Archive for July 31, 2016

Young people taking part in World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, July 31, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

Pope to young people: Not one of you is insignificant

Our true identity cannot be lived out in glum negativity, but only in the knowledge that, in God's eyes, our... Read more

World Youth Day pilgrims from Panama July 30, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Panama to host next WYD in 2019, Pope announces

On Sunday Pope Francis officially closed WYD in Krakow, thanking the thousands of youth who traveled across the world to... Read more

A crucifix in the field at Campus Misericordiae in Krakow for World Youth Day, July 31, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

How Pope Francis thinks you should prep for WYD in Panama

How can young people prepare for the next World Youth Day, Pope Francis asks? Remember the past, be courageous in... Read more

Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the economy secretariat, speaks to reporters outside Rome's Hotel Quirinale after meeting with sex abuse survivors, March 3, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

Let's not rush to judge Cardinal Pell, Pope Francis says

In response to news that Australian authorities are investigating multiple allegations of child abuse leveled against Cardinal George Pell, Pope... Read more

Pope Francis meets with the grand imam Sheik Ahmed Muhammad Al-Tayyib at the Vatican May 23, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

By Ann Schneible

Pope Francis disagrees with identifying Islam as violent

Pope Francis has questioned the claim that Islam should be identified with violence, in contrast to the Islamic State militant... Read more

Pope Francis speaks to reporters aboard the papal flight from Krakow to Rome, July 31, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight presser from Poland

During his flight from Krakow to Rome on Sunday, Pope Francis gave a press conference to the journalists assembled aboard... Read more