Former doctrinal enforcer used pontificate to crack down on sex abuse
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — The late Pope Benedict XVI’s disgust over the abuse scandals marring the church was made evident even before…
Pope Benedict’s 2008 U.S. visit a whirlwind with timely, pointed messages
By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — When Pope Benedict came to the United States for a visit to Washington and New York…
Retired Pope Benedict’s funeral scheduled for Jan. 5
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Just a few hours after retired Pope Benedict XVI died in his Vatican residence Dec….
Pope Benedict: Eight years as pope capped long ministry as teacher of faith
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Retired Pope Benedict XVI, who had an impressive record as a teacher and defender of…
Love comes first, pope says in letter on teaching of St. Francis de Sales
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The most important question a Christian can ask when making any decision in life is “where the…
Pope Francis says retired Pope Benedict is ‘very sick’
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Saying that retired Pope Benedict XVI was “very sick,” Pope Francis asked people to…
Papa a niños: Dejen el teléfono, miren a Dios, miren a los demás
Por CAROL GLATZ CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — El papa Francisco alentó a los niños a dejar sus teléfonos y enfocarse en pasar tiempo orando…
María acompaña a migrantes, dice papa en la fiesta de Guadalupe
Por CAROL GLATZ CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — Durante este “tiempo amargo” de guerra, hambre, injusticia, y pobreza, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe invita a todos…
‘We did what we were supposed to do,’ bishop says about tornado relief
By Elizabeth Wong Barnstead DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. — Visitors and residents of Dawson Springs crowded under a tent Dec. 10 to escape the steady…
Advocates displeased with U.S. vote against global death penalty ban
By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON — When the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution Dec. 15 to establish a worldwide “moratorium on executions with a…