Together Quotes by Sylvia Poggioli

Father Jude Nnorom also criticized his church leaders, saying the simple lifestyle followed by Pope Francis should challenge African bishops to ask themselves.

— Sylvia Poggioli

I think [Pope] Francis intends to forge ahead with his reform agenda.

— Sylvia Poggioli

One footnote says that divorced and remarried faithful, who are not recognized by the Catholic Church because it upholds the indissolubility of marriage, might…

— Sylvia Poggioli

Father Jude Nnorom says he hopes the pope's travels in Africa will help end all the wars ravaging the continent.

— Sylvia Poggioli

Asked about Donald Trump, [Pope] Francis said a person who thinks only about building walls and not building bridges is not Christian, a remark…

— Sylvia Poggioli

[Pope Francis] continued to focus on migrants. He visited the Greek island of Lesbos, which was the front line of the European migrant crisis.…

— Sylvia Poggioli

[Pope Francis] did something that both his two predecessors had failed to do - John Paul II and Benedict. Francis met with the Russian…

— Sylvia Poggioli

The Vatican has always had a core of diplomats for centuries. It has ambassadors in 180 countries and always played a kind of behind-the-scene…

— Sylvia Poggioli

One of the topics that [Pope Francis] wants to raise, according to many Vatican analysts, is given the shortage of - worldwide shortage of…

— Sylvia Poggioli

Nigerian nun Bernadette Duru says the African church hierarchy is indifferent to people in rural areas.

— Sylvia Poggioli

[Pope Francis] lashed out against what he called malevolent resistance to his reforms.

— Sylvia Poggioli

We have a pope [Francis] who's very popular among the Catholic faithful and non-Catholics, but there's no doubt he's going to continue to face…

— Sylvia Poggioli