MOSCOW — Orthodox Christians in Russia, Serbia and other countries began Christmas observances Thursday amid restrictions aimed at dampening the spread of the coronavirus, but few worshipers appeared concerned as ...
ROME — Pope Francis celebrates his 85th birthday on Friday, a milestone made even more remarkable given the coronavirus pandemic, his summertime intestinal surgery and the weight of history: His ...
Before setting off, the pope met young people in a Catholic school on the outskirts of Athens, urging openness. “When the temptation to close in on ourselves comes, look for ...
ATHENS, Greece — Pope Francis ended his visit to Greece Monday by encouraging its young people to follow their dreams and not be tempted by the consumerist “sirens” of today ...
LESBOS, Greece — Pope Francis returns Sunday to Lesbos, the Greek island at the heart of a massive wave of migration into Europe six years ago, after pointedly criticizing European ...
ATHENS, Greece — Pope Francis arrived in Athens on Saturday for the second leg of a five-day visit to Cyprus and Greece aimed at bolstering recently mended ties between the ...
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Pope Francis plans to meet with the leader of Cyprus’ Greek Orthodox Church on Friday with the aim of further mending an ideological and political rift between ...
LESBOS, Greece — When Pope Francis visited the Greek island of Lesbos in 2016, he was so moved by the stories he heard from families fleeing war in Iraq and ...
NICOSIA, Cyprus — It seems a strange place to pitch a tent. Plump in the middle of the United Nations-patrolled buffer zone that has divided Cyprus along ethnic lines since ...
“France deeply regrets this unilateral move which was not coordinated and constitutes a provocation,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. “It undermines the restoration of the confidence necessary for ...
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