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February 20th, 2019 - 08:00 GMT

Under Pressure Pope Francis Summons 200 Senior Bishops Over Sex Abuse Scandal

Pope Francis has summoned nearly 200 senior bishops to discuss the sexual abuse scandal that has enveloped the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis (C) stands near to Coptic Pope Tawadros II (R) as he prepares to light a candle during a visit at the Saint Peter and Saint Paul church in Cairo, which was target by a suicide bomb attack that killed 29 people last December, on April 28, 2017. (AFP/Andreas Solaro)

April 29th, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

Under heavy security in Egypt, Pope Francis urges Muslim leaders to unite against fundamentalism

Egyptians walk past a welcome banner bearing a portrait of Pope Francis a day ahead of his visit to the capital Cairo, on April 27, 2017. (AFP/Mohamed El-Shahed)

April 28th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Catholics less than one percent of Egyptians, but Pope Francis is on a mission of interfaith dialogue

The interior of St. George's church in Cairo, Egypt. (Shutterstock)

April 27th, 2017 - 03:38 GMT

In the face of attacks, Egypt’s Christians paint biblical murals

A picture taken on April 16, 2017 shows a general view of the Monastery of St. Catherine in Egypt's south Sinai, where a policeman was killed and three others wounded on April 18, 2017. (AFP/Pedro Costa Gomes)

April 19th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

One killed in Daesh attack near St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt

Queen Rania attends a gala in Berlin. (AFP/ Britta Pedersen)

April 14th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

Top ten most followed leaders on Instagram: Queen Rania scores sixth place

Pope Francis leads the Palm Sunday mass, on April 9, 2017 at St Peter's square in Vatican. (AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)

April 10th, 2017 - 03:00 GMT

Pope Francis’ planned visit to Egypt possibly canceled after church bombings

Egyptian Christians gather around and carry coffins during the late night funeral of the victims of a blast which killed worshippers attending Palm Sunday mass at the Mar Girgis Coptic Orthodox Church in the Nile Delta City of Tanta, 75 miles north of Cairo, on April 9, 2017. (AFP/Stringer)

April 10th, 2017 - 01:00 GMT

First funerals held for victims of Coptic church bombings in Egypt

Egyptian clergymen and officials carry the coffins of the victims of a church bombing in Cairo, on December 12, 2016. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)

April 9th, 2017 - 03:00 GMT

At least 11 dead following second explosion in Egypt

Pope Francis salutes the crowd as he arrives for his general audience in St Peter's square at the Vatican on October 5, 2016. (AFP/Vincenzo Pinto)

October 14th, 2016 - 12:22 GMT

Dubai’s Princess Haya visits Pope Francis in the Vatican

Syrians await to receive treatment at a make-shift hospital following air strikes on rebel-held eastern areas of Aleppo on September 24, 2016. (AFP/Karam al-Masri)

September 29th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Two hospitals hit as bombardment of Aleppo continues

Pope Francis speaks to journalists during a press conference on the plane after his visit to Krakow for the World Youth Days, on July 31, 2016. (AFP/Filippo Monteforte)

August 1st, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Pope says Islam is not linked to violence

In a recent visit to Yerevan, Pope Francis directly condemned the Armenian Genocide, leading to a diplomatic spat with Turkey. (AFP/File)

June 26th, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

Vatican decries Turkey’s claim that Pope Francis has a ‘Crusader mentality