An ailing Pope Francis – and the vultures circling in the Vatican
Caught between his progressive inner circle and an influx of conservatism, the Holy Father should 'brace' himself for a ...
Couple challenges Vatican bank's ban on workplace marriages
The unusual role of the Vatican bank The Institute for Religious Works, or IOR as it is known, is a peculiar institution, created in 1942 to help the church carry out its charitable mission while ...
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The Catholic Church’s Copes of Many Colors
COMMENTARY: Liturgical vestments like copes, chasubles and dalmatics are part of the beauty of the liturgy, alongside church ...
Pope Francis stumbles and nearly falls after walking stick handle snaps
Pope Francis nearly tumbled to the Vatican floor Saturday, when the handle of his walking stick snapped. But the 88-year-old ...
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In powerful jubilee message, pope points to Mary Magdalene’s transformative trust
Pope Francis emphasized Mary Magdalene’s transformative encounter with the risen Christ as a model for personal conversion.
Pope stumbles while walking into Jubilee audience after walking stick snaps
The Pope has tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience after the handle of his walking stick snapped, but ...
Pope Francis stumbles while walking into Jubilee audience at the Vatican as his walking stick snaps
Pope Francis has tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience Saturday after the handle of his walking stick ...
Richard Williamson, Catholic bishop who denied Holocaust, dies at 84
His denial of the Holocaust created a scandal in 2009 when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him and other members of his breakaway religious group.
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At Vatican Marriage Tribunal, Pope Francis Extols ‘Gift of Indissolubility’ of Marriage
Pope Francis also encouraged anyone involved in annulment cases to approach 'the marital and family reality with reverence, ...
Taiwan president tells Pope Francis global bodies should stop excluding island
Global bodies should stop excluding Taiwan for political reasons, President Lai Ching-te told Pope Francis in a letter, ...
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Dolan and Schönborn: A tale of two cardinals
In many respects, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn and Cardinal Timothy Dolan have traveled similar paths to the most powerful ...
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Couple fired for violating Vatican bank’s workplace marriage ban invoke pope’s pro-family message
It has come as a surprise to many in the Holy See that the Vatican bank fired a newlywed couple, with three young children between them, after a new internal bank regulation went into effect barring ...