Pope puts first African-American priest, an ex-slave, on path to sainthood

By Reuters,

Pope Francis on Wednesday put Father Augustine Tolton, the first African-American Catholic priest who started life as a slave in the 19th century U.S....

Father Augustine Tolton , Pope Francis

Pope asks forgiveness for historical mistreatment of Roma people

By Reuters,

Pope Francis on Sunday asked forgiveness in the name of the Catholic Church for the mistreatment of the Roma people, a move likely to increase tension...

Immigration , italy , Pope , Rome , World War II

Pope Francis washes feet of prisoners at Holy service

By Reuters,

Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 prisoners on Thursday at a traditional service, telling them to shun any inmate hierarchy structure or l...

Pope Francis , Rome , The Vatican

Fire guts Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris; Macron pledges to rebuild

By Reuters,

A massive fire consumed Notre-Dame Cathedral on Monday, gutting the roof of the Paris landmark and stunning France and the world. Firefighters howe...

Notre-Dame Cathedral

As pope visits Morocco, tiny Jewish community looks on with quiet pride

By Reuters,

Suzanne Harroch speaks and sings in Judeo-Moroccan, a language of a once-thriving Jewish community that numbered about 300,000 - one of the largest in...

Morocco , Pope Francis

As President Xi Jinping heads to Italy, Vatican says China should not fear Church

By Reuters,

A top Vatican official says China’s government should not fear “distrust or hostility” from the Roman Catholic Church, writing amid speculation ...

President Xi Jinping , Roman Catholic Church , vatican

Pope Francis bemoans disjointed world, praises unity over diversity

By Reuters,

Pope Francis, in his first message of the new year on Tuesday, bemoaned a lack of unity across the world, and warned against a soulless hunt for profi...

New Year , Pope Francis

Remember the poor and shun materialism, pope says on Christmas Eve

By Reuters,

Pope Francis led the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas on Monday, urging people in the developed world to seek a simpler, less materialistic li...

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Tanzania arrests 104 people for plotting ‘radical camps’ in Mozambique

By Reuters,

Tanzanian police have arrested 104 suspected militants planning to establish bases in neighboring Mozambique, where scores of people have been killed ...

Mozambique , President Filipe Nyusi , Tanzania

Pope Francis blames devil for Church divisions, scandals, seeks angel’s help

By Reuters,

The devil is alive and well and working overtime to undermine the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis says. In fact, the pope is so convinced that ...

Catholic Church , Pope Francis

Why Pope Francis and Benedict won’t answer the accusations dividing their church

By Wycliffe Nyamasege,

One rarely leaves his monastery high on a hill in Vatican City. The other speaks freely -- too freely, critics say -- but has vowed silence on this ma...

Catholic Church , pope benedict , Pope Francis

‘How could this happen again?’ Why this Catholic abuse scandal seems worse than 2002

By CNN,

This is how bad things are in the Catholic Church right now: The Pope's top adviser on clergy sexual abuse canceled a trip to Ireland for a papal even...

catholic bishops , Catholic sex scandal , child abuse , Pope

Exorcism by phone: Beating the devil in 21st century

By Reuters,

About 200 aspiring exorcists gathered for a week-long course in casting out demons - including by cellphone if necessary - amid increased demand for t...

Angels and Demons , Dan Brown , Exorcism , Roman catholics

Man who has been nailed to the cross every Easter for 32 years

By Reuters,

A Philippine man who has been nailed to a cross every Easter for the past 32 years in a Good Friday re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion says ...

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Pope names five new cardinals, all from outside Italy and the Vatican

By Reuters,

Pope Francis is to elevate five Roman Catholic prelates from outside Italy and the Vatican to the rank of cardinal, the elite group of churchmen who a...

Pope Francis

Pope says Christmas ‘hostage’ to materialism, God in shadows

By Reuters,

Pope Francis said on Saturday (December 24) that Christmas had been "taken hostage" by dazzling materialism that puts God in the shadows and blinds ma...

Pope creates 17 new cardinals

By Reuters,

Pope Francis on Saturday (November 19) warned against an "epidemic of animosity" in parts of the world where immigrants and people of other religions ...

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Pope urges solidarity towards migrants and refugees

By Reuters,

Pope Francis on Wednesday (October 26) urged nations not to close their doors to migrants and refugees. Conducting his weekly general audience in S...

Pope Francis arrives in Azerbaijan after low-key Georgia visit

By Reuters,

Pope Francis touched down in Azerbaijan's capital Baku on Sunday (October 2) shortly after visiting nearby Georgia. He was greeted at Baku airport ...

Pope Francis

Missionaries of Charity nuns rejoice as Mother Teresa is made a saint

By Reuters,

Nuns at the Missionaries of Charity global order celebrated on Sunday (September 04) as Pope Francis proclaimed Mother Teresa of Calcutta a saint of t...

Missionaries of Charity nuns , Mother Teresa