Pope Benedict XVI To Resign This Month
This is the first resignation of a Pope in my lifetime. In fact this is the first resignation in just about 600 years (1415). Mediaite Pope Benedict XVI will resign on February 28, the Vatican...
View ArticleWhat Did Pope Benedict Do, Anyway?
We’ll be getting a lot of news about the Pope today. So, what did he do during his time in office? Think Progress Pope Benedict XVI, who took office in 2005, announced on Monday that he will resign on...
View ArticlePope removes cardinals in shake-up of Vatican bank
The headquarters of the Institute for Religious Works (IOR), the Vatican’s bank. NBC World News Pope Francis shook up the scandal-plagued Vatican bank on Wednesday, removing four of five cardinals from...
View ArticlePresident Obama to meet with Pope Francis in March
NBC News President Barack Obama will pay a visit to Pope Francis in March, the White House announced. Obama will meet the pope at the Vatican on March 27 as part of a European tour that will include...
View ArticleVatican Signals More Tolerance Toward Gays and Remarriage
Pope Francis attended an assembly of 200 bishops convened to discuss family issues on Monday at the Vatican. Credit Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press Just a note about my very pro-active stance on gay...
View ArticlePope’s latest interview: I quote the Gospel, they call me a Communist
CRUX By Inés San Martín – Vatican correspondent ROME — Pope Francis is legendary for his passion for the poor, but in a new interview he insists he’s not driven by a Communist-inspired ideology, but by...
View ArticleTerror suspects planned Vatican attack, Italian authorities say
AP WGN-TV MILAN (AP) — An Italian prosecutor says Islamic extremists suspected in a bomb attack in a Pakistani market that killed more than 100 people had also planned an attack against the Vatican in...
View ArticleThe Shady Group That Played Pope Francis
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast THE DAILY BEAST The pontiff found his reformer image tarnished when it was announced he met with Kim Davis. The group behind the political coup? The Liberty...
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