May 24, 2017 Pope Francis: A timeline of historic papacy Pope Francis, who met with President Donald Trump during the Republican's foreign trip, has had many historic moments throughout his papacy.
May 24, 2017 Pope Francis makes two children saints who saw Virgin Mary 100 years ago Pope Francis added two Portuguese shepherd children to the roster of Catholic saints Saturday, honoring young siblings whose reported visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago turned the Portuguese farm town of Fatima into one of the world's most important Catholic shrines.
May 24, 2017 Poster of pope and 'devilish' Trump kissing appears in Rome A poster showing Pope Francis and a devilish, gun-toting Donald Trump kissing has appeared in Rome less than two weeks before their first meeting.
May 24, 2017 Pope Francis visits Portugal to canonize children who saw Virgin Mary Pope Francis is visiting Fatima, Portugal, a Catholic pilgrimage site, to canonize two children who saw visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago.
May 13, 2017 Pope Francis acknowledges 2,000-case backlog in sex abuse cases Pope Francis acknowledged Saturday that the Vatican has a 2,000-case backlog in processing clerical sex abuse cases and says criticism of the slow pace was justified. But he says more staff are being added and insists the Vatican is "on the right path."
April 29, 2017 Pope Francis leads Cairo Mass as helicopter gunship, armed police watch An Apache attack helicopter and scores of armed police have provided tight security for Pope Francis as he led a Mass in Egypt - just weeks after two churches were bombed by militants.
April 28, 2017 Pope Francis in Egypt for historic visit to show Christian-Muslim unity for peace Pope Francis has arrived in Cairo, Egypt for a historic visit aimed at presenting a united Christian-Muslim front to repudiate violence committed in God’s name.The visit comes after three suicide bombings since December on Coptic churches, including deadly twin Palm Sunday church attacks, killed at least 75 people.
April 26, 2017 Pope warns the powerful in surprise TED talk Pope Francis has warned the powerful to act humbly in a new TED talk.
April 16, 2017 Thousands fill the Vatican as pope celebrates Easter Sunday Tens of thousands of faithful are braving heavy security checks for a place in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican as Pope Francis celebrates Easter Sunday Mass.
April 11, 2017 Pope Francis opens free laundromat for homeless Pope Francis has opened a new laundromat for the homeless to wash and dry their clothing.