Francis X Rocca, Catholic News Service
Pope says marriage annulment process should be free
Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Addressing the Vatican tribunal primarily responsible for hearing requests for marriage annulments, Pope Francis said all annulment processes...
Pope Francis discusses U.S. visit, urges Catholics to practice responsible parenthood
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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis said his September trip to the U.S. will take him to Philadelphia,...
Pope, at Mass with millions, tells Filipinos to protect the family
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MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis told a crowd of an estimated 6 million gathered in a Manila park to protect the family...
Pope Francis tells survivors of typhoon they are not alone
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TACLOBAN, Philippines — Fourteen months after Typhoon Haiyan devastated much of the central Philippines, Pope Francis braved a tropical storm to encourage...
Pope, in Philippines, says redefining marriage threatens family
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MANILA, Philippines — Appealing to the traditional values of Filipino Catholic families, Pope Francis made one of his strongest calls as pope...
Pope says respect for religion should limit freedom of expression
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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM COLOMBO, Sri Lanka —Commenting on recent killings by Islamist terrorists at a Paris newspaper, Pope Francis condemned...
At Marian shrine, pope tells Sri Lankans reconciliation requires repentance
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Pope Francis told Sri Lankans seeking reconciliation after two-and-a-half decades of civil war that, before they can forgive...
Pope Francis proclaims Sri Lanka’s first saint, right to religious freedom
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Canonizing Sri Lanka’s first saint, who ministered to Catholics under persecution three centuries earlier, Pope Francis proclaimed what...
Pope Francis to Sri Lankans: Reconciliation means dialogue, ‘pursuit of truth’
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Arriving in Sri Lanka, a country recovering from two-and-a-half decades of ethnic and religious civil war, Pope Francis...
Pope names 15 new cardinals, most from global south
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VATICAN CITY — Underscoring the geographical diversity of his selections, Pope Francis named 15 cardinal electors “from 14 nations of every continent,...