Pope Jokes with Nun: ‘Don’t Bite!’

General Audience Pope’s General Audience (FULL TEXT): On Acts of the Apostles 27: 15, 21-24 God’s Care for St. Paul Demonstrates His Care for Us	General Audience Iraq, Lebanon, Syria: In the Saddest Moments Pope’s Message to Christians of the Middle East	General Audience Pope Jokes with Nun: ‘Don’t Bite!’ A Reminder of the New Year’s Eve Incident?

Natural and human disasters President of US Bishops Offers Prayers for Puerto Rico Earthquake Victims ‘The Church in the United States stands with you.’	Episcopal Conferences President of US Bishops Issues Statement on Escalating Tension with Iran ‘We must pray urgently that our world’s leaders will pursue dialogue and seek peace’	Francis Pope Appoints Apostolic Visitator for Ethiopian Faithful of Alexandrian Ge’ez Rite Resident in Europe Fr. Petros Berga, of the clergy of the diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam, Netherlands

Eastern Churches Eparchy of Abu Qurqas Erected in Egypt Election of Its First Bishop	Pope & Holy See Pope Appoints New Bishop of Northampton, England Canon David James Oakley

Pope and Holy See Pope at General Audience: Like Paul, May the Lord Sustain Our Trials & Open Our Hearts ‘Paul’s sea voyage, full of peril and salvation, can serve as a symbol of God’s providential care for us’	Pope and Holy See ‘I Am Close to the People of Australia,’ Says Pope Francis Invites Faithful at 1st General Audience of New Year to Join Him in Praying for Country Being Devastated by Fires	Pope and Holy See Pope Mourns Victims, Expresses Closeness Following Ukrainian Plane Crash in Iran Sends Condolences in Telegram