RELIGION March 14, 2018 Vatican doctors photo of Benedict's praise for Francis The Vatican has admitted that it altered a photo sent to the media of a letter from retired Pope Benedict XVI about Pope Francis' theological background.
VIDEO March 14, 2018 Pennsylvania schools to hold mass for gun violence Schools' focus is unity through prayer. Father Scott Jabo on why his school is choosing to pray instead of protest.
RELIGION March 14, 2018 Indonesia's Aceh considers beheading as penalty for murder The conservative Indonesian province of Aceh known for publicly caning gays, adulterers and gamblers is considering the introduction of beheading as a punishment for murder.
RELIGION March 14, 2018 Cardinal's alleged victims end testimony in Australia court The alleged victims of the most senior Vatican official ever charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis have finished giving testimony to an Australian court.
RELIGION March 13, 2018 Francis gets thumbs up from retired pope as he marks 5 years Pope Francis has received an unlikely anniversary gift from his predecessor.
RELIGION March 13, 2018 Pakistan top court indicts minister in contempt case Pakistan's top court has indicted a minister in a contempt case for critical speeches he made after the court disqualified former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for concealing assets.
RELIGION March 12, 2018 Some fun facts about Pope Francis at the 5-year mark In five years, the world has gotten to know Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the son of Italian immigrants to Argentina who was so self-deprecating that when he emerged on the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica on March 13, 2013, as Pope Francis, he quipped that his brother cardinals had to search to the "end of the Earth" to find a new leader.
VIDEO March 12, 2018 Marking the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis' papacy Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington, reflects on the charismatic pontiff's impact on the Catholic Church.
RELIGION March 12, 2018 MLK's daughter, Bernice, has private audience with pope The surviving daughter of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has had a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican.
RELIGION March 12, 2018 Francis at 5: Paradigm shift in mercy, migrants and marriage The humble empathy and the ease with which he walks in others' shoes has won Pope Francis admirers around the globe and confirmed his place as a consummate champion of the poor and disenfranchised.