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Pope Francis skips meeting because he is running a fever, the Vatican says
VATICAN CITY ((DailyNews)) — Pope Francis skipped meetings Friday because he was running a fever after a particularly busy day, the Vatican said.The...
Car rushes Vatican gate, is fired on by gendarmes; driver apprehended after reaching courtyard
ROME ((DailyNews)) — A car driven by someone with apparent psychiatric problems rushed through a Vatican gate Thursday evening and sped past Swiss...
Vatican closes embassy in Nicaragua after Ortega’s crackdown
VATICAN CITY ((DailyNews)) — The Vatican said Saturday it had closed its embassy in Nicaragua after the country’s government proposed suspending diplomatic relations, the...
Pope Francis at 10 years: A reformer’s learning curve, plans
VATICAN CITY ((DailyNews)) — So much for a short pontificate.Pope Francis celebrates the 10th anniversary of his election Monday, far outpacing the “two or...
Pope worried about Nicaraguan bishop sentenced to 26 years
MEXICO CITY ((DailyNews)) — Pope Francis on Sunday expressed sadness and worry at the news that Bishop Rolando Álvarez, an outspoken critic of the...
Mourners call Australian Cardinal Pell victim of injustice
SYDNEY ((DailyNews)) — Mourners at the Sydney funeral for Australian Cardinal George Pell, who was once the most senior Catholic convicted of sex abuse,...
Pope discusses his health, his critics and future of papacy
VATICAN CITY ((DailyNews)) — Pope Francis says he hasn’t considered issuing norms to regulate future papal resignations and plans to continue for as long...
The AP Interview: Pope says homosexuality not a crime
VATICAN CITY ((DailyNews)) — Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and...
Vatican holds funeral for cardinal who decried Francis’ rule
VATICAN CITY ((DailyNews)) — The Australian cardinal who decried the papacy of Pope Francis as a “catastrophe” was given a funeral Saturday and hailed...
Cardinal Pell, who had sex convictions reversed, dies at 81
ROME ((DailyNews)) — Cardinal George Pell, a onetime financial adviser to Pope Francis who spent 404 days in solitary confinement in his native Australia...