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January 01, 2015

New Year’s resolutions from Pope Francis

Pope Francis at Asian Youth Day in August 2014. (photo: by Korean Culture and...

December 2014

December 29, 2014

Boom: nearly 6 million attended papal events at Vatican in 2014

Photo: by Edgar Jiminez / Wikipedia Tour operators must be thrilled. That's nearly three times...

December 28, 2014

Pope Francis praises large families: “I’m like a grandfather for all of you”

Photo: Jeffrey Bruno, Wikimedia Commons From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis said on Sunday that “in...

December 26, 2014

Did you get a Christmas card from the pope?

Mine must have gotten lost in the mail. But if you're wondering what a card...

December 23, 2014

Pope writes Christmas letter to persecuted Christians of the Middle East

From Vatican Radio: Pope Francis has written a pre-Christmas letter to the Christians of the...

December 22, 2014

Pope Francis reveals a saint he prays to every day

From The Catholic Herald: Pope Francis has revealed that he prays to the English martyr...

December 21, 2014

Cuban-American protest in Miami: “I am a Catholic without a pope”

From the AP: The key role Pope Francis played encouraging talks between Presidents Barack...

December 20, 2014

Pope gives sleeping bags to Rome’s homeless

I've never heard of something like this before. From Vatican Insider: "This is a gift for...

December 19, 2014

Pope Francis: “Sports are at home in the Church”

He spoke of sports and the Olympics today, according to Vatican Radio: “Sports are at home...

December 19, 2014

NY Times: “Bolder vision” of Vatican diplomacy under Francis

From Friday's paper: Perhaps the timing was purely coincidental. But a day after he was...

December 18, 2014

Cancer patient gets her wish granted, meets Pope Francis

From CBS News: Since birth, they've called her "one tough cookie." Now, Gracie West is...

December 18, 2014

How Pope Francis helped make history with Cuba

From The Boston Globe: The restoration of full diplomatic relations between the United States and...

December 17, 2014

Thousands celebrate pope’s birthday at Vatican with flash mob tango

Well, how else would you celebrate? See for yourself below. Details from Carol Glatz at...

December 16, 2014

Is the pope trying to tell us something?

With all the debate raging in the Catholic world about admitting divorced and remarried Catholics...

December 15, 2014

The pope offers a prayer tool: your hand

From Vatican Insider: "When I pray God breathes in me.” This is the opening phrase...

December 15, 2014

Another papal first: Pope has private audience with Salvation Army general

Did he bring his red bucket? Details from Vatican Radio: In a first private audience...

December 12, 2014

Arf: pope’s comment about “creatures in heaven” stirs debate

Turns out, he's not the first modern pope to hint at a heavenly kingdom that...

December 11, 2014

Pew: Pope Francis enjoys broad support, positive image across much of the world

Some highlights of a new survey: Pope Francis, leader of the world’s nearly 1.1 billion...

December 11, 2014

Here come more cardinals: Vatican announces consistory for February

From Vatican Radio: The seventh meeting of the “C9” Council of nine Cardinals tasked with...

December 11, 2014

Sister Cristina meets Pope Francis, gives him a copy of her album

Two of the most famous Catholics in the world finally met. Details: Italy’s famed singing...

December 10, 2014

Pope discusses the Synod, says media covered it like sports

From Vatican Radio: Following a series of reflections concentrating on the Church, Pope Francis at...

December 09, 2014

Pope: Church risks being more like an “old maid” than a mother

From CNS: As his international Council of Cardinals began a three-day meeting to discuss the...

December 08, 2014

Swiss company gives pope a pair of donkeys

From The New York Daily News: The head of the Roman Catholic Church has a...

December 07, 2014

Report: Retired pope wanted to be known as “Father Benedict”

From the AP: A German newspaper is reporting that retired Pope Benedict XVI says he...

December 07, 2014

In new interview, pope discusses Synod, reassignment of Cardinal Burke

This just in, from Gerard O'Connell in America magazine: Immediately after his election on 13...

December 06, 2014

Pope praises diversity, “feminine genius” in talk to theologians

The Vatican text: of his brief remarks to the International Theological Commission: I meet you...

December 04, 2014

Pope dismisses leader of Swiss Guard — UPDATED

Details: He has dismissed and demoted cardinals, bishops and the Vatican secretary of state, and...

November 2014

November 30, 2014

Worth a thousand words: “Peter and Andrew”—UPDATED

A beautiful and poignant image from yesterday: Details: At the end of his speech, Pope...

November 29, 2014

Pope visits mosque, offers moment of “silent adoration”

Details: Pope Francis has arrived in Istanbul for the second leg of his three-day visit...

November 28, 2014

Pope Francis: “It’s all about going out and meeting God who lives with the poor”

From La Stampa: Francis was honest from the start: “I don’t want to give a...