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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Pope Francis waded back into a controversial debate on parenthood Wednesday, hailing Indonesia's birthrate and joking that people in other countries would rather have a pet cat or dog than their own babies.
Pope Francis named the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Australia, Bishop Mykola Bychok, in recognition of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Pope Francis was set to meet Indonesia's president on Wednesday after the 87-year-old appeared in good health and strong spirits when he arrived in the Muslim-majority nation to launch a grueling tour of the Asia-Pacific.
VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis travels to Trieste in Italy's northeast on Sunday in a quick visit to meet migrants and celebrate an open-air mass ahead of a 12-day trip to Asia -- the longest of his papacy.
VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis on Friday clowned around with over 100 top global comedians including Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock and Jimmy Fallon before leaving to address a summit of G7 leaders in Italy.
VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis again used a vulgar term for gay men in a recent meeting with priests in Rome, one that prompted an extraordinary apology from the Catholic Church leader two weeks ago, Italian media reports said Wednesday.
ROME, Italy — Pope Francis and Indian premier Narendra Modi will join G7 leaders this week during a summit focussed notably on Ukraine and the Middle East, according to a program released Tuesday.
MANILA, Philippines — Former Senate president Juan Miguel Zubiri has been asked by Pope Francis to “protect the family” during a June 5 visit to the Vatican, amid the absolute divorce bill’s approval by the lower chamber of Congress.