Pope reluctant to be pope: What does it mean?
He still goes by "Bergoglio" when speaking to friends, seems reluctant to call himself pope and has decided to live in the Vatican hotel rather than ...
Cuba cleric: Francis criticized church at conclave
Pope Francis issued a strong critique of the church before the College of Cardinals just hours before it selected him as the new pontiff, according ...
New pope opens Holy Week at Vatican on Palm Sunday
Pope Francis celebrated his first Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, encouraging people to be humble and young at heart and promising to go to ...
Pope Francis tells Benedict: 'We're brothers'
The two men in white embraced and showed one another the deference owed a pope in ways that surely turned Vatican protocol upside down: A reigning ...
Pope: Dialogue with Islam, olive branch to China
Pope Francis called Friday for more dialogue with Islam and offered an olive branch to China and other countries that don't have diplomatic relations ...
Jesuit pope offers hope to some targeted US nuns
The election of a Jesuit pope devoted to the poor and stressing a message of mercy rather than condemnation has brought a glimmer of hope to American ...
''Unpredictable" pope worries security team
Forgive Pope Francis' security team for looking a bit nervous. One pope was shot in St. Peter's Square while riding in an open vehicle. Another was ...
New soles for pope? Rome's Borgo's the go-to place
When a future pope needed new soles, he strolled to a shoe repair shop practically around the corner from the Vatican. When he was pope and nearing ...
Pope Francis: Protect the poor and the Earth
After a week marked by acts of simplicity and openness, Pope Francis finally let his words do the talking as he officially began his stewardship of ...
Bergoglio OK'd slain priest sainthood cases
Before he became Pope Francis, Argentina's Catholic leader took the first steps toward granting sainthood status to priests and other Catholics who ...
Challenge for pope in Europe's dwindling church
The church is made of rusty steel beams separated by gaps, and its austere beauty won it an international prize. Yet the eerie desolation of the ...
Pope Francis lauded for interfaith dialogue
The election of Pope Francis has thrilled Jewish leaders in Argentina, who predict that their friend will continue to foster warm relations and open ...
Pope installation draws world, religious leaders
Pope Francis' diplomatic skills will be put to the test on Tuesday as he hosts political leaders from 130 nations and religious representatives from ...
Orthodox patriarch to Rome for pope's installation
Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, will attend Pope Francis' installation Mass — the first time a patriarch from ...
Zimbabwe president arrives in Rome for papal mass
State radio in Zimbabwe says President Robert Mugabe has arrived in Rome for the inaugural mass of newly-elected Pope Francis. Mugabe is the subject ...
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