Trump, Pope Francis

Pope Francis will not veto Trump's Vatican ambassador pick, officials say
Pope Francis is not expected to veto President Donald Trump's choice of a high-profile critic of his papacy as the next U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, according to two senior Vatican officials, despite misgivings about his stance on many issues.
Pope Francis calls Trump’s plans of mass deportation of immigrants ‘a disgrace’
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he weighed in on the incoming U.S. president’s pledges nearly a decade after calling him “not Christian” for wanting to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Pope Francis urges Trump to avoid ‘hatred, discrimination or exclusion’
Vásquez was most recently selected by Francis to oversee the Diocese of Tyler, also in Texas, after he dismissed its former bishop, Joseph Strickland, who had openly accused the pope of being a heretic and called into question the validity of his leadership.
Pope Francis falls, injures arm at residence, Vatican officials say
LONDON -- Pope Francis fell and injured his arm on Thursday in his residence, the Vatican said. "This morning, due to a fall at the Santa Marta house, Pope Francis suffered a bruise to his right forearm, without fractures," the Vatican said in a statement in Italian. "The arm was immobilized as a precautionary measure."
Pope Francis calls Trump’s mass deportation plan a ‘disgrace’
The pope’s comments provided the latest indication of a potential rekindling of frictions between the Vatican and the next Trump White House.

Catholic, Pope Francis

Pope Francis hurt in fall at Vatican residence for the second time in less than 6 weeks
Rome — Pope Francis fell Thursday and hurt his right arm, the Vatican said, just weeks after another apparent fall resulted ...
Pope Francis Attacked by MAGA
After the pope criticized Trump's deportation plans, MAGA figures have suggested deporting illegal migrants to Vatican City.
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Pope Francis at general audience: Jesus gives us the ‘grace of not fearing’
The presence of the Lord always gives us this grace of not fearing,” the Holy Father said at his Jan. 22 general audience.
Pope Francis injures arm in a fall at his Vatican residence
Pope Francis injured his arm in a fall at his residence, the Vatican announced Thursday. Officials said the pontiff was not ...
"Must Overcome Chauvinistic Mentality": Pope Promotes Vatican Nun
Pope Francis warned Wednesday against a "chauvinistic mentality" in the Catholic Church, as he promoted a nun to head the ...
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Italian nun Raffaella Petrini to head Vatican Governorate
Pope Francis will install Franciscan nun Raffaella Petrini as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the State ...
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Pope Francis Emphasizes ‘Ecumenical Vocation’ of All Christians
The Holy Father stressed that bearing witness to the incarnate love of Christ 'is our ecumenical vocation, in the communion ...
Pope welcomes Cuba’s prisoner release following talks with Vatican as part of long-standing dialogue
Pope Francis has hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prays will be undertaken ...