December 25, 2015 Pope Francis urges mercy from Catholics this Christmas Pope Francis urges mercy from Catholics this Christmas
December 18, 2015 Pope Francis approves miracle required to make Mother Teresa a saint Pope Francis has approved the second miracle required to elevate Mother Teresa, one the Catholic Church's most famous figures of the 20th century, to sainthood, the Vatican confirmed Friday.
December 18, 2015 Hemmer: It's Mother Teresa's hands I will remember most Mother Teresa. She had these giant hands that could reach out and cover a child's face like a sacred shroud.
December 12, 2015 Miracle credited to Paul VI is approved by Francis; late pontiff's beatification this fall Pope Paul VI, who did much to modernize the Roman Catholic Church but pronounced a ban on artificial contraception which was widely defied by the faithful, has moved a step closer to sainthood with Pope Francis' official confirmation of a miracle.
December 12, 2015 Pope Francis says fundamentalist terrorism result of 'deviant forms of religion' Pope Francis on Monday denounced the religious fundamentalism that inspired the Paris massacres and ongoing Mideast conflicts, saying the attackers were enslaved by "deviant forms of religion" that used God as a mere ideological pretext to perpetuate mass killings.
December 12, 2015 Pope Emeritus Benedict to attend historic double canonization By train, bus, car and on foot, pilgrims and tourists streamed into Rome on Saturday to participate in the ceremony in St. Peter's Square that will see two popes, John XXIII and John Paul II, be proclaimed saints.
December 12, 2015 Vatican admits receiving ransom note for stolen Michelangelo-penned documents The Vatican admitted Sunday that it had received a ransom demand in exchange for the return of two documents written by the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo that were stolen from its archives almost 20 years ago.
December 11, 2015 Pope Francis calls for peace on Korean Peninsula as North fires projectiles Pope Francis called Thursday for peace and unity on the war-divided Korean Peninsula and for both sides to avoid "fruitless" criticisms and shows of force, offering a message of reconciliation at the start of a five-day visit to South Korea that received a stark response from the North.
