‘Apocalyptic’ storm floods Sardinia, 17 dead
By NICOLE WINFIELD Two tankers are battered by gale winds while at the roadstead in the rough waters of the Gulf of Cagliari, Sardinia, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. A violent…
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Public exhibit of St. Peter relics revives debate
By NICOLE WINFIELD FILE – In this April 1, 2013 file photo made available by the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis, followed by Cardinal Angelo Comastri, right, visits the…
One by one, pope greets hundreds in wheelchairs
Pope Francis blesses a faithful at the end of his meeting with volunteers of the UNITALSI (Italian National Transport Union of ill to Lourdes and International Sanctuaries), in the Paul…
Blatter to have audience with Pope Francis
Britain’s Prince William talks FIFA President Sepp Blatter, right, during The Football Association’s 150th Anniversary Gala Dinner in central London, Saturday Oct. 26, 2013. The Football Association was founded 150…
Pope leads silent prayer for migrant desert dead
Pope Francis delivers his blessing during the Angelus noon prayer he delivered from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square, on he occasion of All Saints Day, at…
CHURCH WHISTLEBLOWER SAYS SHE ‘DIDN’T DO ENOUGH’
By AMY FORLITI HOLD FOR AMY FORLITI STORY – In this Oct. 15, 2013 photo, Jennifer Haselberger pauses during an interview in St. Paul, Minn. with The Associated Press. Haselberger…
NEW VATICAN NO. 2 A NO-SHOW AT HANDOVER CEREMONY
By NICOLE WINFIELD FILE – In this Feb. 16, 2009 file photo Monsignor Pietro Parolin attends a meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam. Pope Francis bid farewell Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, to…
MIGRANT SHIP CAPSIZES OFF ITALY, KILLING 94
By NICOLE WINFIELD Bodies of drowned migrants are lined up in the port of Lampedusa Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. Tens of people died when a ship carrying African migrants toward…