Jun 07 Watch 6:42 Vatican documents show secret back channel between Pope Pius XII and Hitler A series of recently opened Vatican archives are shedding new light on the relationship between Pope Pius XII and Hitler as he led Nazi Germany during World War II. A new book takes a deeper look at these revelations. Historian… Continue watching
May 17 Pope Francis' answer for his bad knee? Tequila By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Doctors have prescribed a wheelchair, cane and physical therapy to help heal Pope Francis' bad knee. He has another idea. 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
Oct 29 Biden says Pope Francis supports him receiving Communion By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The world's two most notable Roman Catholics discussed the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and poverty during their session Friday. Continue reading
Jul 14 Pope Francis returns to Vatican 10 days after surgery By Nicole Winfield, Domenico Stinellis, Gianfranco Stara, Associated Press Pope Francis was discharged from a Rome hospital and returned home to the Vatican on Wednesday, 10 days after undergoing surgery to remove half his colon. Continue reading
Jun 01 Vatican law now criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority, and to say that laypeople who hold church office can be sanctioned for similar sex crimes. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 4:07 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Eta heads for 2nd strike on Florida In our news wrap Wednesday, Tropical Storm Eta headed toward a second strike at Florida -- this time, north of Tampa Bay. High winds and heavy rain lashed the coast as the storm neared, with conditions forcing a major bridge… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch 4:38 News Wrap: GOP's Tillis holds onto North Carolina Senate seat In our news wrap Tuesday, Republicans will retain a Senate seat in North Carolina that was closely contested. Incumbent Thom Tillis clinched reelection today when his Democratic opponent, Cal Cunningham, conceded. Also, Tulsa, Oklahoma, ran out of intensive care beds… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch 6:07 What a landmark report says about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church Even with all that has been known about the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandals, revelations about the role of Pope John Paul II in elevating a former archbishop accused of abuse caused shockwaves. A new report from the Vatican found… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 3:22 News Wrap: U.S. sees over 120,000 new COVID-19 cases in a day In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. wave of coronavirus infections is still building. More than 120,000 new cases were reported in the last day, pushing the national total past 9.6 million with more than 235,000 deaths. Also, remnants of… Continue watching