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KEEP THE FAITH IN OUR TRYING TIMES
The pope usually conducts an Urbu et Orbi blessing -- Latin for To the City and the World -- just after the Easter Mass... READ MORE›
PRINCE CHARLES'S DILEMMA ABOUT WHAT TO GIVE THE POPE IN ROYAL VISIT TO THE VATICANA
That quandary was taken to another level at the Vatican today, as Pope Francis and the Prince of Wales exchanged gifts close to their heart... READ MORE›
POPE SEEKS FORGIVENESS FOR CHURCH'S 'SINS' IN 1994 RWANDA GENOCIDE
Pope Francis on Monday begged forgiveness for the sins and failings of the church and its members during Rwanda's 1994 genocide as the Holy See sought to... READ MORE›
SLUGGISH PACE OF REFORMS BLOT POPE FRANCIS' FOUR-YEAR REPORT CARD
Elected in 2013 with a brief to reform a scandal-hit Vatican, Pope Francis has launched numerous initiatives but, four years later, he is still struggling... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS: MARRIED MEN COULD BE ORDAINED TO EASE PRIEST SHORTAGES
Pope Francis has said the Catholic church may consider ordaining married men who could potentially then work in remote areas faced with a shortage of priests... READ MORE›
DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE PROTESTERS TO MARCH ON WHITE HOUSE
The Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes have tried to stop the pipeline, saying it threatens their sovereignty, religious rights and water supply... READ MORE›
SEX ABUSE SURVIVOR MARIE COLLINS QUITS VATICAN CHILD PROTECTION PANEL
Sex abuse survivor marie collins quits vatican child protection..... READ MORE›
POPE'S CLEMENCY FOR PEDOPHILE PRIESTS UNDER SCRUTINY FOLLOWING LATEST SCANDAL
In sharp contrast, Pope Benedict XVI launched a major campaign to stamp out pedophilia in the Catholic church during his brief tenure as Pope between 2005 and 2013... READ MORE›
STEVE BANNON CARRIES BATTLES TO ANOTHER INFLUENTIAL HUB
Mr. Bannon publicly articulated his worldview in remarks a few months after his meeting with Cardinal Burke, at a Vatican conference organized by Mr. Harnwell's institute... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA: DATA SUGGESTS RIFE REJECTION OF CHILD SEX ABUSE CLAIMS IN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Hearings have begun in Australia into allegations of widespread child sex abuse in the Catholic Church between 1950 and 2010... READ MORE›
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POPE FRANCIS ASSURES ATHEISTS: YOU DONA??T HAVE TO BELIEVE IN GOD TO GO TO HEAVEN
Pope francis assures atheists you don't have to believe in god to go to heaven... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS: CORRUPT SHOULD BE TIED TO A ROCK AND THROWN INTO THE SEA
Pope francis gives fire-and-brimstone sermon, saying the corrupt should be tied to a rock and thrown into the sea... READ MORE›
BEFORE POPE FRANCIS MET KIM DAVIS HE MET WITH GAY EX-STUDENT
Earlier on Friday, the Vatican said that Archbishop Vigano had arranged the pope's meetings in Washington, including the one with Ms. Davis... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS ALLOWS PRIESTS TO ABSOLVE 'GRAVE SIN' OF ABORTION
Post to Facebook Pope Francis allows priests to absolve 'grave sin' of abortion The pope also opposed the death penalty... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS SAYS BAN ON FEMALE PRIESTS IS LIKELY TO ENDURE
Francis has said before that the Catholic Church's ban on ordaining women as priests is a closed matter... READ MORE›
VATICAN FIRES GAY PRIEST ON EVE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS MEETING
Charamsa can no longer work at the Vatican or its pontifical universities, Lombardi said... READ MORE›
FRANCIS IN AMERICA A HUMBLE POPE CHALLENGING THE WORLD
Francis is not just trying to change the Roman Catholic Church... READ MORE›
POPE SAYS CHRISTIANS SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO GAY PEOPLE
Repeating the teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church about respecting and not discriminating against gays, Pope Francis said that one could condemn certain behavior... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS SUGGESTS DONALD TRUMP IS NOT CHRISTIAN
Francis also took questions on a handful of other issues... READ MORE›
WHERE IS POPE FRANCIS? A SCHEDULE OF HIS U.S. VISIT
22 and plans to stop in Washington D.C. New York City and Philadelphia... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS: CHRISTMAS 'HOSTAGE TO MATERIALISM'
During a high-security Christmas Mass at the Vatican, the head of the Roman Catholic Church also denounced the continuing suffering of children... READ MORE›
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, POPE FRANCIS - FOR GOD'S SAKE DON'T RETIRE
Will the catholic church ever earn women's forgiveness?... READ MORE›
VATICAN IS SPLIT ON RULES FOR A MORE INCLUSIVE CATHOLIC CHURCH
They remained firmly shut to same-sex marriage even as the document said gay people should be treated with respect... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS URGING LESS JUDGMENT SIGNALS PATH FOR DIVORCED ON COMMUNION
Conservative Catholics, who have already expressed concern that Francis could destabilize the church and undermine doctrine, were far less impressed... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS SAYS CHURCH SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO GAYS
Pope Francis said on Sunday that Christians and the Roman Catholic Church should seek forgiveness from gays for the way they had treated them... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS DENOUNCES GROWING 'DEMONIZATION' OF ENEMIES, OUTSIDERS
Three of the new cardinals are older than 80 and thus not eligible to vote in a conclave to elect Francis' successor... READ MORE›
VATICAN ARRESTS 2 IN CONNECTION WITH LEAKED DOCUMENTS
His book, he said, described a Vatican that is very different from Pope Francis' vision of a church for the poor... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS WASHES FEET OF REFUGEES FOR EASTER WEEK
The traditional Easter Week foot-washing ceremony by the pontiff is meant as a Catholic gesture of service... READ MORE›
WHERE IS POPE FRANCIS? A SCHEDULE OF HIS U.S. VISIT
Patrick's Catholic Church and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese host Pope Francis... READ MORE›
JOHN PAUL LETTERS REVEAL 'INTENSE' FRIENDSHIP WITH WOMAN
And read the full story of Pope John Paul II and Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka In 1976, Cardinal Wojtyla attended a Catholic conference in the US... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS SCOLDS PERSON WHO PULLED HIM DOWN IN MEXICO
Hide Caption 12 of 27 27 photos Pope Francis visits Mexico Pope Francis meets with bishops during his visit to the national cathedral in Mexico City on February 13... READ MORE›
VOICE IS SOUGHT AT THE VATICAN ON REMARRIAGE
Homosexuality is regarded by the church as intrinsically disordered, a view that has left gay Catholics often sidelined, and gay couples feeling unacknowledged... READ MORE›
ABOUT THOSE VATICAN WALLS ...
Isn't Vatican City, the Catholic Church's 110-acre sovereign state, surrounded by walls?... READ MORE›
CATHOLIC CHURCH LEADERS ISSUE APPEAL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Representatives of the church from five continents signed the appeal in Vatican City... READ MORE›
POPE FLIES 3 MIGRANT FAMILIES TO VATICAN
High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi praised the pope's gesture, calling it a powerful demonstration of solidarity... READ MORE›
POPES DOCUMENT COULD PROFOUNDLY AFFECT FAMILIES
But Francis is also deeply pragmatic, particularly regarding internal church politics... READ MORE›
ABUSE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST CLERICS STILL RUNS HIGH UNDER POPE FRANCIS, BOOK CLAIMS
Francis has been credited by some with taking more decisive action on abuse cases than his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, did... READ MORE›
CATHOLIC LEADERS SAY ZIKA DOESNT CHANGE BAN ON CONTRACEPTION
Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras, who serves on Pope Francis' nine-member advisory council, denounced the notion of therapeutic abortions for women carrying babies with microcephaly... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS ARRIVES IN NEW YORK CITY
Hours before the pope's New York City arrival, parts of midtown Manhattan were already locked down with tighter-than-usual security precautions... READ MORE›