He traveled between the Vatican and the heart of Rome's tourist and shopping district riding in the passenger front seat of a four-door Ford Focus sedan. The visit was to pay homage to Mary by praying before the statue, which commemorates Pope Pius IX …
VATICAN CITY — When he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis was known to sneak out at night and break bread with the homeless, sit with them on the street and eat with them, as part of his aim to share the plight of the poor and let them know …
A nun prepares papal parchments, hand-made certificates with a photo of Pope Francis, in the "Elemosineria" , the office of the Vatican Almoner, at the Vatican, Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. The almoner's duties are two-fold: carrying out acts of charity and …
Konrad Krajewski is the Vatican Almoner, a centuries-old job of handing out alms – and Francis has ramped up the job to make it a hands-on extension of his own personal charity. As Americans gathered for Thanksgiving on Thursday, Krajewski described …
November 19, 2013. (ROMEREPORTS.com) Despite being sick or elderly, everyone's dignity must be respected. This was the message of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers, as it gets ready for its 28th …
Beginning on November 21, 700 people will meet at the Vatican to take part in the 28th International Conference of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral…
In what is possibly his last interview before his execution on Wednesday in Missouri, serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin has admitted to killing 22 people – 17 more murders than he has been convicted of.
THE POPE “drew attention” this week when, at the end of his November 6 general audience in St Peter's Square, he warmly embracing a man who suffers from a rare […]
Photos of Pope Francis embracing a sick man suffering from facial disfigurement have won the pontiff praise online.
Our accidental president, unfettered by office or responsibility, can now let his fundy freak flag fly: According to a report from Sarah Posner in Mother Jones, George W. Bush is scheduled to give the keynote address at an …
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