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Pope says judgments on annulments must be impartial and pastoral

Pope says judgments on annulments must be impartial and pastoral

VATICAN CITY - Addressing the Vatican court primarily responsible for hearing requests for marriage annulments, Pope Francis said judges on church tribunals should show "imperturbable and impartial balance" as well as the "delicacy and humanity proper to a pastor of souls."

The prelature of Opus Dei announced that Bishop Alvaro del Portillo, the successor to Opus Dei founder St. Jose Maria Escriva, will be beatified Sept. 27 in Madrid. He is pictured in an undated photo.

Opus Dei announces beatification date for Msgr. del Portillo

VATICAN CITY - The prelature of Opus Dei has announced that Msgr. Alvaro del Portillo, the successor to Opus Dei founder St. Jose Maria Escriva, will be beatified Sept. 27 in Madrid.

Pope says Internet a 'gift from God,' should be used for solidarity

Pope says Internet a 'gift from God,' should be used for solidarity

VATICAN CITY - Like the good Samaritan, who stopped on the road to help a person in need, travelers along today's communication highways should offer support to those they encounter there, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis greets people at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Rome Jan. 19.

At Rome parish, pope meets with migrants, homeless, youths

ROME - Meeting 80 immigrants assisted by members of a Rome parish, Pope Francis said leaving one's homeland is always painful, but faith can give one the strength to keep going.

Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai, secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, was part of the 10-member subcommittee that prepared the “God, the Trinity, and the Unity of Humanity” document which argued against the idea that monotheism inevitably gives rise to religiously inspired violence.

Vatican panel says violence is 'greatest corruption of religion' 

VATICAN CITY - Violence is the "greatest corruption of religion," while belief in a single God is the "principle and source of love between human beings," says a new study by a Vatican advisory panel of theologians.

Members of a self-defense group guard a road near Nueva Italia, Mexico, Jan. 15. The government wants the groups to give up their guns, but locals, including many priests, say the government has been unable to keep them safe.

Mexican bishop rebukes government for crackdown on self-defense groups

NUEVA ITALIA, Mexico - A Mexican bishop has rebuked the federal government for sending soldiers to grab the guns of the self-defense groups formed to fight off violent drug cartels and criminal gangs in the western state of Michoacan.

Archbishop Gerald Lacroix of Quebec is among 19 new cardinals named by Pope Francis Jan. 12. He is pictured at the Vatican during the 2012 closing Mass of the Synod of Bishops on the new evangelization.

Pope picks Quebec's Gerald Lacroix to become a cardinal

Pope Francis has selected Quebec archbishop Gerald Lacroix to become Canada's newest cardinal.

Pope Francis greets dignitaries during a meeting with ambassadors to the Holy See at the Vatican Jan. 13.

Pope says abortion, hunger, environmental damage threaten peace

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis said world peace requires the defense of human dignity from violations such as world hunger, human trafficking and abortion.

Pope Francis baptizes an infant in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Jan. 12. The pope baptized 32 children during the celebration on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.

Pope to moms: It's OK to breast-feed in public, even in Sistine Chapel

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis assured mothers that breast-feeding their babies in public, even during a papal Mass in the Sistine Chapel, is OK.

Vatican to host world leaders in push to end Syrian conflict

VATICAN CITY - With more than 100,000 dead and millions displaced in a brutal civil war, Pope Francis has made repeated pleas for peace in Syria. But more than just call for peace he has taken steps to bring an end to the violence.

Fabian Baez, a priest from a church in downtown Buenos Aires, sits in the popemobile as Pope Francis arrives to lead his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Jan. 8. The pope spotted the priest in the crowd and invited him to board the p opemobile.

Priest says hitching ride on popemobile was invite to hit road for God

VATICAN CITY - When Father Fabian Baez booked his trip to Rome, he didn't have an appointment to meet with the pope, so he gave himself ample time in the Eternal City to be able to arrange some way to see him.

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