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Pope Francis sends letter to Georgian Patriarch

Pope Francis sends letter to Georgian Patriarch

Pope Francis has sent a letter to Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II and commemorated the Patriarch's hospitality during his visit to Georgia three years ago, InterPressNews reports. “I would like to express my …

Pope Francis invites Ilia II to Vatican

Pope Francis invites Ilia II to Vatican

Pope Francis invited Georgian Catholicos Patriarch Ilia II to the Vatican next year to commemorate the 40-year anniversary since the latter’s “historic visit” in 1980. In the …

Pope Francis sends Syria's Assad letter

Pope Francis sends Syria's Assad letter

Pope Francis’s envoy told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a meeting of the Pope’s concerns for the humanitarian situation in northwest Syria, a Vatican spokesman said today. Cardinal Peter Kodwo …

Putin on his meeting with Pope Francis

Putin on his meeting with Pope Francis

Love of Russian culture brings Russia, the Vatican and Italy closer together, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a gala dinner with delegates of the Russian-Italian Civil Society Dialogue Forum yesterday evening. …

Pope donates $ 500,000 to migrants to Mexico

Pope donates $ 500,000 to migrants to Mexico

Pope Francis I donated $ 500,000 to help migrants in Mexico at the US border, News.am reported citing BBC News. The amount was donated by the Peter Pens Foundation to the Catholic Church. “In 2018, six …

Pope Francis sends 100,000 euros for flood relief in Iran

Pope Francis sends 100,000 euros for flood relief in Iran

In the wake of massive flooding in Iran, Pope Francis has sent 100,000 euros (about $113,000) for emergency aid, Catholic News Agency reported. The money, sent through the Vatican’s office for the Promotion of Integral Human …

Pope Francis names conditions of his visit to North Korea

Pope Francis names conditions of his visit to North Korea

Pope Francis will pay a visit to the North Korea, if an official invitation arrives, he said at the meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Vatican. The South Korean President relayed an invitation …

Mehriban Aliyeva meets with Pope Francis

Mehriban Aliyeva meets with Pope Francis

First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva, who is in Italy on an official visit, has met with Pope Francis today. …

Pope and Erdogan call to protect status of Jerusalem

Pope and Erdogan call to protect status of Jerusalem

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the status of Jerusalem with Pope Francis in Vatican today. A Vatican statement said the talks included "the status of Jerusalem, highlighting the need to …

 Date of Erdogan's visit to Vatican revealed

Date of Erdogan's visit to Vatican revealed

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican next month, Turkish media reported. Erdogan would travel to the Vatican on February 5 for talks that are expected to focus on the status …

Putin sends New Year greetings to Pope Francis

Putin sends New Year greetings to Pope Francis

Russian president Vladimir Putin has congratulated a number of world leaders and prominent public figures in his New-Year greetings, including Pope Francis. In his address to Pope Francis, the …

Erdodan and Pope discuss Jerusalem on phone

Erdodan and Pope discuss Jerusalem on phone

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation with Pope Francis over developments regarding Jerusalem, highlighting the importance of preserving the city's status, media reported with …