...

Pope Francis ... revenge.” Francis issued a call for an end to battle in several war-torn pockets of the globe, from Ukraine to the Middle East. He specifically highlighted Christian communities ...

Pope Francis recalled the witness ... good of their killers … and they pray for them.” Francis pointed to the example of Blessed Christian de Chergé, one of the French Trappist monks kidnappe ...