Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) title was somewhat of a misnomer at this year's Capitol Christmas tree lighting. Illegal aliens rudely drowned out Boehner's voice to disrupt an American holiday tradition on the west front of …
In a briefing for reporters, Father Federico Lombardi, the director of the Vatican press office, said that the 8 cardinals advising the Pope spoke about the Congregations for Catholic Education, for Evangelization, and for the …
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis' efforts to reform the Machiavellian Vatican bureaucracy have gotten a vote of confidence from an unlikely source. Italian Premier Enrico Letta praised Francis's undertaking Tuesday, saying it could be a model for Italian …
Vatican watchers say Francis' polling attempt is extraordinary on two levels: first, because it seeks input from rank-and-file Roman Catholics and second, because it touches on issues that might have been considered off-limits in past papacies. The …
In a Register interview, the archbishop of Boston discusses his service as an adviser to Pope…
Pope Francis grabs a shirt thrown to him by faithful as he leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. A chilly Pope Francis has cheered the thousands of pilgrims who braved a cold …
November 28, 2013. (Romereports.com) Pope Francis named Msgr. Alfred Xuereb as a member of the Commission on the IOR, or Vatican Bank, as well as the Commission on the Organization of the economic-administrative …
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Thursday named his top assistant to look into the work of two commissions of inquiry he set up last summer to investigate the finances of the troubled Vatican bank and Holy See administration. A Vatican statement said …
Pope Francis grabs a shirt thrown to him by faithful as he leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. A chilly Pope Francis has cheered the thousands of pilgrims who braved a cold …
The U.S. allows individuals to reside in the country with refugee status for twelve months and then requires them to apply to be permanent resident aliens. The U.S. government permits refugees to receive public benefits. (See INA § 207, 209; see also …