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    June 28, 2017
    Cardinal George Pell gestures as he talks during a news conference for the presentation of new president of Vatican Bank IOR, at the Vatican July 9, 2014. REUTERS/Tony Gentile/File photo
    Top-ranking Vatican cardinal charged with sex offenses in Australia
    A cardinal in charge of the Vatican's finances has been charged with multiple sexual offenses by Australian police, in one of the most significant...
    NewsJune 28, 2017 - 8:52pm
    May 24, 2017
    President Donald Trump and first lady Melania meet Pope Francis during a private audience at the Vatican, May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/Poolplay button
    Despite past disagreements, Pope Francis and Trump exchange gestures of peace
    VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis urged U.S. President Donald Trump to be a peacemaker at their highly anticipated first meeting on Wednesday, and...
    NewsMay 24, 2017 - 7:19am
    May 20, 2017
    Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during a reception ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 20, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS
    Under fire at home, Trump wins warm welcome in Saudi
    RIYADH - Dogged by controversy at home, Donald Trump won a warm reception in Saudi Arabia on Saturday but struggled to shift attention from the...
    NewsMay 20, 2017 - 8:22am
    May 13, 2017
    Pope Francis speaks to reporters as he flies back to Rome following the visit at the Holy Shrine of Fatima in Portugal May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Tiziana Fabi/Pool
    Pope says will be 'sincere' with Trump at Vatican meeting
    ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE, May 13 - Pope Francis said on Saturday he would be "sincere" with U.S. President Donald Trump over their sharp differences...
    NewsMay 13, 2017 - 2:51pm
    February 5, 2017
    A worker covers with a banner reading "illegal poster" a poster depicting Pope Francis and accusing him of attacking conservative Catholics is seen in Rome, Italy, February 5, 2017. REUTERS/Max Rossi
    Anonymous posters criticizing Pope appear in Rome
    ROME -- Posters accusing Pope Francis of attacking conservative Catholics appeared around Rome this weekend and were swiftly covered up by city...
    NewsFebruary 5, 2017 - 10:02am
    November 4, 2016
    Minnesota Farmers Union President Doug Peterson, left, advocated for the sustainability of family farms to Pope Francis in this undated photo. Submitted photo.
    Changes in the land as Minnesota Farmers Union president moving on
    MADISON — Doug Peterson is leaving his post as president of the Minnesota Farmers Union feeling good about the strength of the 14,000-member...
    News/regionNovember 4, 2016 - 10:48pm
    October 21, 2015
    Pope Francis waves Wednesday as he arrives to lead the weekly audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican. REUTERS
    Vatican denies report Pope Francis has benign brain tumor
    VATICAN CITY - The Vatican denied an Italian newspaper report on Wednesday that Pope Francis has a benign brain tumor, saying the 78-year-old...
    News/worldOctober 21, 2015 - 12:04pm
    October 2, 2015
    Pope Francis waves Wednesday as he leads the weekly audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican. REUTERS
    'Sense of regret' in Vatican over Pope meeting with gay marriage opponent
    Pope Francis' meeting last week with an American woman at the center of a row over gay marriage was not something he had sought and should not...
    News/worldOctober 2, 2015 - 2:21pm
    December 25, 2013
    Pope Francis waves as he delivers his first "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and world) message from the balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican December 25, 2013. Francis, celebrating his first Christmas as Roman Catholic leader, on Wednesday called for dialogue to end the conflict in South Sudan and all wars, saying everyone should strive to be personal peacemakers. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
    Be peacemakers all, Pope says in first Christmas message
    VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, celebrating his first Christmas as Roman Catholic leader, on Wednesday called for dialogue to end the...
    News/worldDecember 25, 2013 - 9:00am
    December 11, 2013
    Pope Francis named Time's Person of the Year
    (Reuters) - Time magazine named Pope Francis as its Person of the Year on Wednesday, crediting him with shifting the message of the Catholic Church while capturing the "imaginations of millions" who had become disillusioned with the Vatican.
    News/worldDecember 11, 2013 - 7:49am
    October 1, 2013
    In this picture provided Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis poses with his so-called "Group of Eight" cardinals, during their first meeting at the Vatican. From left, they are: Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, bishop Marcello Semeraro, serving as secretary, Oswald Gracias, Reinhard Marx, Pope Francis, Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, Giuseppe Bertello, Sean Patrick O’Malley, George Pell, and Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
    Pope urges reform, wants church with modern spirit
    VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis says he doesn't want a "Vatican-centric" church concerned about itself but a missionary church that reaches...
    News/worldOctober 1, 2013 - 1:06pm
    July 28, 2013
    Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, July 28, 2013. Francis wrapped up a historic trip to his home continent Sunday with a Mass on Copacabana beach, urging the young people on hand for World Youth Day's concluding Mass to go out and spread their faith "to the fringes of society, even to those who seem farthest away, most indifferent." (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
    Pope draws 3M in Rio, one of largest papal Masses
    RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- An estimated 3 million people poured onto Rio's Copacabana beach on Sunday for the final Mass of Pope Francis' historic...
    News/worldJuly 28, 2013 - 2:20pm
    July 22, 2013
    FILE - In this Tuesday, March 19, 2013 file photo, Pope Francis is driven through the crowd in his popemobile in St. Peter's Square for his inauguration Mass at the Vatican. The Vatican said Wednesday, July 17, 2013 that Pope Francis is forgoing the bulletproof popemobile for his upcoming trip to Brazil and that he will use the same open-topped car he uses for zooming around St. Peter's Square. Photo by Reuters
    Brazil buzzing with anticipation for Pope Francis
    ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Francis began his first international trip Monday, flying toward the warm embrace of his home continent...
    News/worldJuly 22, 2013 - 12:39pm
    Argentinian pilgrims takes pictutres in Rio de Janeiro Sunday July 21, 2013, with a giant television monitor erected for the papal visit in the background. Pope Francis arrives July 22 in Rio de Janeiro for the World Youth Day.(AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
    Brazil buzzing with anticipation for Pope Francis
    RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Pope Francis lands Monday in a Brazil electric with anticipation for the pontiff's first international trip, heading into...
    News/worldJuly 22, 2013 - 6:44am
    July 5, 2013
    FILE - In this undated picture released by Sergio Rubin, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, right, kisses the hand of Pope John Paul II during a ceremony at the Vatican. Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, cleared Pope John Paul II for sainthood, approving a miracle attributed to his intercession and setting up a remarkable dual canonization along with another beloved pope, John XXIII. (AP Photo/Sergio Rubin)
    Pope John Paul II cleared for sainthood
    VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis on Friday cleared Pope John Paul II for sainthood, approving a miracle attributed to his intercession and setting...
    News/worldJuly 5, 2013 - 7:38am
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