Mother Teresa: ‘Saint of the gutters’ canonized at Vatican
By NICOLE WINFIELD Elevating the “saint of the gutters” to one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors, Pope Francis on Sunday praised Mother Teresa for her radical dedication to society’s…
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Pope at Easter recalls victims of ‘blind, brutal terrorism’
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Pope Francis tempered his Easter Sunday message of Christian hope with a denunciation of “blind” terrorism, recalling victims of attacks in Europe, Africa and elsewhere, as well…
Vatican says Iran now called on to combat terrorism.
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Pope Francis met with the Iranian president Tuesday, joining in a cordial discussion which touched on the recent nuclear accord and Iran’s role in the region. President…
Pope turns bishops’ attention to family crises in Mideast
Pope Francis has directed the attention of the world’s bishops debating family life to crises facing families today: He denounced the escalation of conflicts in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere in…
Pope speeds up, simplifies process for marriage annulments
By NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Francis radically reformed the Catholic Church’s process for annulling marriages Tuesday, allowing for fast-track decisions and removing automatic appeals in a bid to speed up and…
Pope: Vatican will shelter 2 families fleeing war, hunger
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Pope: Priests in Holy Year can absolve ‘sin of abortion’
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Pope Francis declared Tuesday he is allowing all priests in the church’s upcoming Year of Mercy to absolve women of the “sin of abortion” if they repent…
Vatican says ex-envoy, charged with sexual abuse, has died
By NICOLE WINFIELD The Vatican’s former ambassador to the Dominican Republic, the highest-ranking Holy See official to ever be charged with sexually abusing young boys, was found dead Friday as…