Pope Francis

The devil is punishing Mexico with violence: Pope Francis

The devil is punishing Mexico with criminal violence, Pope Francis said, just a few weeks after the ...

Mar 14, 2015 11:38 AM EDT

Pope Francis' Mexico remark not meant to offend, Vatican says

A remark by Pope Francis to the effect that he hoped his homeland Argentina could avoid "Mexicanizat...

Feb 26, 2015 08:57 AM EST

Pope decries beheading of Egyptian Christians in Libya

Pope Francis expressed deep sadness at the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya, depa...

Feb 17, 2015 06:24 AM EST

Egypt bombs Islamic State targets in Libya after 21 Egyptians beheaded

Egyptian jets bombed Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday, a day after the group there released ...

Feb 16, 2015 09:28 AM EST

Shun caste mentality, defend weakest, pope tells new cardinals

Pope Francis urged Roman Catholic leaders on Sunday to shun a "closed caste" mentality, saying the C...

Feb 15, 2015 07:12 AM EST

'Merkel mania' as hyperactive chancellor tackles Ukraine, Greece

Kiev, Moscow, Munich, Washington, Ottawa, Minsk and Brussels -- all in a week's work for Angela Merk...

Feb 14, 2015 06:59 AM EST

Some 300 migrants missing at sea, feared dead: U.N. agency

An estimated 300 people probably died this week after attempting to reach Italy from Libya in stormy...

Feb 11, 2015 06:30 AM EST

Babies found alive in rubble after truck blast rips through Mexico hospital

A gas truck explosion ripped through a maternity hospital on the western edge of Mexico City on Thur...

Jan 30, 2015 07:00 AM EST

U.S. worker freed from Cuba to be guest at Obama annual speech

The U.S. aid worker whose release from a Cuban prison helped pave the way toward restoring diplomati...

Jan 19, 2015 10:49 PM EST

Pope says Mass for huge Manila crowd, appeals for suffering children

Pope Francis said a huge open-air Mass for a rain-drenched crowd of millions in the Philippine capit...

Jan 18, 2015 05:53 AM EST

Pope's Asia trip to address poverty, dialogue, climate change

Pope Francis returns to Asia for the second time in less than six months, traveling to Sri Lanka and...

Jan 10, 2015 09:31 AM EST

Pope condemns Islamic State, decries suffering of children

Pope Francis on Thursday condemned the "brutal persecution" of minorities by Islamic State insurgent...

Dec 27, 2014 02:59 AM EST

Obama announces U.S. to restore diplomatic ties with Cuba

President Barack Obama announced the United States would restore diplomatic relations it severed wit...

Dec 17, 2014 05:24 PM EST

Pope Francis turns out not to have made pets in heaven comment

It was a heartwarming story for legions of pet owners and animal lovers around the world.Pope Franci...

Dec 14, 2014 10:32 PM EST

Pope urges global war on human trafficking, appeals to consumers

Pope Francis called for a global mobilization to combat human trafficking and slavery on Wednesday, ...

Dec 10, 2014 10:24 AM EST

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