POPE’S BLUNT REMARKS POSE CHALLENGE FOR BISHOPS
By RACHEL ZOLL FILE – In this March 15, 2013 photo made available by the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis is greeted by Cardinal Timothy Dolan as he meets…
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POPE BLASTS ABORTION AFTER DECRYING FOCUS ON RULES
By NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Francis meets Hungary’s President Janos Ader, during a private audience at the Vatican, Friday, Sept. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Claudio Peri, Pool) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope…
DOMINICAN CARDINAL: VATICAN WILL PROBE EX-ENVOY
By EZEQUIEL ABIU LOPEZ This March 15, 2013 photo shows Archbishop Josef Wesolowski, papal nuncio for the Dominican Republic, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Authorities in the Dominican Republic will…
VATICAN RAMPS UP OPPOSITION TO SYRIA STRIKES
By NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Francis waves to faithful as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Riccardo De…
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…
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.…
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.…