June 22, 2016 In defense of Pope Francis's recent observations about marriage It is a perfectly reasonable observation to say young people treat marriage more casually today than they did in the past.
June 12, 2016 Pope Francis condemns massacre at Florida nightclub The Vatican says Pope Francis is expressing the "deepest feelings of horror and condemnation" over a massacre at a Florida nightclub that killed at least 50 people.
May 12, 2016 Pope says he's willing to study whether women can be deacons Pope Francis says he's willing to create a commission to study whether women can serve as deacons in the Catholic Church, signaling the possibility of letting women serve in ordained ministry.
May 4, 2016 Catholic leaders push new rules to limit effects of climate change Catholic leaders representing five continents have issued a 10-point appeal to climate negotiators in Paris to approve a "transformative" and fair, legally binding agreement that sets global temperature limits and decarbonization goals to save the planet from climate-induced catastrophe.
May 3, 2016 Media Gets It Wrong: The synod is not a revolution — yet The 2015 Synod on the Family produced several lights and not a few shadows.
May 2, 2016 Pope Francis to release album called 'Wake Up!' Pope Francis is becoming Pop Star Francis: The religious leader is set to release a pop-rock album.
April 24, 2016 Group of teenagers get opportunity to confess sins to Pope Francis Sixteen teenagers have gotten an unexpected opportunity to confess sins to Pope Francis.
April 16, 2016 Sanders gets rare election-year meeting with pope, talked about climate change, income inequality Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders says he and Pope Francis discussed climate change and “the massive levels of income and wealth inequality,” in his brief, unexpected meeting with the Roman Catholic Church leader during a visit to the Vatican.
April 12, 2016 Vatican ambassador who invited Kim Davis to meet Pope Francis retires Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of his ambassador to the United States, who was behind Francis' controversial meeting with Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who went to jail rather than comply with a court order to issue same-sex marriage licenses.
April 8, 2016 Pope says conscience, not dogma, must guide Catholics in family life Pope Francis insisted that individual conscience be the guiding principle for Catholics negotiating the complexities of sex, marriage and family life in a major document released Friday that rejects the emphasis on black and white rules for the faithful.