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Faith

A journalist looks at a replica of the 1st-century Arch of Titus, showing Roman soldiers carrying the menorah, in a exhibition at the Vatican May 15. The replica is the central motif in a two-part exhibition on the menorah at the Vatican and at the Jewish Museum in Rome.

Vatican, Jewish museums explore menorah in art and dark legend

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VATICAN CITY – The Vatican Museums and the Jewish Museum of Rome are exploring together the significance of the menorah, although they also give a nod to the centuries-old legend that the Vatican is hiding the golden menorah from the Temple of Jerusalem.

Pope Francis greets residents as he gives an Easter blessing to a home in a public housing complex in Ostia, a Rome suburb on the Mediterranean Sea, May 19. Continuing his Mercy Friday visits, the Pope blessed a dozen homes in Ostia.

Pope goes door-to-door, blessing the homes of the poor

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VATICAN CITY – Like parish priests throughout Italy do during the Easter season, Pope Francis spent an afternoon May 19 going door-to-door and blessing homes.

Pope Francis embraces a patient with Huntington's disease during the pontiff's general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 17.

Illness a reminder of life's value, Pope tells Huntington's patients

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VATICAN CITY – The frailty associated with illnesses like Huntington's disease is not a reason to shun the sick but a reminder of the value of life, Pope Francis said.

In its latest report, the Vatican Financial Intelligence Authority says it has beefed up its investigation with increased outreach to foreign authorities.

Vatican finance watchdog intensifies outreach to foreign authorities

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VATICAN CITY – The Vatican's financial watchdog agency has beefed up its investigations with increased outreach to foreign authorities in a continued effort to prevent suspected money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

Residents of Dos de Mayo, Peru, wash their clothes in a nearby lake in 2014. Peruvian Archbishop Salvador Pineiro Garcia-Calderon says Pope Francis wants to dedicate a meeting of the Synod of Bishops to the concerns of the indigenous people in the Amazon region.

Pope wants synod dedicated to people in Amazon, archbishop says

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis is considering dedicating a meeting of the Synod of Bishops to the concerns of the indigenous people of the Amazon region, a Peruvian archbishop said.

A logo depicting symbols for Mary, Panama and the Panama Canal was selected as the winning design to promote World Youth Day 2019. The design by Amber Calvo, 20, a Panamanian student studying architecture, was chosen from 103 entries submitted for the event that will take place Jan. 22-27, 2019.

World Youth Day 2019 logo shows symbols for Mary, Panama

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PANAMA CITY – A logo depicting symbols for Mary, Panama and the Panama Canal was selected as the winning design to promote World Youth Day 2019.

Pope Francis uses incense as he venerates a statue of Our Lady of Fatima during the canonization Mass of Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two of the three Fatima seers, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, May 13. The Mass marked the 100th anniversary of the Fatima Marian apparitions, which began on May 13, 1917.

Fatima seers become church's youngest non-martyred saints

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FATIMA, Portugal – Standing before the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Pope Francis canonized two shepherd children who saw Mary at Fatima, but more importantly, he said, they heeded the call to pray for sinners and trust in the Lord.

The Rev. Emmanuel Carreira operates the telescope at the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, on June 23, 2005. The Vatican Observatory, one of the world's oldest astronomical institutes, selects young, promising scholars for courses at the papal summer palace.

Pope Francis urges scientists ‘never to fear truth’

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis told a group of astronomers that scientific questions about the universe and its origins sometimes clash with theology and spiritual beliefs, but he encouraged them to continue their quest for knowledge and "never to fear truth."

Msgr. Janusz Urbanczyk, pictured, says fully ratifying and adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty will be a concrete step towards complete elimination of nuclear weapons.

Ratify test ban as step toward eliminating nukes, Vatican official says

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VATICAN CITY – Fully ratifying and adopting the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty offers the world the "best hope of stemming nuclear proliferation" and taking a concrete step toward the complete elimination of nuclear weapons, a Vatican official said.

Pope Francis and Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II attend an ecumenical prayer service at St. Peter's Church in Cairo April 28.

Catholics, Orthodox must work toward unity in diversity, Pope says

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VATICAN CITY – In a letter to Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, Pope Francis said he hoped that both their churches can continue along the path of true unity and communion.

The Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory, Brother Guy Consolmagno, centre, spoke with journalists at the Vatican May 8.

Vatican astronomer: If you're afraid of science, you don't have faith

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VATICAN CITY – The Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory, who has worked as an astronomer and planetary scientist at the Vatican for more than 20 years, told journalists Monday that faith and reason are hardly at odds.

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