POPE ANNOUNCES DAY OF FASTING FOR PEACE FOR SYRIA
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Pope Francis waves to faithful after reciting the Angelus prayer from his studio window overlooking St.Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013. Francis is asking…
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A LOOK AT SYRIA DEVELOPMENTS AROUND THE WORLD
By The Associated Press A US Air Force plane takes off from the Incirlik airbase, southern Turkey, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama said he has decided that…
ROMANIAN PRINCE WHO DIED IN JAIL IS BEATIFIED
ALISON MUTLER Catholic nuns attend a vigil at the Sth Joseph Catholic Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, Friday evening, Aug. 30, 2013. Catholic worshipers celebrate the upcoming Aug. 31, beatification of…
POPE TAPS VATICAN DIPLOMAT TO BE HIS TOP AIDE
By FRANCES D’EMILIO FILE – In this Feb. 16, 2009 file photo Monsignor Pietro Parolin, Vatican Undersecretary of State for Relations with States speaks during a meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam.…
REACTIONS TO EGYPTIAN CRACKDOWN ON PRO-MORSI CAMPS
By The Associated Press Egyptians walk among the burned remains of the Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, in the center of the largest protest camp of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi,…
CHILLY RECEPTION FOR KERRY IN BRAZIL, COLOMBIA?
By DEB RIECHMANN In this photo taken Aug. 9, 2013, Secretary of State John Kerry listens to translation as he meets with Russian Foreign and Defense ministers at the State…
POPE DRAWS 3M FOR VIGIL AFTER CHASTISING ‘EXODUS’
By NICOLE WINFIELD and JENNY BARCHFIELD Pilgrims and residents gather on Copacabana beach before the arrival of Pope Francis for World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 27, 2013.…
POPE TELLS BISHOPS TO GET OUT OF THEIR CHURCHES
By NICOLE WINFIELD An altar boy breaks protocol and runs to embrace Pope Francis during a Stations of the Cross service on the Copacabana beachfront in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday,…