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December 12, 2015

Miracle credited to Paul VI is approved by Francis; late pontiff's beatification this fall

Pope Paul VI, who did much to modernize the Roman Catholic Church but pronounced a ban on artificial contraception which was widely defied by the faithful, has moved a step closer to sainthood with Pope Francis' official confirmation of a miracle.

December 12, 2015

Pope Francis says fundamentalist terrorism result of 'deviant forms of religion'

Pope Francis on Monday denounced the religious fundamentalism that inspired the Paris massacres and ongoing Mideast conflicts, saying the attackers were enslaved by "deviant forms of religion" that used God as a mere ideological pretext to perpetuate mass killings.

December 12, 2015

Pope Emeritus Benedict to attend historic double canonization

By train, bus, car and on foot, pilgrims and tourists streamed into Rome on Saturday to participate in the ceremony in St. Peter's Square that will see two popes, John XXIII and John Paul II, be proclaimed saints.

December 12, 2015

Vatican admits receiving ransom note for stolen Michelangelo-penned documents

The Vatican admitted Sunday that it had received a ransom demand in exchange for the return of two documents written by the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo聽that were stolen from its archives almost 20 years ago.聽

December 11, 2015

Pope Francis calls for peace on Korean Peninsula as North fires projectiles

Pope Francis called Thursday for peace and unity on the war-divided Korean Peninsula and for both sides to avoid "fruitless" criticisms and shows of force, offering a message of reconciliation at the start of a five-day visit to South Korea that received a stark response from the North.

December 10, 2015

Pope hopes to visit three US cities in 2015

Pope Francis has confirmed he wants to go to the United States next year and is considering a three-city trip in September 2015.

December 10, 2015

Pope Francis denounces Mafia, says mobsters are excommunicated

Pope Francis journeyed Saturday to the heart of Italy's biggest crime syndicate, met the father of a 3-year-old boy slain in the region's drug war, and declared that all mobsters are automatically excommunicated from the Catholic Church.

December 10, 2015

Pope Francis changes in Burger King before Mass in Bolivia

Burger King has long been providing quick meals. Pope Francis has now used it for a quick change.

December 10, 2015

Israeli, Palestinian leaders accept Vatican invite to discuss peace efforts

Pope Francis plunged Sunday into Mideast politics during his Holy Land pilgrimage, calling the current stalemate in peace efforts "unacceptable" and winning the acceptance from the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to pay a symbolic visit to the Vatican next month to pray for peace.

December 10, 2015

Pope Francis honors victims of Holocaust, terrorism in Israel

Pope Francis honored Jews killed in the Holocaust, kissing the hands of six survivors in an emotional ceremony at Israel's national Holocaust memorial on Monday as he capped a Mideast trip with poignant stops at some of the holiest and most haunting sites for Jews.