World Dec 26 PHOTOS: Christmas and Hanukkah celebrations around the world Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” plaguing the world, from the Middle East to Ukraine,…
World Dec 25 PHOTOS: Pope Francis marks Christmas by urging all nations to silence arms and overcome divisions "I invite every individual, and all people of all nations ... to become pilgrims of hope, to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions," the pope said from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica to throngs of people below.
World Dec 15 Pope Francis makes first-ever papal visit to French island of Corsica in the Mediterranean On the first papal visit ever to the French island of Corsica, Pope Francis on Sunday called for a dynamic form of laicism, promoting the kind of popular piety that distinguishes the Mediterranean island from secular France as a bridge between…
World Sep 04 PHOTOS: Lighting strike breaks off marble fragments from Rome's ancient Constantine Arch A violent thunder and lightning storm that felled trees and flooded streets in the Italian capital damaged the honorary arch late Tuesday afternoon.
World Aug 20 6 missing after superyacht sank off Sicily, including tech magnate celebrating recent acquittal Police divers resumed searching Tuesday for six people believed trapped in the hull of a superyacht that sank in deep seas off Sicily, including a British tech magnate who was celebrating his recent acquittal on fraud charges.
Politics Mar 29 Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says Francis had been expected to preside over the Way of the Cross procession, which re-enacts Christ's Passion and crucifixion, and composed the meditations that are read aloud at each station.