Pope Francis

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis leads the Immaculate Conception celebration prayer in Piazza di Spagna in Rome. Photo: Reuters4:3 Image: Read More

1Rebel Tories question government’s Covid claimsFurious Tory MPs have accused the government of exaggerating capacity problems in the NHS in an attempt to win support for new Covid-19 restrictions. Meanwhile, in a bid to dampen growing dissent ahead of a crucial Commons vote on the new three-tier system next week,…

Ethiopia's military has gained full control of the capital of the defiant Tigray region, the army announced Saturday after Tigray TV reported that the city of a half-million people was being "heavily bombarded" in the final push to arrest the region's leaders. The army chief of staff, Gen. Birhanu Jula,…

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday installed 13 new cardinals, including the first African-American to hold the high rank, further expanding the pontiff's impact on the group that will one day elect his successor.Wilton Gregory, the 72-year-old archbishop of Washington, D.C, becomes the first African-American cardinal at a…

Washington, D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory will recieve his "red cap" from Pope Francis on Saturday, making him the first African American cardinal appointed. Chris Livesay reports. Read More

In case you missed it, the New York Times published an op-ed by Pope Francis yesterday.And it’s probably safe to say that if he were on the U.S. Supreme Court, he wouldn’t have sided with the conservative justices on Andrew Cuomo’s attendance limits in houses of worship:What timing…His Holiness Pope…

Three men who were allegedly sexually assaulted by a paedophile priest are suing Pope Francis, the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne and the Catholic Church.Key points:The writ was lodged in the Victorian Supreme Court Pope Francis, Melbourne Archbishop Peter Comensoli and the entity representing the church are named in itThe men's…

Pope FrancisPope FrancisMexico City bishop backs Pope's support of same-sex civil unions The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Mastercard - Barr splits with Trump on election; pardon controversy Pope warns new cardinals against 'slumber of mediocrity' MORE on Thursday praised medical workers and criticized groups protesting COVID-19 restrictions in…

Chris Bumbaca   | USA TODAY The NBA is extending its influence in social justice reform from the hardwood to the Holy See. Five players — Kyle Korver, Jonathan Isaac, Marco Belinelli, Sterling Brown and Anthony Tolliver — along with National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts traveled to the Vatican for a meeting…

The former nuncio became a trad hero after accusing Pope Francis of inaction on McCarrick. But there may be a beam in the accuser's eye. ROME, ITALY - MAY 19: Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, archbishop and the patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Carlo Maria Vigano, Archbishop (R)…