POPE WANTS CLOSER LOOK AT VATICAN’S FINANCE REFORM
By NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Francis grabs a shirt thrown to him by faithful as he leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the…
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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…
Mortar shell hits Vatican embassy in Damascus
By ALBERT AJI In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrians look at…
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…
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…
SECRETIVE VATICAN BANK TAKES STEP TO TRANSPARENCY
By NICOLE WINFIELD FILE – In this Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010, file photo, Italian financial police officers talk to each other in front of St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.…
POPE URGES REFORM, WANTS CHURCH WITH MODERN SPIRIT
By NICOLE WINFIELD FILE – In this Sept. 18, 2013 file photo, Pope Francis waves to faithful as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at…