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February 4, 2019

The significance of Pope Francis' UAE visit is impossible to exaggerate (Nobel Committee, take note)

Pope Francis' visit to the UAE is a sign that the Arab world is tired of its religion being bastardized by extremists.

January 27, 2019

Pope Francis calls Mary the 'first influencer,' celebrates World Youth Day in Panama

Pope Francis held a sermon closing out World Youth Day in Panama on Sunday, and connected Mary to modern Instagram culture in a viral tweet.

January 10, 2019

Vatican launches track team of Swiss guards, nuns to compete in international competitions

The Olympic Games could eventually have the Holy See flag flying among its delegations after the Vatican announced Thursday the creation of an official track team.

December 24, 2018

Pope: Forgo greed and gluttony of Christmas for simple love

Pope Francis urged Christians on Monday to forgo the greed, gluttony and materialism of Christmas and to focus instead on its message of simplicity, charity and love.

November 28, 2018

Pope praises ‘unruly’ deaf child after he climbed on stage to play: 'This child preaches to all of us'

Pope Francis used a child's playfulness as an opportunity to speak on freedom and following Jesus to those in attendance after a young, disabled boy ran onstage during the pontiff's general audience Wednesday.

September 13, 2018

Pope Francis leads Vatican summit on abuse scandal, OKs probe of American bishop accused of sex harassment

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of an American bishop accused of sexually harassing adults and assigned another bishop to investigate the matter, Vatican officials announced Thursday amid a wave of scandals enveloping leaders within the Catholic Church.

September 11, 2018

Pope to meet with head of US Bishops' Conference over sex abuse, cover-up scandal

A delegation of U.S. cardinals and bishops is going to the Vatican Thursday to meet with Pope Francis over a sex abuse and cover-up scandal in America roiling the Catholic Church.

September 2, 2018

Kim Davis ensnared in archbishop's fight with Vatican over Pope Francis

The Catholic Church's pushback Sunday against Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, author of the bombshell accusation of a sex abuse cover-up against Pope Francis, has ensnared a key figure in the U.S. culture wars: Kim Davis.

August 29, 2018

Pope Francis facing calls to resign; sexual abuse scandal exposes rifts in the Vatican

The Catholic Church is against staggering under the weight of a report by a grand jury in Pennsylvania found that possibly more than 1,000 children in six dioceses had been sexually abused by about 300 priests or higher ranking officials.

August 26, 2018

Pope refuses to comment on claims he ignored McCarrick abuse accusations

Pope Francis told reporters Sunday that he "won't say a word" about claims by a former Vatican ambassador to the U.S. that the pontiff had rehabilitated the former archbishop of Washington, Theodore McCarrick, despite being made aware of sexual misconduct claims against him.