Vatican's keffiyeh Nativity scene raises eyebrows and then disappears — at least until Christmas Eve
One of the Vatican's Nativity scenes raised eyebrows when it was unveiled because it featured a keffiyeh, the Palestinian ...
Pope Francis criticized for Vatican nativity scene with baby Jesus in a keffiyeh
Pope Francis created an online uproar when he was seen unveiling the Vatican's annual nativity scene that featured a ...
Pope Francis to meet Palestinian President Abbas on Thursday, Vatican says
Pope Francis will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, the Vatican said in a planning note on Tuesday. Abbas ...
Pope Francis, 87, Appears at Ceremony with Bruise on His Chin — Though Vatican Says It's from a Minor Fall
Pope Francis appeared at a ceremony on Dec. 8 with a bruise on his chin. The Vatican later confirmed that the pontiff, 87, is ...
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Pope Francis and the ‘Increasing Burden of Age’
Pope Francis, who turns 88 on Dec. 17, is the second-oldest pope in modern history (after Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 at ...
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Pope Francis: Gentleness, Respect Are More Effective Than ‘the Strength of Arguments’
During this week’s catechesis, the Holy Father explained that Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit are inseparable 'in the ...
Vatican unveils Pope Francis' new popemobile, an all-electric Mercedes
The Vatican on Wednesday unveiled a new open-top popemobile, an all-electric Mercedes-Benz that Pope Francis will use when he ...
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New crop of cardinals cements Pope Francis’ legacy of diversity and global dialogue
Cardinal José Cobo Cano, center, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain, follows with other cardinals Pope Francis presiding over a Mass ...
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The fall of Assad may leave Pope Francis in a prime position
For the last 20 years, ever since the U.S. invaded Iraq over the objections of St. Pope John Paul II in 2003, the Vatican has ...
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At Vatican Christmas tree lighting, Pope Francis calls attention to sustainability
Assuring the crowd of the sustainable harvesting of the tree, the pope compared the rings in the 98-foot-tall tree to the ...
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Politicized Vatican Nativity Scene Sparks Backlash Against Pope Francis: ‘There Are No Words’
If Pope Francis hasn't given you enough reasons to believe that the Roman Catholic Church, under his guidance, has become a ...
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A busy weekend for Pope Francis: The Immaculate Conception, a consistory and prayers for death row inmates in the United States
Pope Francis offered a heartfelt appeal for death row prisoners in the United States, which significantly comes as Joe Biden, the second Catholic president in the country’s history, nears the end of ...