Letters to the Editor
Pope Francis is criticized by readers for his attack on Trump’s immigration stance and Harris’ support for abortion rights.
Sept. 18, 2024
California
Gov. Gavin Newsom is speaking at the Vatican at a climate conference that gives him and his party an opportunity to align with Pope Francis in a critical election year.
May 15, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien and Whoopi Goldberg are among the comics who meet Pope Francis at the Vatican. ‘How did this happen?’ O’Brien asks.
June 14, 2024
Politics
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May 17, 2024
World & Nation
Pope Francis expelled 10 people from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation found “sadistic” abuses of power, sect-like spirituality.
Sept. 25, 2024
Pope Francis has strongly criticized both U.S. presidential candidates over what he calls ‘anti-life’ policies on abortion and immigration.
Sept. 13, 2024
Ukrainian and allied officials have criticized Pope Francis for saying that Kyiv should have the ‘courage’ to negotiate an end to the war with Russia.
March 10, 2024
Pope Francis says he wants to be buried in the Rome basilica of St. Mary Major, not in the grottoes of the Vatican like pontiffs before him.
Dec. 13, 2023
Pope Francis has decided at the last minute to skip his homily during Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square.
March 24, 2024
The Vatican says that Pope Francis is receiving antibiotics intravenously to treat a lung inflammation but that he doesn’t have pneumonia.
Nov. 27, 2023