July 29, 2016 Pope visits Auschwitz in silence, meets survivors Pope Francis paid a somber visit in silence to the Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Friday, with his only public comment a guest book entry begging God "forgiveness for so much cruelty."
July 28, 2016 Love, Prayer, Commitment at World Youth Day A marriage proposal goes viral as the sacrament and faith are celebrated.
July 28, 2016 Pope Francis falls during mass in Poland; uninjured Pope Francis, visiting a shrine cherished by Poles, praised native son St. John Paul II on Thursday as a "meek and powerful" herald of mercy, and honored the countless "ordinary yet remarkable people" in Poland who held firm to their Catholic faith throughout adversity in the former Communist nation.
July 11, 2016 Former Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ journalist named Vatican spokesman Pope Francis on Monday named a former Fox TV correspondent, Greg Burke, as his spokesman and tapped a Spanish woman to be the deputy, the first time a woman has held the post.
July 7, 2016 Vatican convicts 2 in leaks scandal; journalists cleared A Vatican court declared Thursday it had no jurisdiction to prosecute or convict two journalists for having published confidential information, ending an eight-month trial that drew scorn from media rights groups around the world.
July 6, 2016 Parents of Wisconsin student found dead in Rome meet Pope Francis Pope Francis met on Wednesday with the parents of a U.S. college student whose body was found in Rome's Tiber river this week, after apparently either being pushed or tumbling into the murky waters less than 24 hours after arriving in Italy for summer classes.
July 5, 2016 What You Never Knew About the Vatican Archbishop Ganswein on Benedict, Francis, and the Prophesy of Malachy.
June 26, 2016 Vatican denies pope has 'Crusades' mentality over genocide The Vatican on Sunday strongly dismissed Turkish claims that Pope Francis has adopted a "Crusades" mentality by recognizing the Ottoman-era genocide of Armenians, insisting that Francis's three-day visit to the Orthodox country was one of peace and reconciliation.
June 24, 2016 Pope praises Armenia's Christian past, but avoids 'genocide' Pope Francis hailed Armenia's steadfast Christian heritage on Friday as he arrived in the former Soviet republic for a three-day visit to commemorate the centenary of the Ottoman-era slaughter of Armenians that the pope himself has called a "genocide."
June 22, 2016 Many Christians have a 'toxic' view of marriage, expert finds Many Christians no longer view marriage as a lifelong commitment, says Mary Hasson, director of the Catholic Women's Forum at the Ethics & Public Policy Center in Washington D.C., who agrees with Pope Francis' assertion that couples often fail to understand the sacred vows they are making to each other.