The Pope

After rebuke by archbishop, Cardinal Mahony takes higher profile

2013-05-09 17:55:00

When Archbishop Jose Gomez stripped his predecessor, Cardinal Roger Mahony, of public duties for mishandling clergy sex abuse cases, a church spokesman said the retired prelate's life would remain largely the same with one exception: confirmations. No...

Vatican fresco may show first European depictions of Native Americans

2013-05-03 09:29:00

ROME -- The first European renditions of Native Americans, made shortly after Christopher Columbus returned from his first trip to the Americas, may have been discovered under layers of grime on a neglected fresco at the Vatican. The tiny figures of...

Pope says no bonuses this time for Vatican employees

2013-04-18 13:03:00

The Roman Catholic Church is tightening its belt. Vatican employees will not get bonuses that are traditionally handed out upon the election of a new pope, a spokesman told reporters Thursday. The last time a pope was replaced, Vatican employees were...

Pope Francis reaffirms crackdown on U.S. nuns

2013-04-15 15:16:00

ROME — Pope Francis has backed the Vatican's doctrinal crackdown on a major group of American nuns, reasserting the Roman Catholic Church's conservative approach to various social issues in a move that could cool the warm reception he has received...

Pope Francis appoints panel to study overhaul of the Vatican

2013-04-13 07:46:00

ROME -- Pope Francis launched a long-awaited cleanup of the Vatican by announcing a task force Saturday made up of eight high-ranking cardinals, including one American, who will determine how best to reform the much-criticized Curia, or Vatican...

Popes have faith in Colombian tailor

2013-04-06 19:56:00

CALI, Colombia — To say Luis Abel Delgado of Cali occupies a special niche in the global rag trade is an understatement: He's made vestments for two Roman Catholic popes, as well as inaugural sashes for several Latin American presidents. His...

Pope wants church to 'act decisively' on abuse

2013-04-05 12:11:00

ROME -- Pope Francis has called on the Roman Catholic Church to "act decisively" to end the sexual abuse of minors by priests, the Vatican said Friday. At a meeting with the head of the Vatican's doctrinal department, Archbishop Gerhard Mueller, Francis...

'The Borgias' upsets some in Italy as vote for new pope underway

2013-03-13 04:31:00

VATICAN CITY -- An Italian television station is broadcasting the salacious show "The Borgias" during the papal election conclave, despite pressure from a Catholic group to drop it because of its unflattering depiction of the papacy and the effect it...

Cardinal Bergoglio chosen as new pope

2013-03-13 12:35:00

VATICAN CITY -- Jorge Mario Bergoglio was named the 266th pope Wednesday, succeeding Benedict XVI as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics and inheriting a global church that is growing in some parts of the world but faces serious...

New pope: Some Latinos take note of Bergoglio's Italian roots

2013-03-13 18:24:17

Cardinal Mahony tweets request for prayers before papal conclave

2013-03-12 08:12:41

Roman Catholic cardinals set to begin process to choose new pope

2013-03-11 21:14:00

VATICAN CITY -- Roman Catholic cardinals were set to begin a ritualized process Tuesday to decide who will lead 1.2 billion followers around the world, cloistering themselves as they choose the next pope. The 115 cardinal electors were expected to...

Pope Francis greets Mexican President Enrique Pe�a Nieto and his wife, Angelica Rivera, at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Heads of state and representatives from more than 100 countries attended the pope's inauguration.

2013-03-20 13:20:00

Nuns greet Pope Francis as he arrives in St. Peter's Square for his inauguration Mass at the Vatican last month. The pope has reaffirmed a crackdown by his predecessor, Benedict XVI, on American nuns.

2013-03-19 00:00:00

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 15: Two nuns stand near a sign in St Peter's Square on March 15, 2013 in Vatican, Vatican City. The inauguration mass of Pope Francis, the first ever Latin American Pontiff, will be held on March 19, 2013 in Vatican City.

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