The family is a ‘factory of hope’, Francis says in Philadelphia
Pontiff delights tens of thousands at Benjamin Franklin Parkway with spontaneous talk on families
Francis: ‘Trust and fraternity continues to grow between Jews and Christians’
Francis met participants of an international conference organised by the International Council of Christians and Jews
Papal Mass in Philadelphia expected to draw 1.5 million pilgrims
Estimate made by organisers of the World Meeting of Families
Don’t fish in aquariums, Francis tells future Vatican diplomats
Pope urges members of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy ‘to have the courage to move away from the margins of safety’
Don’t become inward-looking, Pope tells ecumenists
Holy Father marks 50th anniversary of ecumenical group
Pope tells parents to be mindful of children’s suffering
Francis reflected on the hurt family members can cause each other in his latest general audience talk
Synod working document condemns the world’s exploitation of women
The instrumentum laboris criticises the surrogate culture of ‘wombs for rent’
Colombian peace agreement could pave the way for papal visit
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday
Mosul church turned into mosque by ISIS
Syrian Orthodox church of St Ephrem to become ‘mosque of the mujahideen’
Pope Francis says abandoning migrants at sea is an ‘attack on life’
To love life is to care always for others, says pontiff, attacking abortion and unsafe working conditions
