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Bishops Celebrate Mass Along Mexico Border

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — Roman Catholic leaders made a rare visit to the border and celebrated Mass on Tuesday in the shadow of the fence separating the U.S. and Mexico, offering Holy Communion through the steel barrier to people on

Bishops Celebrate Mass Along Mexico Border

Pope Francis and Obama: Two Tales of One Meeting

On March 27, President Obama met with Pope Francis at the Vatican, but the topics of discussion remain in dispute. Whatever was talked about, it’s hard to imagine that the pontiff could win over Obama in areas where they disagree,

Pope Francis and Obama: Two Tales of One Meeting

Dissident Catholics Lobby President Obama in Rome

If President Obama opened the International New York Times when he woke up at the US Ambassador residence Thursday morning in Rome, he would have been greeted by a full-page ad from the dissident “Catholics for Choice” telling him to ignore

Dissident Catholics Lobby President Obama in Rome

Pope Defends Pro-Life Stance in Talks with Obama

VATICAN CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama and the Vatican gave distinctly different accounts of the president’s audience with Pope Francis, with Obama stressing their common ground over issues of poverty and inequality and Vatican officials emphasizing sharp differences over

Pope Defends Pro-Life Stance in Talks with Obama

Labour's Largest Donor Plans to Pummel the Pound

Maybe because he’s got a guilt complex, maybe because he subconsciously hates his “staunch Conservative” father, maybe because he’s just a bit nuts, or maybe for reasons beyond our imaginations, John Mills — multi-millionaire founder of the JML shopping channel

Labour's Largest Donor Plans to Pummel the Pound

Jimmy Carter Blames Religion for Abuse of Women

Jimmy Carter, thinker extraordinaire, has weighed in on what causes the abuse of women and girls, and he has found the answer: religion.  Appearing on Meet the Press with Andrea Mitchell, Carter decided to grace the western world with the

Jimmy Carter Blames Religion for Abuse of Women

Pope to prelates: no intrigue, favoritism, gossip

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday gave his new cardinals what amounted to a code of conduct : “no intrigue, gossip, power pacts, favoritism.” Francis also urged the 19 men he elevated to cardinal a day earlier to

Pope to prelates: no intrigue, favoritism, gossip

Valentine in the Vatican: Pope Meets Loved-Up Couples

Thousands of engaged couples clutching heart balloons and holding “I Love You” banners crowded into St Peter’s Square on Friday for a highly unusual Valentine’s Day date — an audience with Pope Francis. White silk cushions on which couples tie

Valentine in the Vatican: Pope Meets Loved-Up Couples

Rome Diary: Day Six

With just two days to go, last night the jet lag finally hit. It was after 3 AM before the Jim Morrison-handful of Tylenol PM finally knocked me out. The 6:30 AM nudge from the wife made me weep, and

Rome Diary: Day Six

Rome Diary: Day Two

Everything is smaller in Rome. At least the parts of Rome that I have seen so far. I just finished taking a shower in something the size of a phone booth and had to increase the font size on this

Rome Diary: Day Two

Stephanopoulous Plays the Pope Card

George Stephanopoulos, the former Clinton White House staffer-turned-ABC News anchor, challenged Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) on This Week Sunday morning by playing “the Pope card”: “You don’t think he’d Pope would endorse your budget, do you?” he asked the House Budget Committee

Stephanopoulous Plays the Pope Card

Pope Francis Blesses Former Male Stripper's Parrot

VATICAN CITY, Jan. 29 (UPI) —A former male stripper turned erotic film actor said Pope Francis blessed his parrot during his general audience in Vatican City. Francesco Lombardi, who uses the stage name Ghyblj, said he decided to come forward

Pope Francis Blesses Former Male Stripper's Parrot

Hollande Meets with Pope Francis amid Affair Rumor

VATICAN CITY (AP) — French President Francois Hollande met Friday with Pope Francis amid tensions in his private life over a gossip magazine’s report about an alleged affair with an actress. Vatican Television covered Hollande’s arrival Friday live, showing the

Hollande Meets with Pope Francis amid Affair Rumor

Pope Names 19 New Cardinals, Focusing on the Poor

By FRANCES D’EMILIOAssociated PressVATICAN CITYPope Francis named his first batch of cardinals on Sunday, choosing 19 men from Asia, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere, including the developing nations of Haiti and Burkina Faso, in line with his belief that the

Pope Names 19 New Cardinals, Focusing on the Poor

Is Pope Francis' Papacy a New Front for the Left?

If you live in the English-speaking world, you have two choices in dealing with Pope Francis, who normally speaks in Italian and writes in Spanish: either translate him yourself or rely on the official Vatican translations. However, it’s become increasingly

Is Pope Francis' Papacy a New Front for the Left?

Pope Stresses Strength, Courage, Hope in New Year

(AP) Pope stresses strength, courage, hope in new yearBy FRANCES D’EMILIOAssociated PressVATICAN CITYPope Francis on Wednesday urged people to accept each other’s differences and for enemies to recognize that they are brothers. `’We are all children of one heavenly father,

Pope Stresses Strength, Courage, Hope in New Year