Pope Francis declared Pope Paul VI and the slain former Archbishop of El Salvador, Oscar Romero, as saints on Sunday – extolling them as witnesses of a Church turned outward toward the world, but still living lives of radical holiness.
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Pope Expels Two Chilean Bishops from Priesthood over Sexual Abuse
In an extremely unusual, if not unprecedented move, Pope Francis expelled from the priesthood two retired Chilean bishops accused of sexual abuse of minors.
Pope: Health Care Institution Cannot Replace Compassion
Caring for the sick, especially those near death, cannot be reduced simply to giving them medicine, but must include providing healing and comfort that gives their lives value and meaning, Pope Francis said.
Pope orders ‘thorough study’ of Vatican archives on ex-Cardinal McCarrick
John L. Allen Jr. and Ines San Martin ROME (Crux) – Pope Francis has ordered that an investigation by the Archdiocese of New York into sex abuse allegations against ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick be combined with a “thorough study of the entire documentation present in the archives of the dicasteries and offices of the Holy See” […]
Taipei’s Archbishop: ‘The Pope told us he won’t abandon Taiwan’
Folliwing the historic agreement signed between the Vatican and China for the joint appointment of bishops last Sept. 22, a leader of the Catholic Church in Taiwan says he’s “not concerned” about his island nation being left out in the cold.
Pope’s Favorability Numbers Down
With Pope Francis midway into the sixth year of his pontificate, the percentage of U.S. Catholics who view him favorably, while still strong, is noticeably down.
Pope Opens Much-Anticipated Synod on Young People
Pope Francis kicked off this month’s much-anticipated summit of bishops from around the world by saying he hopes both young people and the Church’s synod fathers can have “the capacity to dream and to hope” together.
Pope Francis to Latvians: Faith Not ‘Curio of the Past’
What would Mary do? That was the question Pope Francis, in effect, asked Latvian Catholics gathered at their nation’s popular Marian shrine.
A Smile and Wave from Pope Francis in Sicily
With each new day, the sun rises and it’s a blessing – God’s way of saying here is another day to do good and share friendship and love. My mother and I watched the sunrise the day before we left for home and looked back on this amazing trip, the people we met, and the most important reason, to continue our pilgrimage of our Catholic faith in our ancestral homeland of Sicily.
Singer Bono Calls Pope ‘Extraordinary,’ Feels He Is ‘Sincere’ on Abuse Crisis
In a private meeting with Pope Francis on Sept. 19, Irish singer Paul David Hewson, better known by his stage name “Bono” of the rock band U2, said he found the pontiff not only to be creative in his solutions to poverty, but sincerely impacted by the ongoing clerical abuse crisis shattering both the Catholic Church and his papacy.