by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 17, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut – Lebanese President Michel Aoun continued on Thursday his official visit to the Vatican, where he held talks with Pope Francis I during which he asked the Pontiff to support Lebanon on the regional and international scenes. Discussions on the second day of his...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 18, 2015 | World
Manila, Reuters—Pope Francis said a huge open-air Mass for a rain-drenched crowd of millions in the Philippine capital on Sunday, after appealing to the world to “learn how to cry” over the plight of poor, hungry, homeless and abused children. City...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 27, 2014 | World
Vatican City, Reuters—Pope Francis proclaimed his predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints in front of more than half a million pilgrims on Sunday, hailing both as courageous men who withstood the tragedies of the 20th century. Cheers and applause rang out...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 16, 2013 | World
Vatican City, Reuters—Pope Francis, giving his clearest indication yet that he wants a more austere Catholic Church, said on Saturday that it should be poor and remember that its mission is to serve the poor. The pope made his comments in an audience with journalists,...
