Pope Francis

Vatican says transgender people can be baptized, but offers caveats

Jeremiah Poff · November 9, 2023 6:10 pm

Pope Francis presides over a mass for the closing of the 16th general assembly of the synod of bishops in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Oct. 29, 2023.

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Latest Vatican sex scandal is yet another cross for US Catholics to bear

Peter Laffin · November 1, 2023 10:00 am

New Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, poses for a photo at the end of the consistory where Pope Francis elevated 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023.

Israel war: Catholic patriarch of Jerusalem offers himself in exchange for hostages

Jeremiah Poff · October 16, 2023 4:00 pm

Pope Francis walks after posing for photographs with members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See, inside the Sistine Chapel inside the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019.

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Pope Francis’s comments on same-sex blessings baffle the faithful

Peter Laffin · October 13, 2023 6:00 am

Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience in St. Peter's at the Vatican on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Pope Francis will discuss how to address the worldâs pressing issues with former President Bill Clinton to open this yearâs Clinton Global Initiative, organizers announced Thursday.

Gallagher tells Pope Francis to ‘be not afraid’ of Chinese Communist Party

Christopher Hutton · October 7, 2023 5:18 pm

Catholic Church grapples with LGBT issues and female ordination in landmark Vatican meeting

Jeremiah Poff · October 4, 2023 7:33 pm

Pope Francis announces 21 new cardinals to seal voting majority for successor

Jenny Goldsberry · September 30, 2023 8:28 pm

Pope Francis speaks at Clinton summit on fighting climate change ‘before it’s too late’

Jeremiah Poff · September 18, 2023 8:26 pm

Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience in St. Peter's at the Vatican on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Pope Francis will discuss how to address the worldâs pressing issues with former President Bill Clinton to open this yearâs Clinton Global Initiative, organizers announced Thursday.

Bill Clinton and Pope Francis to have ‘special conversation’ at foundation summit

Jeremiah Poff · September 14, 2023 9:11 pm

Now that the pope has praised him, can we stop pretending Genghis Khan was on the Right?

Dan Hannan · September 11, 2023 11:10 am

Pope Francis talks to reporters during the return flight from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, at the end of a historic four-day visit to a region where the Holy See has long sought to make inroads.

Pope Francis says Vatican-China deal involves joint commission to pick bishops

Jeremiah Poff · September 4, 2023 5:17 pm

Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick ruled unfit to stand trial

Jeremiah Poff · August 30, 2023 7:32 pm