Love in the air: Pope marries couple on papal plane in Chile
It was all in a day's work for the ever-unpredictable Pope Francis.
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Pope meets with abuse survivors, weeps with them in Chile
Pope Francis met on Tuesday with survivors of priests who sexually abused them, wept with them and apologized for the "irreparable damage" they suffered, his spokesman said.
In Chile, Pope Francis met with protests, passion and skepticism
Pope Francis flew in to Chile's capital Monday night for a visit expected to be met with protests over sexual abuse by priests and confronted by many Chileans deeply skeptical...
Pope defends Myanmar silence, says he spoke truth in private
Pope Francis on Saturday defended his silence in Myanmar over the plight of Rohingya refugees, saying a public denunciation would have "slammed the door in the face" of his hosts...
Pope demands rights for all in Myanmar, omits “Rohingya”
Pope Francis insisted Tuesday that Myanmar's future depends on respecting the rights of each ethnic group, an indirect show of support for Rohingya Muslims who have been subject to decades...
Pope auctions Lamborghini to rebuild Christian Iraq
Pope Francis got the keys to a fancy new Lamborghini on Wednesday — but he won't be tooling around the Vatican gardens in it.
Holy Smoke! Vatican to stop selling cigarettes in its shops
Francis made the decision because "the Holy See cannot contribute to an activity that clearly damages the health of people."
Head of pope’s children’s hospital found guilty of diverting $500,000 in donations
A Vatican court on Saturday convicted the former president of the pope's children's hospital of diverting some $500,000 in donations to renovate a cardinal's flat and gave him a one-year...
Pope admits church realized sex abuse problem “a bit late”
Pope Francis on Thursday acknowledged the Catholic Church was "a bit late" in realizing the damage done by priests who rape and molest children, and said that the decades-long practice...
Vatican diplomat recalled amid child porn investigation
A high-ranking Vatican priest working in the Holy See's embassy in Washington has been recalled after U.S. prosecutors asked for him to be charged and face trial in a child...