Mar 13 Russian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 35 By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Waves of Russian missiles pounded a military training base in western Ukraine on Sunday, killing 35 people in an attack on a facility that has served as a crucial hub for cooperation between Ukraine and the NATO countries supporting it… Continue reading
Feb 17 The Vatican trial exposes the Holy See's inner workings as a new spy story takes center stage By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The Vatican’s big fraud and extortion trial is exposing some unseemly realities of how the Holy See operates. Continue reading
Dec 24 Pope celebrates Christmas Eve Mass as virus surges in Italy By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press A maskless Francis processed down the central aisle of the basilica as the Sistine Chapel choir sang “Noel,” kicking off the Vatican’s Christmas holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus in a manger in Bethlehem. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 6:15 News Wrap: Biden administration to invest $241M to improve ports, ease inflation In our news wrap Thursday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced more than $241 million in grants to improve U.S. ports. Low mortgage rates and high demand during the pandemic have caused new home sales in the U.S. to jump 12.4… Continue watching
Dec 17 Gloves come off as Pope Francis pushes for Vatican reforms By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis is celebrating his 85th birthday. It's a milestone made even more remarkable given the coronavirus pandemic, his summertime intestinal surgery and the weight of history. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 5:26 Pope urges compassion toward migrants in Lesbos, but doesn't openly condemn Greek pushback By Malcolm Brabant During a multi-day trip to the Eastern Mediterranean, Pope Francis on Sunday returned to the Greek island of Lesbos, which he first visited five years ago. As special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports, the pope highlighted the plight of asylum seekers… Continue watching
Dec 05 Pope chides Europe, comforts migrants on return to Lesbos By Nicole Winfield, Trisha Thomas, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press Pope Francis returned Sunday to the Greek island of Lesbos to offer comfort to migrants at a refugee camp and blast what he said was Europe’s indifference and self-interest “that condemns to death those on the fringes.”… Continue reading
Nov 30 Migrant crisis highlighted in pope's Greece-Cyprus trip By Derek Gatopoulos, Theodora Tongas, Associated Press LESBOS, Greece (AP) — When Pope Francis visited the Greek island of Lesbos in 2016, he was so moved by the stories he heard from families fleeing war in Iraq and Syria that he wept and brought a dozen refugees… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 2:23 Biden admits to 'clumsy' handling of nuclear submarine deal in meeting with Macron By Nick Schifrin, Harry Zahn, Dorothy Hastings President Joe Biden is in Rome, after a day of high-profile meetings with Pope Francis and France's President Emmanuel Macron. Nick Schifrin has more on how Biden spent the day. Continue watching
Oct 29 Don't waste chance to save the planet, pope tells UN climate conference By Associated Press Pope Francis is issuing an urgent appeal to world leaders ahead of the U.N. climate conference to take “radical decisions” to protect the environment and prioritize the common good. Continue reading