Pope

Trump poses for selfies in Miami, Florida, on October 25, 2016.
Global Politics
Now here’s a picture Trump probably wants to go viral
Pope abortion
Global Politics
All priests may forgive ‘sin’ of abortion, Pope Francis says
Justice and Politics, Voices of Solitary, The Pope in Mexico
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A couple kiss in front of the Pantheon during a demonstration of supporters of same-sex civil union in Rome.
Justice
Protesters in Italy tell lawmakers it’s time to ‘wake up’ and recognize same-sex unions
Pope Francis visited typhoon-wracked Tacloban in the Philippines in January 2015, and said, “This country, more than many others, is likely to be seriously affected by climate change."
Environment
Pope Francis is making waves on the issue of global climate change
Pope Francis holds up a plaque with an image of Saint Theresa during a meeting with journalists on his flight from Colombo, Sri Lanka, to Manila in the Philippines on January 15, 2014.
Belief
Pope Francis says religious freedom trumps the right to free speech
Pope Francis sits next to Hindu leader Ndu-Kurukkal SivaSri T. Mahadeva during the Interreligious Encounter in Colombo, Sri Lanka on January 13, 2015.
Global Politics
Pope Francis shows pugnacious side: You’d better not insult my mother
Pope Francis delivers a "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and world) message from the balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Christmas Day of 2014.
Belief
Pope Francis was a huge story in 2014, but a veteran Vatican reporter says the media got a lot wrong
An Iraqi Christian man from Mosul, who fled from violence in northern Iraq, reads a book at the Latin Patriarchate Church in Amman, Jordan, on August 21, 2014.
Belief
On Christmas, some of the oldest Christian communities on Earth are on the run
A bishop takes a picture with a tablet during the Synod on the Family. The Roman Catholic assembly has softened its traditional Catholic stance against gays, suggesting "accepting and valuing their sexual orientation."
Belief
The Catholic Church changed only its tone on gays, but that’s still a big deal
Visitors to the Vatican often overlook the historical significance of the building's floors, which are frequently made from re-purposed bits of ancient history.
Culture
You’d better watch where you walk the next time you visit the Vatican
Belief
The Pope’s humble, homegrown ride is a hit with South Koreans
A bronze statue inside the Vatican of the late Pope John Paul II, who died in 2005 and became a saint on April 27, 2014.
Lifestyle & Belief
Want to become a saint without dying for the cause? It’s not easy
Pope Francis and President Barack Obama enjoying each other's company during their meeting Thursday in the Vatican.
Lifestyle & Belief
Obama’s visit to the pope was about more than just politics
Jerome Kerviel
Business, Economics and Jobs
A disgraced French trader walks home from his meeting with the pope — to Paris
Jerome Kerviel
Business, Economics and Jobs
A disgraced French trader walks home from his meeting with the pope — to Paris
In a new Frontline documentary, director Antony Thomas goes inside the Vatican to reveal secrets of the institution.
Lifestyle & Belief
A Frontline documentary exposes the Vatican’s ‘secrets’ under Pope Benedict
Pope Francis
Lifestyle & Belief
A UN committee on children’s rights grills the Vatican over clergy sexual abuse
Music teacher Adriano Caroletti coaches 3rd graders during their preparatory year at the Schola Puerorum in Rome.
Arts, Culture & Media
This Vatican school trains boys for the Pope’s choir
Pope Francis after his selection in March.
Lifestyle & Belief
Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ has moved fast to rebrand Catholicism
Development & Education
Pope Francis Gets Hip With His New Ride: a 20-Year-Old Renault
Lifestyle & Belief
Pope Francis on gays: ‘Who am I to judge?’
Lifestyle & Belief
Latino Catholics in the U.S. embrace Catholic Church’s new Argentinian pope
Lifestyle & Belief
Catholic Church unveils Pope Francis as next leader
Lifestyle & Belief
Next papal selection could bring first non-European pope
Lifestyle & Belief
Pope Benedict XVI set to resign at month’s end, citing decline in strength
Lifestyle & Belief
American nuns reprimanded by Vatican for ‘radical feminist views’
Lifestyle & Belief
The Pope accused of crimes against humanity
Lifestyle & Belief
Vatican orders bishop to recant
Lifestyle & Belief
Pope Francis Tells Nuns Not to Be ‘Old maids’
Pope Francis Formally Installed as Pope
Pope Francis after his selection in March.
Conflict & Justice
Papa Francisco! US Latinos Welcome New Pope But Big Hurdles Ahead
Global Satire
Cartoon Slideshow: Satirists Welcome the New Pope
First Latin American Pope Chosen
Cardinals Gather in Rome to Elect New Pope
Global Politics
The Unique Challenges of Being Catholic in China
Global Satire
Cartoon Slideshow: Benedict Vacates the Vatican
Lifestyle & Belief
How Green Was Pope Benedict?
Arts, Culture & Media
Pope Benedict Says Goodbye and Catholics Around the World Think, Who’s Next?
The Secret Process of Picking a Pope
Arts, Culture & Media
Pope Benedict’s Farewell Audience
What Do You Call a Pope After He Resigns?
Will the Pope’s Resignation Propel the Church into Modernity?
The World in Words
The Pope’s Big News Came in … Latin
Arts, Culture & Media
Pope Benedict XVI: First Pope to Resign in 600 Years
Arts, Culture & Media
Pope Benedict XVI Resigns
Pope Announces Resignation
Pope Benedict XVI to Resign This Month
Conflict & Justice
Pope’s Butler to Stand Trial in Vatican Document Scandal
Crisis Management In The Vatican
Global Politics
Director Nanni Moretti Gives Humanity to Vatican in ‘We Have A Pope’
Global Politics
Pope Urges Cubans to Search for “Authentic” Freedom
Pope Visits Cuba
Is Your Priest a Black Sheep? Website Allows Users to Rate Priests
Global Politics
Pope confronts abuse issue in remarks to reporters
Global Politics
New abuse allegations land close to the pope
Global Politics
New developments in decades old child sex abuse scandal
Arts, Culture & Media
Pope Pius XII one step closer to sainthood
Arts, Culture & Media
In the Eyes of the Pope, Profit as Sin
Global Politics
Pope Benedict’s Pilgrimage of Peace to Israel