The logo for Pope Francis' "Penitential Pilgrimage" to Canada, from 24 to 30 July, was designed by Indigenous graphic artist Shaun Vincent. Pope Francis will travel to Canada from July 24-30, stopping off in Edmonton, Maskwacis, Quebec and Iqaluit as…
The peculiarity of Pope Francis' upcoming trip to Canada: a concrete gesture of closeness toward indigenous peoples. Never before during his nearly decade-long pontificate has Pope Francis described any of his international trips as a "penitential pilgrimage." It is precisely…
Our Editorial Director reflects on the phrase—“The joy of the Church is to evangelize”—which Pope Francis repeated seven times to the Church in Malta on Saturday. Speaking to around three thousand people gathered on Saturday afternoon in front of the…
Pope Francis makes a brief visit to the Basilica of St. Mary Major to thank the Blessed Virgin Mary for her protection during his visit to Iraq. Upon his arrival in Rome on Monday, Pope Francis stopped for a moment…
Pope Francis sends messages of peace and blessing to heads of state, as he flies back to Rome after his Apostolic Journey to Iraq. As Pope Francis returns from Iraq to Rome on Monday after the first-ever papal visit to…
As the Pope returns to the Vatican for some much-needed rest, we relive the highlights of his Apostolic Visit to Iraq in less than a minute and a half. Pope Francis returned on Monday to Rome at the end of…
Speaking to journalists on the flight to Rome, Pope Francis retraces the stages of his historic visit to Iraq: the meeting with "the wise and man of God" Al Sistani, his feelings before the destroyed churches in Mosul, his emotion…
At the conclusion of his Apostolic Journey to Iraq, Pope Francis celebrates Sunday Mass with the Iraqi faithful in Erbil’s Franso Hariri Stadium. “Today, I can see at first hand that the Church in Iraq is alive, and that Christ…
Anan Alkass Yousif, a consecrated virgin and professor at Baghdad University, speaks of the importance of the Pope's trip, describing him as a courageous pastor of a small flock, there to convert hearts and change minds. The Holy Father's visit…
At the end of Mass celebrated in Iraq’s northern city of Erbil, Pope Francis meet with Abdullah Kurdi, the father of three-year-old Alan, who drowned with his brother and mother off the Turkish coast in September 2015 while trying to…