Pope Francis

Pope Francis Shows Implicit Support For Native Americans in Dakota Access Pipeline Conflict

Although Pope Francis did not mention the Dakota Access pipeline, but he remain supportive to the st...

Feb 17, 2017 02:17 AM EST

Pope Francis Muslim Ban Comments Followed By Excerpt Of Divine Law

Pope Francis' Muslim ban comments speaks about unity and his recent sermon further explains the sign...

Feb 13, 2017 07:17 AM EST

Pope voices support to French cardinal accused of covering up pedophile priests cases: "He has taken the necessary measures"

Pope Francis has expressed his support for a French cardinal who is currently in troubled waters for...

May 16, 2016 09:58 PM EDT

Central American nations and Cuban migrants have reached an agreement

Central American nations have reached a deal to let the first of thousands of stranded Cuban. Migran...

Dec 29, 2015 05:30 AM EST

Vatican must step up prosecutions of financial crimes: watchdog

The Vatican should be much more aggressive in dealing with people suspected of financial crimes like...

Dec 15, 2015 11:30 PM EST

Pope in Africa will seek to bridge Christian-Muslim faultlines

Pope Francis steps onto African soil for the first time on Wednesday to address the continent's fast...

Nov 24, 2015 11:42 PM EST

Divided Central African town a symbol of pre-election rifts

In Dekoa, a town at a busy crossroads in the bloody heartland of Central African Republic, thousands...

Oct 26, 2015 07:36 AM EDT

Leaked letter adds intrigue, confusion to Vatican bishops meeting

A gathering of world Roman Catholic bishops was thrown into confusion on Monday with the leak of a l...

Oct 12, 2015 08:20 PM EDT

Pope's meeting with Kentucky clerk divides public after U.S. visit

A Kentucky county clerk who had been jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex coup...

Oct 01, 2015 02:29 AM EDT

Georgia executes a woman for the first time in 70 years

The U.S. state of Georgia executed its only woman on death row on Wednesday, marking the first time ...

Sep 30, 2015 03:37 AM EDT

Pope of the people, and the politics, in historic U.S. visit

Pope Francis dove into some of the United States' thorniest political debates during his historic vi...

Sep 27, 2015 10:22 PM EDT

Feted in China, Xi's U.S. profile dims in shadow of pope

On Friday morning, Chinese President Xi Jinping enjoyed the symbolic high point of his first state v...

Sep 27, 2015 07:41 AM EDT

Under pressure from the right, House Speaker Boehner quits

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner will leave Congress at the end of October after s...

Sep 26, 2015 06:24 AM EDT

More than 700 pilgrims die in crush in worst haj disaster for 25 years

At least 717 pilgrims from around the world were killed on Thursday in a crush outside the Muslim ho...

Sep 24, 2015 10:13 PM EDT

In heated U.S. debate, immigrants get boost of pope power

In his first public words on his first trip to the United States, Pope Francis on Wednesday put hims...

Sep 23, 2015 07:13 PM EDT

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