January 25, 2019 Pope walks through 'invisible wall' to bring World Youth Day to Panama inmates Pope Francis took time during his Panama trip for World Youth Day to visit a detention center Friday morning, the first time the Holy Father heard confessions in a prison in what was an extremely emotional service.
January 24, 2019 Pope Francis urges Catholic youth to build bridges, not 'walls that sow fear and look to divide' The pope welcomed tens of thousands of young people to World Youth Day, the Catholic Church's big youth rally.
January 23, 2019 Amid wall debate, pope says fear of migration makes us crazy Francis' trip, the first in a year packed with foreign travel, comes at a critical moment in the papacy as the Catholic hierarchy globally is facing a crisis in credibility for covering up decades of cases of priests molesting young people.
January 22, 2019 Pope Francis heads to World Youth Day in Panama Pope Francis is expected to receive a rock star's welcome at the 15th international World Youth Day, which kicks off today in Panama City, Panama, the first time the massive gathering of hundreds of thousands of Catholic youth will be held in Central America.
January 20, 2019 Video shows students in confrontation with Native Americans, prompting apology from Catholic diocese, high school A Roman Catholic diocese and a Catholic high school in Kentucky issued a joint apology Saturday after videos posted online showed a confrontation Friday between some of the school's students and some Native American adults after the March for Life rally near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
January 14, 2019 Coins tossed into Rome's Trevi Fountain ignites fight between city, Catholic church The nearly $1.7 million in coins tossed annually by tourists and fished out Rome’s iconic Trevi fountain ignited a battle between the city and the Catholic Church.
January 10, 2019 World's tallest Jesus statue coming to Mexico thanks to pro-life actor Eduardo Verastegui, a prominent Mexican Catholic actor and pro-life advocate, plans to build the statue called "Christ of Peace" at a towering 252 feet.
December 31, 2018 Vatican spokesman, deputy resign suddenly amid overhaul by Pope Francis The spokesman for the Vatican and his deputy resigned suddenly Monday, weeks after Pope Francis appointed an Italian journalist -- and close friend -- as the new editorial director of communications.
December 11, 2018 Gunman opens fire during Mass in Catholic church, kills at least 4 Four people were killed and four others were injured after a gunman opened fire during Mass inside a Catholic cathedral in southeast Brazil on Tuesday, officials said.Â
December 5, 2018 Florida woman, 85, fighting to keep painting of Virgin Mary on mobile home: 'Have to kill me first' An 85-year-old Florida woman reportedly says the lawyers representing her trailer park will "have to kill me first" before she lets them remove an illustration of the Virgin Mary that's painted on the side of her mobile home.