Tag: Pope Francis
U.S. Cardinal DiNardo welcomes Holy See steps to confront sexual assault
ROME -- The president of the U.S. bishops' conference welcomed Pope Francis' pledge to fight attempts to cover up cases of sexual abuse and...
Pew Research poll shows lower popularity among Americans for Pope Francis
WASHINGTON -- With Pope Francis midway into the sixth year of his pontificate, the percentage of U.S. Catholics who view him favorably, while still...
Guardian angels are life’s traveling companions, pope says
VATICAN CITY — Christians have guardian angels to encourage and guide them so they won’t become sluggish on their journey in life, Pope Francis...
Pope Francis: Pray to protect church from devil, step up fight...
VATICAN CITY -- Signaling his belief that the Catholic Church is facing a serious crisis, Pope Francis asked every Catholic in the world to...
Time is now for young people
Next month, Pope Francis will host a synod of bishops on the theme of “Young people, faith and vocational discernment.”
This may seem uncomfortable, even...
Archbishop Vigano makes new claims of suppressed documents in McCarrick case
VATICAN CITY -- Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the former nuncio to the United States who accused Pope Francis and church officials of failing to...
Pope Francis says church has grown in dealing with ‘corruption’ of...
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO ROME -- The Catholic Church has grown in its understanding of the horror of clerical sexual abuse and of...
Scandals create outrage, but there is time for conversion, pope says
TALLINN, Estonia — In what is probably the least religious country in Europe, Pope Francis said he is surprised by how many people hold...
Pope Francis acknowledges abuse scandals can diminish strength of faithful
TALLINN, Estonia -- In what is probably the least religious country in Europe, Pope Francis said he is surprised by how many people hold...
Pope Francis in Latvia: Marian pilgrims should remember those who suffer
AGLONA, Latvia -- What would Mary do? was the question Pope Francis, in effect, asked Latvian Catholics gathered at their nation's popular Marian shrine.
Celebrating...