Sources: BBC
Police clash with demonstrators in Albania during a protest against the government and the Sazan Island Resort project. 2026-07-2
Catholic Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò is found guilty of schism for denying the legitimacy of Pope Francis and rejecting the Second Vatican Council, and is subsequently excommunicated by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. 2024-07-5
Pope Francis prays for victims of the earthquake in Albania and sends “heartfelt condolences” to Albanian President Ilir Meta. The quake's epicenter is less than 20 miles from Tirana, the country’s capital city, which has a population of 900,000. Additional earthquakes occurred in southern Bosnia and the Greek island of Crete. 2019-11-26
Six earthquakes, the first 5.3 w, in a two-hour period near Korçë in southeastern Albania injure four people and damage around 100 houses. 2019-06-1
Pope Francis speaks words of solidarity to the Christian community of Sri Lanka, lamenting that the attacks have wrought grief and sorrow. 2019-04-21
Pope Francis ousts conservative cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller. 2017-07-1
Pope Francis pleads for peace in a Christmas Mass in the Vatican. 2016-12-25
Pope Francis presides at the closing Mass of World Youth Day 2013 at Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach for a crowd estimated at 3-million. 2013-07-28
Pope Francis blesses thousands of Harley Davidson motorcycle enthusiasts on the company's 110th anniversary. 2013-06-16
Three people are shot dead and dozens are injured by riot police clashing with at least 20,000 protesters gathered outside the prime minister's office in Tirana, Albania. Deputy prime minister Ilir Meta has resigned after becoming embroiled in a fraud scandal and protesters have called for the rest of the government to resign. 2011-01-21