November 11, 2020 Pope Francis vows to end sexual abuse after McCarrick report The pope's pledge came a day after the Vatican released a detailed report into the decades-long church cover-up of ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick's sexual misconduct.
November 10, 2020 Key findings in Vatican report into ex-Cardinal McCarrick The Vatican has published its two-year investigation into the rise and fall of ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick
November 2, 2020 Vatican breaks silence on Pope Francis' gay civil union remarks The Vatican says Pope Francis’ comments on gay civil unions were taken out of context in a documentary that spliced together parts of an old interview, but still confirmed Francis’ belief that gay couples should enjoy legal protections.
October 29, 2020 Pope Francis ends public audiences amid coronavirus surge in Italy The Vatican is ending Pope Francis’ general audiences with the public amid a surge in coronavirus cases in Italy and a confirmed infection at last week’s encounter.
October 23, 2020 US cardinals criticize Pope Francis endorsement of same-sex unions High-profile leaders have taken issue with the pope's stance, citing scripture and previous pontiffs in criticizing the new statement.
October 21, 2020 Pope Francis supports law for same-sex civil unions in new documentary: ‘They are children of God’ Pope Francis supported same-sex civil unions for the first time as pontiff during an interview for the documentary film “Francesco,” which premiered at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday.
October 21, 2020 Pope Francis returns to not wearing a mask amid growing criticism A day after donning a face mask for the first time during a liturgical service, Pope Francis was back to his mask-less old ways Wednesday despite surging coronavirus infections across Europe and growing criticism of his behavior and the example he is setting.
October 13, 2020 Hydrogen-powered Toyota Popemobile donated to the Holy See Toyota built the car for Pope Francis' trip to Japan last year.
October 7, 2020 Pope Francis calls on Catholics to pray the rosary amid pandemic, other 'looming threats' His remarks come just days after he laid out his vision for a post-COVID world.
October 1, 2020 Pompeo defends criticizing Vatican over China ties Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did not get his meeting with Pope Francis, but he said he did have very constructive talks with the Vatican secretary of state and some other high-level prelates on Thursday -- less than two weeks after he criticized plans for the Vatican to renew an agreement with China regarding church operations.
