Gerard O’Connell

Pope Francis is returning to Asia for the second time stopping first in Sri Lanka a predominantly Buddhist country from January 13-15 and then taking a flight to the Philippines the most populous Catholic country in Asia where he will stay from January 15-19 This is his seventh foreign trip si

Hours before departing for Asia to visit Sri Lanka and the Philippines Francis made a heartfelt appeal for peace in the world as conflicts spread and tensions escalate in many countries nbsp He called for an end to conflicts in the Middle East especially in Syria and Iraq and for peaceful and n

New book explores the social teaching of the first Jesuit pope.

Veteran journalist discusses Catholic minority of this war-torn country

As Pope Francis prepared to journey to the Philippines Jan 15-19 the third most populous Catholic country in the world after Brazil and Mexico I interviewed a well-known Filipino peace advocate Ed Garcia about the significance of the papal visit and the situation in the country today at both

‘Every instigation to violence must be rejected.’

Pope Francis has announced that he will create 15 new cardinals from 13 countries who will have the right to vote in the next conclave almost all are bishops of dioceses from all continents and several are from nbsp lsquo the peripheries rsquo of the world He will also give the red hat to 5 ret

Pope Francis highlighted the killing and maltreatment of children in so many countries as he issued a passionate plea for peace in his second Christmas message to the city of Rome and to the World ldquo Urbi et Orbi rdquo and reminded his global audience that ldquo Jesus is the salvation for