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Archives: Papacy
![Pope: Pollution, Carbon Emissions a Sin & Global Warming to harm the Poor](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045608im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/09/pope-pollution-carbon-emissions-187x137.jpg)
![Pope and French Muslims try Muslim-Christian outreach instead of ‘War on Terror’ Polarization](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045608im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/08/pope-and-french-muslims-try-musl-187x137.jpg)
Pope and French Muslims try Muslim-Christian outreach instead of ‘War on Terror’ Polarization
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - AFP reported from the papal airplane on Pope Francis's remarks about Islam in the wake of the brutal murder of an elderly priest…![Top 5 Signs Pope Francis is an Honest Conservative](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045608im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/top-5-signs-pope-francis-is-an-h-187x137.jpg)
Top Signs Pope Francis is an Honest Conservative
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The positioning of Jorge Bergoglio, Pope Francis, as a "liberal" or "progressive" in American politics is incorrect and indeed a little bizarre. The…![Pope Francis’ call to host Refugees contrasts w/ anti-Immigrant US “Religious Right”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045608im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/pope-francis-call-to-host-refuge-187x137.jpg)
Pope Francis’ call to host Refugees contrasts w/ anti-Immigrant US “Religious Right”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Not all American Christian leaders have covered themselves in glory when it comes to the issue of Syrian refugees being accepted by the…![As Glaciers Melt in Ecuador, Pope Francis challenges Technocrats, touts “Keeping” the Environment](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045608im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/as-glaciers-melt-in-ecuador-pope-187x137.jpg)
As Glaciers Melt in Ecuador, Pope Francis challenges Technocrats, touts “Keeping” the Environment
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Pope Francis continues to preach environmentalism as he addresses crowds in Latin America, a challenging message in poor countries where over-exploitation of natural…![Why Conservatives fear Pope’s Climate Letter: A Radical Attack on the Logic of the Market](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045608im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/why-conservatives-fear-popes-cli-187x137.jpg)
Why Conservatives fear Pope’s Climate Letter: A Radical Attack on the Logic of the Market
Steffen Böhm | (The Conversation) | - - What makes Pope Francis and his 187-page encyclical so radical isn’t just his call to urgently tackle climate change. It’s the fact he openly…![Conservative, Catholic Ireland 1st Country to vote in Gay Marriage](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045608im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/05/conservative-catholic-ireland-1s-187x137.jpg)
Conservative, Catholic Ireland 1st Country to vote in Gay Marriage
Channel 4 News | (Video) - "Support for gay marriage in Ireland reaches 65 per cent with just the final votes to be counted - a resounding yes which forces the hugely…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045608im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/332458C-187x137.jpg)
Vatican recognition of saints symbolic victory for Palestinians
By: Charlie Hoyle BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- The grounds of the Carmel Convent in Bethlehem, home to blue-shuttered stone buildings on a hilltop facing the Nativity Church, are adorned with the image of…![Palestinians welcome Pope’s Recognition of their State](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045608im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/05/palestinians-welcome-popes-recog-187x137.jpg)
Palestinians welcome Pope’s Recognition of their State
By Juan Cole The Arabic press widely and favorably reported the news that the Vatican has recognized Palestine as a state in a new treaty with it, despite a strong protest from…![Pope calls for interreligious dialogue to stop terrorism](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045608im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/11/pope-calls-for-interreligious-di-187x137.jpg)
Pope Francis in Turkey calls for interreligious dialogue to stop terrorism
Reuters | --- "On the first day of his visit to Turkey, Pope Francis has called for interreligious dialogue "so that there will be an end of all forms of fundamentalism and…![Pope Francis’s Visit to Turkey Embroiled in Partisan Controversies](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045608im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/11/pope-franciss-visit-to-turkey-em-187x137.jpg)
Pope Francis’s Visit to Turkey Embroiled in Partisan Controversies
By Ali Murat Yel The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis will visit Turkey on 3-day official visit from November 28 to 30. However, the publication of Turkey's official invitation letter in…![Pope Francis hosts Israeli, Palestinian Leaders, asks them to recognize each other as “Brothers”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045608im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/06/pope-francis-hosts-israeli-pales-187x137.jpg)
Pope Francis hosts Israeli, Palestinian Leaders as “Brothers”
Deborah Lutterbeck reports: "Pope Francis, Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attend a peace prayer meeting in "neutral" Vatican gardens." Reuters: "Pope calls on Israelis, Palestinians to find "courage"…![Pope Francis Calls for Palestinian State, Prays at Aparheid Wall](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045608im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/05/pope-francis-calls-for-palestini-187x137.jpg)
Pope Francis Calls for Palestinian State, Prays at Apartheid Wall
On Sunday in Bethlehem, Pope Francis called for recognition of an independent Palestinian state. CNN reports that he asked for "the acknowledgment by all of the right of two states to exist…![The Pope in Palestine: O Little Town of Bethehem caught in Apartheid Wall](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045608im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/05/the-pope-in-palestine-o-little-t-187x137.jpg)
The Pope in Palestine: O Little Town of Bethehem caught in Apartheid Wall
Papal pilgrimage heads to Bethlehem (via AFP) Pope Francis arrives in Bethlehem Sunday to begin the most sensitive part of his three-day Middle East tour aimed at forging regional peace and easing…![Pope Francis in Jordan Reaches out to Forgotten Syrian Refugees, Christians and Muslims](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045608im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/05/pope-francis-in-jordan-reaches-o-187x137.jpg)
Pope Francis in Jordan Reaches out to Forgotten Syrian Refugees, Christians and Muslims
By Juan Cole AFP Arabic reports that Syrian refugees, and Christian refugees in particular, are hoping that the visit of Pope Francis to Jordan on Saturday will raise the profile of their…![Pope Francis to call for Sovereign, Independent Palestinian State from Bethlehem](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045608im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/05/pope-francis-to-call-for-soverei-187x137.jpg)
Pope Francis to call for Sovereign, Independent Palestinian State from Bethlehem
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin is signaling that Pope Francis in his visit to Bethlehem on Sunday will strongly support the right of Palestinians to a sovereign state. Implicitly, Pope…![Will Pope Francis’s Visit to the West Bank be a Challenge to Occupation?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701045608im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/05/will-pope-franciss-visit-to-the-187x137.jpg)