Pope Francis prays with parents of US student killed in Rome
Pope Francis met the parents of an American teenager who died in suspicious circumstances just after he arrived in Rome to start a foreign study program.
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Preview: Sisters of Mercy also being asked to come to Rome for conversation
The Sisters of Mercy, the largest order of women religious in the United States, are being asked to come to Rome for further conversation following the apostolic visitation.
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Francis, the comic strip
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'VatiLeaks' prosecutors request jail time for defendants
Vatican City - Vatican prosecutors want four of five defendants accused of leaking documents convicted, jail time for three.
Report: Benedict XVI's memoirs say 'gay lobby' tried to wield power
Rome -- Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI's memoirs, The Last Conversations, are due to be published Sept. 9.
Is Pope Francis alone on apologizing to gays?
Analysis: The pope may have exposed church tensions over how to engage the gay community -- tensions that have intensified after the Orlando mass shooting at a gay nightclub.
Pope Francis prays for peace following Turkey terrorist attack
Pope Francis led pilgrims in praying for the victims of a terrorist attack June 28 at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport in Turkey.
Two popes share a Vatican stage and show only one is in charge
A ceremony June 28 featuring a rare joint appearance by Pope Francis and his predecessor seemed aimed at tamping down speculation about the unusual circumstance of having two living popes.
St. Pius X society abandons unification, claims Francis spreading errors
A traditionalist group of Catholic bishops and priests that has been separated from the wider church for decades appears to have abandoned efforts to reunite with Rome, releasing a statement Wednesday that claims Pope Francis is encouraging the spreading of errors in church teaching.
The Society of St. Pius X, founded by the late French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in 1970 mainly in opposition to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, says now it "does not primarily seek a canonical recognition" from the Vatican for its continuing activities.
Cardinal Marx: Society must create structures to respect gay rights
German Cardinal Reinhard Marx also told NCR that Pope Francis' Vatican reforms depend on "a new relationship between lay people and clerics, that is clear."
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In This Issue
September 9-22, 2016
- Editorial: Make action on poverty a national priority
- Music provides a deeper sense of promise
- SNAP concerned with survivor confidentiality after judge's sanctions
- Special Section (subscribers only): Health & Well-Being