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Pope Says Church Should Rid Itself of 'Worldliness'

Pope Francis on Friday called for the Catholic Church and its faithful to rid themselves of earthly concerns like St Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage to the saint’s Italian hometown. Speaking in the hall where the medieval saint is

Pope Says Church Should Rid Itself of 'Worldliness'

Christian Persecution Rampant in Muslim Countries

The attack on an Anglican church in Pakistan on September 22 caused Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to speak out on attacks on Christians in the Muslim world. He said Christians are being martyred for their faith in many Muslim countries and

Christian Persecution Rampant in Muslim Countries

Is Pope Francis Starting His Own Reformation?

Though some Catholic commentators have warned that the main-stream media have purposefully manipulated some of Pope Francis’ words from his recent controversial interview, one writer questions whether the new pontiff is actually detached from the real world. Writing at Aleteia,

Is Pope Francis Starting His Own Reformation?

Pope's Remarks Pose Challenge for American Bishops

(AP) Pope’s blunt remarks pose challenge for bishopsBy RACHEL ZOLLAP Religion WriterNEW YORKIn recent years, many American bishops have drawn a harder line with parishioners on what could be considered truly Roman Catholic, adopting a more aggressive style of correction

Pope's Remarks Pose Challenge for American Bishops

Pope Warns Church Must Find New Balance or Fail

(AP) Pope warns church must find new balance or failBy NICOLE WINFIELD and RACHEL ZOLLAssociated PressVATICAN CITYPope Francis is warning that the Catholic Church’s moral edifice might “fall like a house of cards” if it doesn’t balance its divisive rules

Pope Warns Church Must Find New Balance or Fail

Priest Gives Used Car to Pope, Who Wants to Drive

(AP) Priest gives used car to pope, who wants to driveVATICAN CITYPope Francis now has his own mini popemobile after getting a good deal on a used car that he plans to drive himself. Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini,

Priest Gives Used Car to Pope, Who Wants to Drive

Vatican: 100,000 Attend Syria Peace Vigil

(AP) Vatican: 100,000 attend Syria peace vigilBy NICOLE WINFIELDAssociated PressVATICAN CITYTens of thousands of people filled St. Peter’s Square for a four-hour Syria peace vigil late Saturday, answering Pope Francis’ call for a grassroots cry for peace that was echoed

Vatican: 100,000 Attend Syria Peace Vigil

Syria's Trappistine Nuns Rebuke Obama

A small community of Trappistine nuns in Syria posted a letter on August 29 in which they present themselves as living in a state of suspenseful anticipation of President Barack Obama’s final decision about a potential intervention in Syria. The

Syria's Trappistine Nuns Rebuke Obama

Pope Francis Talks Tough on Behalf of Peace in Syria

In the two millennia since the founding of the Roman Catholic Church, communication from popes has traditionally been in formal language through formal means. Those days are over. Nothing illustrates that more clearly than what has been coming out in

Pope Francis Talks Tough on Behalf of Peace in Syria

Muslim Brotherhood Memo Blesses Egyptian Church Burnings

A memo posted on the Facebook page of a local office of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party obtained by the Investigative Project on Terrorism shows a clear call to incitement against Egypt’s Coptic Christian population, giving its blessing to the

Muslim Brotherhood Memo Blesses Egyptian Church Burnings

Secular Media Shocked by Non-News in Pope Statement on Gays

CNN’s Carol Costello is practically speechless. The BBC actually sent me a news alert. The New York Times described the moment as “breathtaking.” So what did Pope Francis say that sent shockwaves through the left-wing media? Oh, just something that

Secular Media Shocked by Non-News in Pope Statement on Gays

FROCK STAR: Papa Francisco Draws 3 Million to Copacabana Beach

(AP) Pope draws 3M for vigil after chastising ‘exodus’By NICOLE WINFIELD and JENNY BARCHFIELDAssociated PressRIO DE JANEIROPope Francis drew a reported 3 million flag-waving, rosary-toting faithful to Rio’s Copacabana beach on Saturday for the final evening of World Youth Day,

FROCK STAR: Papa Francisco Draws 3 Million to Copacabana Beach

1.5 Million Brazilians Throng to See 'Pope of Poor'

A huge crowd of 1.5 million Catholics greeted Pope Francis on Brazil’s Copacabana beach after the pontiff toured a notorious Rio slum to defend the cause of the poor. Latin America’s first pope was confronted with starkly contrasting images of

1.5 Million Brazilians Throng to See 'Pope of Poor'

David Letterman Mocks Pope, Catholic Church

David Letterman pulls every punch he can when it comes to President Barack Obama, but he has no qualms mocking the Pope or the Catholic Church.  On the July 23 edition of CBS’s The Late Show, Letterman brought up Pope

David Letterman Mocks Pope, Catholic Church

Report: Pope Francis Appointee Has History of Gay Affairs

There’s a fresh set of scandalous tales circulating around the Vatican. Depending on whom you ask, it’s either the infamous “gay lobby” scrubbing the personnel records of a misbehaving priest to protect one of their own, or it’s opponents of

Report: Pope Francis Appointee Has History of Gay Affairs

Pope John Paul II Likely Headed for Sainthood

With reports that a second miracle, attributed to the influence of Pope John Paul II, has been approved by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, it is anticipated that Pope Francis could canonize the former pontiff before the end

Pope John Paul II Likely Headed for Sainthood