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A barely legible letter to Pope Francis regarding the Vatican's financial scandals, which contained three bullets and is believed to have originated from France, is intercepted by postal workers in Peschiera Borromeo, near Milan. The letter is being treated by authorities as a possible death threat against Francis.
2021-08-9

President Salva Kiir Mayardit promises peace on Independence Day and also offers peace to opponent Riek Machar. A civil war has been fought in South Sudan since 2013 when ethnic differences contributed to an armed conflict that has killed more than 400,000 people. This offer of peace comes after Pope Francis said that he would visit the Christian-majority country if some kind of peace is achieved.
2021-07-9

Pope Francis announces the creation of 13 new cardinals, including the elevation of Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington who will become the first African-American cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. The elevation is scheduled to occur on November 28.
2020-10-25

Pope Francis recalls the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions after his Sunday afternoon Angelus address. The 1949 conventions concern the treatment of the sick, the wounded, prisoners, and civilians in war.
2019-08-11

Pope Francis, head of state of the Vatican City and leader of the Roman Catholic Church, threatens to order the abdication of Andorran co-monarch Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Archbishop-Bishop of Urgell, if the country decriminalises or legalises abortion.
2018-11-5

Amid impeachment proceedings in Brazil against President Dilma Rousseff Pope Francis appeals for prayer and dialogue.
2016-05-12

Pope Francis's apostolic journey to Mexico is February 12 to 18. On the first full day in Mexico, the pope addresses political leaders at the National Palace, speaks to bishops at the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, and celebrates Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
2016-02-13

Pope Francis meets with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in Havana, Cuba. It is the first time that the heads of the Roman Catholic Church and Russian Orthodox Church have ever met.
2016-02-12

Pope Francis releases a letter granting priests the ability to grant absolution to women who have received an abortion.
2015-09-1

Pope Francis meets with the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu at the Vatican to discuss global affairs including the nuclear program of Iran.
2013-12-2