Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
U.S. Papal Foundation announces period of reflection, re-evaluation
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After disagreement over funding a $25-million-grant request from the Vatican was leaked to the press, the leadership of the U.S.-based...
Five wounds of Christ: Pope urges recovery of traditional devotion
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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis seems to be fixated on the wounds of Christ. And he has suggested that other Catholics might...
Altered photo leads to resignation of communications prefect
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VATICAN CITY -- After a very public controversy involving the use of a letter by retired Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis has...
Five years a pope: Francis' focus has been on outreach
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VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope just a few days after telling the College of Cardinals that...
Pope urges Catholics to dialogue with government leaders to help migrants
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VATICAN CITY -- Liberating the poor, the oppressed and the persecuted is an integral part of what God wants his church to...
Blessed Pope Paul VI to be canonized at close of synod,...
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ROME -- Blessed Paul VI will be declared a saint in late October at the end of the Synod of Bishops...
Catholics must counteract 'refusal to welcome' migrants, speakers say
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ROME -- The Catholic Church and Catholic agencies that work with migrants and refugees around the world are called to educate, advocate...
Former Vatican bank officials to stand trial on embezzling charges
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VATICAN CITY -- A former president of the Vatican bank and his attorney are set to go on trial at the Vatican...
Blessed Paul VI and Pope Francis share in confronting changes
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VATICAN CITY -- While Pope Francis thinks Blessed Paul VI wrote "the greatest pastoral document that has ever been written," great writing...
Pope Paul VI sainthood to be official this year, Pope Francis...
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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis told pastors in the Diocese of Rome that Blessed Paul VI would be canonized this year.
The pope's...