(THE CONVERSATION) Pope Francis’ pontificate marked a distinct shift in the Catholic Church’s engagement with the Muslim world. While his predecessors fostered dialogue and tolerance, Francis sought ...

Comment: On Friday, a unique boxing event plays out in the heart of New York City. Yet the key question revolves around ‘soul ...

On behalf of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has attended the funeral of His ...

World leaders send condolences after Pope's death The death of Pope Francis means the passing of a steadfast friend to Iraq’s ...

On Mar. 27, 2020—with the Vatican in lockdown, and church services livestreaming worldwide—the Pontiff delivered a special ...

Feb. 4, 2019: Signs the “Human Fraternity” document with the imam of Al Azhar, establishing collaborative relations ... the coronavirus pandemic from the promenade of St. Peter’s Square. Oct. 4, 2020: ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, who died on Monday, had an informal, lighthearted speaking style, and sometimes he even created words in a combination of his native Spanish with the Italian that he ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear ...

Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to Gemelli hospital on Feb. 14, 2025, for a respiratory crisis that developed into double ...

Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam, said in a statement. Flags flew at half-staff in overwhelmingly Roman Catholic Italy. The faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square, where bells tolled. Eva Bonnano ...

Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam, said in a statement. Flags flew at half-staff in overwhelmingly Roman Catholic Italy. The faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square, where bells tolled. Eva Bonnano ...

FILE – Pope Francis poses a group of faithful and bishops from Shanghai during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s square at the ... Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, the pre-eminent institute ...