December 7, 2016 Pope Francis calls spreading fake news a sin Pope Francis, who in the past has not shied away from offering his opinion about U.S. politics, said in an interview that “spreading disinformation” is probably “the greatest damage that the media can do.”
November 21, 2016 Pope Francis allows priests to absolve 'grave sin' of abortion Saying nothing is beyond the reach of God's mercy, Pope Francis told Catholics worldwide he is allowing all priests to absolve the faithful of abortion — women and health workers alike — even while stressing that it is a grave sin in the eyes of the church to "end an innocent life."
November 1, 2016 Pope Francis: Catholic church's ban on women priests may last forever Pope Francis has ruled out women's ordination, saying the "last word" on the question was delivered by St. John Paul II and that no changes are foreseen.
October 26, 2016 Top Vatican cardinal interviewed about sexual assault allegations Australian police flew to Rome to interview a top Vatican cardinal about allegations of sexual assault dating back decades, officials said Wednesday.
October 11, 2016 Pope Francis 'saddened' 2 lesbian former nuns married Vatican leader Pope Francis was reportedly saddened by news of two former Roman Catholic nuns who married each other, calling their love a "gift of God."
October 7, 2016 Female sports pioneers carry message to Vatican conference One in four IOC members are women, but only three are on the 14-member IOC executive board.
October 4, 2016 Pope Francis makes surprise visit to quake zone Pope Francis has made a surprise visit to the site of the devastating August earthquake in central Italy, praying silently alone amid the rubble in the hardest-hit part of the devastated town of Amatrice.
October 2, 2016 Pope Francis praises religious tolerance in volatile region with Catholic minority Pope Francis praised Azerbaijan on Sunday as a model for a world divided by violent extremism, sidestepping criticism of the government for the sake of encouraging religious tolerance in an often-volatile region where Catholics are a minority.
September 4, 2016 Mother Teresa declared a saint by Catholic Church Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint on Sunday, praising the tiny nun for having taken in society's most unwanted and for having shamed world leaders for the "crimes of poverty they themselves created."
September 4, 2016 Mother Teresa: The Saint of Mercy for our time It is fitting that Mother Teresa is being canonized in the Jubilee Year of Mercy declared by Pope Francis.