"For being a Christian is not about adhering to a doctrine, or a temple or an ethnic group. Being Christian is about an encounter." Read the full text of Pope Francis' address in Rabat Cathedral. ...read more

Read the full text of Pope Francis' speech to migrants at the Caritas centre in Rabat during his two-day Apostolic Journey to Morocco. ...read more

Read the text of the appeal regarding Jerusalem, signed by Pope Francis and King Mohammed VI of Morocco in Rabat on March 30, 2019. ...read more

Read the full text of Pope Francis’ address to King Mohammed VI and the people of Morocco at the beginning of his two-day Apostolic Visit in Rabat. ...read more

On the final day of his Apostolic Journey to the UAE, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi. Read the full text of his homily here. ...read more

Pope Francis and Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb sign A Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together. Read the full text here. ...read more

As the Fifth Crusade raged along the Nile, two famous holy men met. Read about the encounter between St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil. ...read more

During his visit to Abu Dhabi, Pope Francis speaks to an interfaith gathering of religious leaders and scholars. Read the full text here. ...read more

Pope Francis urges priests, consecrated people, and lay movements of Panama to look to Christ as their hope during his homily in the cathedral. ...read more

Read the words of the pope to young detainees in Panama, encouraging them to "keep fighting to seek and find the paths of integration and transformation". ...read more