For the first time, Pope Francis refers to Uighurs, a Muslim minority in China, as 'persecuted people'
Folha de S. Paulo - Brazil - 24/11/2020
Pontiff mentions ethnic group in western China among other targets of persecution; for Beijing, comments are unfounded
In his new book, Pope Francis refers for the first time to Uighurs, an ethnic minority Muslim group in China, as a people “persecuted” for…
Meet the Brazilian model who had a photo with the Pope’s ‘like’
Folha de S. Paulo - Brazil - 23/11/2020
While the Vatican awaits the verdict of the Instagram investigation on how a “like” attributed to the official profile of Pope Francis ended up in a photo of a half-naked Brazilian model on Friday (20), the protagonist of the photo continues to raise fame.
But Natalia…
Pope Francis asks young entrepreneurs to develop a new economic mindset
Plataforma - Macau - 22/11/2020
In an online videoconference with young entrepreneurs and students from all over the world, Pope Francis urged them to develop a new economic mentality set on social equality and environment.
“The future is the special moment when we feel called to recognize the…
Pope promises to take more care with virus measures
AFP - Italy - 14/10/2020
Crowd-loving Pope Francis promised on Wednesday to do better at keeping his distance from the faithful, after his relaxed attitude to virus restrictions raised eyebrows in recent days.
“Forgive me if I greet you from a distance,” Francis said at the end of his…
Pope Francis says that the pleasures of sex and food are divine
Jornal de Notícias - Portugal - 11/09/2020
The pleasures of sex or a good meal are divine and have been unjustly victims of the Church’s overzealousness in the past, said Pope Francis, quoted in an interview book published on Wednesday.
“Pleasures come directly from God, they are not Catholics or…
Pope denounces attempts to appropriate anti-Covid vaccine
Istoé - Brazil - 09/09/2020
Pope Francis denounced on Wednesday (9), in his weekly general audience at the Vatican, the existence of “interests” that could jeopardize a future vaccine against the new coronavirus.
According to the Catholic leader, the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic “affects…
Pope Francis cancels visit to Portugal in 2022
Jornal de Notícias - Portugal - 20/04/2020
Pope Francis cancels his visit to Portugal in 2022 as part of World Youth Day, which would take place that year in Lisbon. The event was postponed to 2023.
