September 13, 2021 Pope Francis travels to Slovakia to honor Holocaust victims on Day 2 of tour Pope Francis cracked jokes Monday and took an ambling walk to greet well-wishers as he opened his first full day in Slovakia in good health and spirits ahead of a solemn encounter with the country’s Jewish community.
September 1, 2021 Pope inadvertently quotes Putin to chide West's Afghan war Pope Francis has criticized the West's recent involvement in Afghanistan as an outsider's attempt to impose democracy — although he did it by citing Russia's Vladimir Putin while thinking he was quoting Germany's Angela Merkel.
August 24, 2021 97-year-old American WWII vet reunites with Italians he saved as children For more than seven decades, Martin Adler treasured a black-and-white photo of himself as a young American soldier with a broad smile with three impeccably dressed Italian children he is credited with saving as the Nazis retreated northward in 1944.
August 9, 2021 Italian postal workers intercept suspicious letter to pope Law enforcement in Milan is investigating the source of an envelope containing three bullets addressed to the pope, Italian paramilitary police said Monday.
August 4, 2021 Pope resumes public audiences a month after major surgery Pope Francis resumed his routine of holding weekly audiences with the general public a month after he underwent bowel surgery, and during the much-awaited appearance Wednesday he recalled the anniversary of the devastating Beirut port explosion and expressed the desire to visit Lebanon.
July 27, 2021 Cardinal, 9 others on trial at Vatican in money scandals The case is based on an investigation of the allegedly criminal management of Vatican assets.
July 26, 2021 Vatican trial opens into financial scandal rocking papacy The trial is the culmination of a two-year investigation to a 350 million-euro London real estate venture.
July 22, 2021 Rachel Campos-Duffy: Cuban, Venezuelan Catholics feel betrayed by Pope Francis. Here's why If you spend time with Cuban and Venezuelan Catholics, you will hear about the pain inflicted on them by the man who is supposed to be their shepherd: Pope Francis.
July 17, 2021 San Francisco archbishop says traditional Latin mass will continue in wake of Pope's stunning reversal The San Francisco archbishop said traditional Latin masses will continue in his diocese despite Pope Francis restricting the celebrations on Friday.
July 16, 2021 Pope Francis reverses Benedict, reimposes restrictions on Latin Mass Pope Francis cracked down Friday on the spread of the old Latin Mass, reversing one of Pope Benedict XVI’s signature decisions in a major challenge to traditionalist Catholics who immediately decried it as an attack on them and the ancient liturgy.