World Mar 29 Pope to be hospitalized for several days with respiratory infection The Vatican says Pope Francis will be hospitalized for several days for treatment of a respiratory infection after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days.
World Mar 18 Vatican closes embassy in Nicaragua in response to crackdown on Catholic Church The Vatican said Saturday it had closed its embassy in Nicaragua after the country's government proposed suspending diplomatic relations, the latest episode in a yearslong crackdown on the Catholic Church by the administration of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.
World Feb 04 Amid rampant violence in South Sudan, Pope Francis warns treatment of women is key for peace Pope Francis called for women and girls to be respected, protected and honored during a meeting in the South Sudanese capital Juba with some of the 2 million people who have been forced by fighting and flooding to flee their…
World Feb 03 Pope urges peace on visit to South Sudan as continued fighting in the country kills 27 JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Pope Francis has landed in South Sudan, opening the second and final leg of his African pilgrimage with plans to encourage the young country's stalled peace process.
World Feb 01 Pope Francis visits Congo, urges forgiveness for past wrongs Pope Francis is urging Congo's people to find it in their hearts to forgive those who have harmed them.
World Jan 31 Pope's Africa trip spotlights conflict, church's future Aid groups are hoping Francis’ trip will shine a spotlight on two of the world’s forgotten conflicts and rekindle international attention on some of Africa’s worst humanitarian crises.
World Jan 25 Pope Francis says homosexuality is a sin but not a crime Pope Francis has criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as "unjust," saying God loves all his children just as they are.
World Jan 09 Pope meets with Benedict's aide, who settles scores and criticizes Francis in new book Pope Francis met with Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the longtime secretary of Pope Benedict XVI who raised eyebrows with an extraordinary memoir in which he settles old scores and reveals palace intrigue about the decade-long cohabitation of the two pontiffs.
World Jan 04 WATCH: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI.
World Jan 04 Pope Francis praises Benedict on final day of public viewing Pope Francis has praised Pope Emeritus’ Benedict XVI’s “acute and gentle thought” on the final day of public viewing of his body in St. Peter’s Basilica before his funeral.