Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict have received their first vaccination against COVID-19, the Vatican said. The two were given the jab at the Vatican, it added. Francis, who is 84, had part of a lung removed due to an illness in his 20s, so he would be a high-risk patient if he were to contract the virus. Pope Emeritus Benedict 14, who is 93, also lives within the small city-state that is surrounded by Rome. The Vatican began its vaccine roll-out yesterday Wednesday. It said that health-care workers, security…
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Pope condemns terrorism as attempt to sow division between religions
Pope Francis today said the recent terrorist acts in Vienna and Nice are an attempt to undermine interfaith dialogue and cooperation. During his weekly audience, Francis said increasingly cruel forms of terrorism were spreading in Europe, specifically mentioning the attacks in Austria and France. The leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics called them deplorable events, which try to undermine, with violence and hatred, brotherly cooperation between religions. In Vienna, an attacker went on a shooting rampage on Monday, killing four people and injuring more than 20, in an attack…
Read MorePope Francis appeals for end to unrest in Nigeria
The Pope on Sunday expresses his concern at continuing violence in Nigeria, and appeals for social harmony in the promotion of justice and the common good. According to the Vatican News report, Pope Francis during the Sunday Angelus appealed for an end to violent clashes in Nigeria. He mentioned, “the violent clashes between security forces and a number of young people protesting.” “Let us pray to the Lord so that any form of violence might be avoided, in the constant search for social harmony in the promotion ofjustice and the…
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