Oct 09 The Pope’s new ‘comedic advisor’ is a rabbi By Alison Moore The Honorary Comedic Advisor to the Pope was announced on Monday... and he’s a rabbi. Continue reading
Oct 05 California governor signs right-to-die legislation By Judy Lin, Associated Press California will become the fifth state to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives using doctor-prescribed drugs after Gov. Jerry Brown announced Monday he signed right-to-die legislation. Continue reading
Oct 02 Pope Francis personally arranged meeting with gay couple By Joshua Barajas The Vatican on Friday said Pope Francis’ “only real audience” while visiting Washington, D.C. was a former student and his family. Turns out, that audience was a gay couple. Continue reading
Oct 02 Pope’s meeting with Kim Davis was not a ‘form of support’ of her views, Vatican says By Joshua Barajas The Vatican issued a statement Friday that said Pope Francis' Sept. 24 meeting with Kim Davis in Washington, D.C., was not a direct endorsement of her views. Continue reading
Sep 30 Vatican confirms meeting between Kim Davis and Pope Francis By Colleen Shalby The Vatican confirmed Wednesday morning that Pope Francis met with Kim Davis -- the Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses -- at the Vatican Embassy in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 3:43 Pope Francis ends landmark U.S. visit amid fanfare, skepticism By PBS News Hour On the last day of his first visit to the United States, Pope Francis met privately and apologized on Sunday to survivors of sexual abuse by priests and others in Philadelphia. NewsHour's Stephen Fee, who has been covering the Pope's… Continue watching
Sep 27 Photos: Pope Francis wraps up first-ever U.S. visit in Philadelphia By Rialda Zukic Pope Francis concluded his first-ever visit to the U.S. on Sunday in Philadelphia. Continue reading
Sep 27 Pope Francis meets with victims of abuse, promises accountability By Associated Press Pope Francis met with victims of child sexual abuse Sunday on the final day of his U.S. visit and promised to hold accountable those responsible for the scandal in the church, delivering a powerful warning to American bishops accused of… Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 9:02 Meet the new priests of the Catholic church By PBS News Hour Pope Francis' visit to the U.S. comes at a time when U.S. Catholic church attendance has plummeted, yet since Francis' elevation to the papacy in 2013, there has been an uptick in the number of men becoming priests. Pope Francis… Continue watching
Sep 26 Pope Francis discusses family and women’s rights in Philadelphia By Associated Press By Rachel Zoll and Michael R. Sisak PHILADELPHIA — Pope Francis arrived in the City of Brotherly Love on Saturday for the final leg of his U.S. visit – a festive weekend devoted to celebrating Catholic… Continue reading