Pope Francis wades diplomatically into gay marriage debate
Associated Press | Friday June 14, 2013
Pope Francis waded diplomatically into the gay marriage debate on Friday, telling the Archbishop of Canterbury he wants to work together to promote family values "based on marriage."
Pope Francis slams child exploitation in domestic work
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 12, 2013
Pope Francis today railed against the "deplorable" exploitation of children in domestic work, saying cases of child labour were on the rise in poor countries and affect young girls in particular.
Pope Francis admits to 'gay lobby' in Vatican administration: report
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 11, 2013
Pope Francis has admitted the existence of a "gay lobby" inside the Vatican's secretive administration, the Roman Curia, allegedly exposed during a leaks scandal, according to a Latin American Catholic website.
Pope Francis quips he did not want the job
Agence France Presse | Friday June 7, 2013
Pope Francis joked about the difficulties of being head of the world's Catholics saying he never wanted the job on Friday in unscripted comments in which he also said he had turned down luxury Vatican housing because it would be "boring".
Wasting food is like stealing from poor, says Pope Francis
Reuters | Wednesday June 5, 2013
Pope Francis denounced on Wednesday what he called a "culture of waste" in an increasingly consumerist world and said throwing away good food was like stealing from poor people.
'Stop wrecking people's lives and repent', Pope tells mafia
Reuters | Sunday May 26, 2013
Pope Francis spoke out against mafia organisations exploiting and enslaving people, calling on mafiosi on Sunday to repent in words that recalled an impassioned plea by Pope John Paul II 20 years ago.
Francis' humility, emphasis on the poor strike a new tone at the Vatican
Rachel Donadio, The New York Times | Sunday May 26, 2013
He has criticized the "cult of money" and greed he sees driving the world financial system, reflecting his affinity for liberation theology. He has left Vatican officials struggling to keep up with his off-the-cuff remarks and impromptu forays into t...
Pope visits his first parish on Rome outskirts
Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 26, 2013
Pope Francis on Sunday visited a Rome parish for the first time, choosing a church on the outskirts of the city after his call for clergymen to take God's message to the "fringes" of society.
Pope sends tweet prayer for Catholics in China
Agence France-Presse | Friday May 24, 2013
Pope Francis on Friday tweeted a prayer for Catholics in China on the feast day of the Virgin of Sheshan in Shanghai and celebrated mass before a group of Chinese Catholics in the Vatican.
Pope Francis urges China's Catholics to stay loyal to Rome
Reuters | Wednesday May 22, 2013
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Catholics in China to remain loyal to the Vatican, whose authority is challenged by China's Communist rulers.
Pope Francis did not intend to perform any exorcism: Vatican
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 22, 2013
The Vatican on Tuesday denied that Pope Francis had performed an exorcism after an Italian religious television channel said footage of the pontiff blessing a boy in a wheelchair showed he had.
Pope Francis leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Associated Press | Sunday May 19, 2013
Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally on Saturday to invigorate the church's moral conscience, hours after he held ta...
Pope Francis canonises first saints of his reign
Reuters | Sunday May 12, 2013
Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed as saints some 800 Italians killed in the 15th century for refusing to convert to Islam, and said many Christians were still being persecuted for their faith.
A look at new saints canonised by Pope Francis
Associated Press | Sunday May 12, 2013
Pope Francis has made hundreds of new saints at his first canonisation ceremony in St Peter's Square. Here is a look at the people receiving the Church's highest honour:
Pope Francis gives church hundreds of new saints
Associated Press | Sunday May 12, 2013
Pope Francis has given the Catholic church hundreds of new saints as he leads a canonisation ceremony in St Peter's Square.
