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Pope Francis greets faithful during his weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope Francis shuts down proposal that would let married men become priests

Emma Colton · February 12, 2020 7:15 pm

Pedestrians cross a street as one of them prepares his face mask in western Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Iran is preparing for the possibility of "tens of thousands" of people getting tested for the new coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases spiked again Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said, underscoring the fear both at home and abroad over the outbreak in the Islamic Republic.

Vatican ships thousands of masks to China to help combat coronavirus spread

Tim Pearce · February 3, 2020 9:02 pm

Pope Benedict XVI leaves after a speech.

‘Cannot remain silent’: Vatican scrambles to defuse controversy over Pope Emeritus Benedict opposition to married priests

Carlin Becker · January 14, 2020 5:07 pm

Pope Francis gets grabbed by supporter in Vatican City

Pope apologizes for setting ‘bad example’ by swatting handshaker who yanked him

Mike Brest · January 1, 2020 4:06 pm

Pope Francis presides over vespers of the Feast of St. Mary and Te Deum of Thanksgiving at yearâs end, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019.

WATCH: Incensed Pope Francis pulls away from clutchy congregant

Spencer Neale · December 31, 2019 9:34 pm

‘No longer under a Christian regime’: Pope calls on churchgoers to adapt to less religious West

Madison Dibble · December 21, 2019 6:30 pm

Singer Elton John poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Rocketman' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 16, 2019.

Vatican spent millions on Elton John film and Men in Black

Caitlin Yilek · December 13, 2019 5:42 pm

Faithful watch Pope Francis deliver the Angelus prayer on a giant screen, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 8, 2020. Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced a sweeping coronavirus quarantine early Sunday, restricting the movements of about a quarter of the country's population in a bid to limit contagions at the epicenter of Europe's outbreak.

Pope Francis accidentally blesses New Orleans football team

Tim Pearce · October 14, 2019 2:26 pm

Pompeo warns that threats to religious freedom are greater than during Cold War

Jeffrey Cimmino · October 2, 2019 11:42 am

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.

‘De facto state of schism’: Vatican fears German bishops trying to reform church teaching

Jeffrey Cimmino · September 18, 2019 4:00 am

Pope Francis meets a group of faithful from China at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 18, 2018.

First Chinese bishop ordained since controversial Vatican-China agreement

Jeffrey Cimmino · August 27, 2019 4:14 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.

Pope Francis evokes Hitler to denounce modern political rhetoric

Zach Halaschak · August 11, 2019 7:37 pm