Pope Francis waves from his studio window overlooking St. Peter’s Square during his Angelus prayer, at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has expressed dismay about clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo he described as “violent and brutal.”
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Pope Francis, Abbas call for direct talks with Israel during meeting at Vatican
Pope Francis and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called for renewed direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority during a meeting at the Vatican. Abbas warned against moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, telling reporters: “If this is the decision, to transfer the embassy to Jerusalem, it will not help peace and we hope it doesn’t happen.”
Abbas to meet Pope Francis in advance of Paris parley
Pope Francis talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a private audience at the Vatican City, May 16, 2015.. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, just one day before France is scheduled to host an international peace conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Dictating American foreign policy
The First Amendment shows the founding fathers did not want America to play favorites on the basis of religion, chosen or not. The government of the United States is not to show favoritism toward any religion or allow any religion to have undue influence.
Pope says Christmas ‘hostage’ to materialism, God in shadows
Pope Francis holds the book of the gospels as he leads the Christmas night Mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican December 24, 2016. Pope Francis kneels as he leads the Christmas night Mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican December 24, 2016.
Sweden’s German-born queen hospitalized for dizziness
In this file photo dated Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, Queen Silvia of Sweden during a meeting with the Pope, at the Vatican. Sweden’s popular German-born Queen Silvia has been hospitalized for observations on her 73rd birthday because of dizziness, according to a statement Saturday Dec. 24, 2016, from the royal household.