Taiwanese president praises pope’s stance on human rights
Jan 16, 2021 senior correspondent
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech during the New Year press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. (Credit: Chiang Ying-ying/AP.)
At a time when the Vatican continues to draw fire for its controversial deal over the appointment of bishops with China, the president of arguably the most longstanding thorn in Beijing’s side has written Pope Francis instead to praise collaboration between Taiwan and Rome.
ROME – At a time when the Vatican continues to draw fire for its controversial deal over the appointment of bishops with China, the president of arguably the most longstanding thorn in Beijing’s side has written Pope Francis instead to praise collaboration between Taiwan and Rome.
Two Vatican cardinals, including one who spends most of his time helping Rome's homeless, have tested positive for the coronavirus, a Vatican source said on Tuesday.
Despite pandemic restrictions, 2020 still a busy year for Pope Francis
Dec 31, 2020 rome bureau chief
In this file photo taken on March 27, 2020, Pope Francis delivers the Urbi et Orbi prayer in an empty St. Peter s Square, at the Vatican. If ever there was a defining moment of Pope Francis during the coronavirus pandemic, it came on March 27, the day Italy recorded its single biggest daily jump in fatalities. From the rain-slicked promenade of St. Peter’s Basilica, Francis said the virus had shown that we’re all in this together, that we need each other and need to reassess our priorities. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)
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VATICAN CITY: Once again, the arm of Pope Francis has reached out to the last, the least and the lost. This time it is his own home turf – Rome.
A Christmas gift of 4,000 Covid-19 swab kits from Slovakia to Pope Francis has been destined for the homeless of Rome.
The initiative led by the Office of Papal Charities, in collaboration with the Institute of Solidarity Medicine (IMES) and IFO San Gallicano and in agreement with Rome municipality, will make Covid-19 tests available for the homeless in the Italian capital.
These swabs are a gift from Slovakia to the Pope.
Charitable gesture