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,…
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VATICAN OFFICIAL: ROMERO SAINT EFFORT ‘UNBLOCKED’
By NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Francis leaves at the end of a mass where he ordained ten new priests in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, April 21, 2013. (AP…
CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS ORDER AB– USE FILES MAY GO PUBLIC
By GILLIAN FLACCUS FILE – In this Monday, July 16, 2007 file photo, attorney Ray Boucher listens to several plantiffs, alleged victims of clergy abuse, during a news conference outside…
POPE TAPS CARDINALS TO ADVISE ON GOVERNING, REFORM
By NICOLE WINFIELD FILE – In this April 7, 2013 file photo Pope Francis waves to faithful upon his arrival for his installation Mass at the St. John in Lateran…
FRANCIS HONORS JOHN PAUL II BEFORE INSTALLATION
By FRANCES D’EMILIO FILE – In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 photo, Pope Francis greets the faithful at the end of the Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the…
POPE’S FOOT-WASHING FINAL BLOW FOR TRADITIONALISTS
By NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Francis, right, looks up to the Crucifix during the Passion of Christ Mass inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Friday, March 29, 2013. Pope Francis…
POPE’S HO– USE READY, BUT HE’S STAYING IN HOTEL
Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday Mass, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 24, 2013. Pope Francis celebrated his first Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square, encouraging…
POPE FRANCIS TELLS BENEDICT: “WE’RE BROTHERS”
By NICOLE WINFIELD and PAOLO SANTALUCIA Pope Francis meets with ambassadors from the 180 countries that have diplomatic relations with the Holy See at the Vatican, Friday, March 22, 2013.…