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Vatican is not a 'den of thieves,' says top Vatican official

Vatican is not a 'den of thieves,' says top Vatican official

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican is not "a den of thieves," and such insinuations are an injustice to employees who are proud to serve the pope and the church, said Archbishop Angelo Becciu, a top official in the Vatican Secretariat of State.

The Greate Synagogue of Rome

Synagogue visit is chapter in Rome's unique Catholic-Jewish history

ROME - History and geography have combined to make Catholic-Jewish relations in Rome unique, both negatively and positively -- a fact highlighted by modern papal visits to the city's main synagogue just two miles from the Vatican.

This illustration of a scene from Chapter 8 of the Book of Nehemiah

Don’t waste time rehashing the past

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) Jan. 24 (Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30; Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21)

The moment of true conversion of heart and mind should always be an occasion of rejoicing. Often people look back on their errant journey with shame and despondency, wasting a lot of time and energy on self-condemnation.

Only in the silence of our soul

Only in the silence of our soul

Belgian spiritual writer Bieke Vandekerckhove comes by her wisdom honestly. She didn’t learn what she shares from a book or even primarily from the good example of others. She learned what she shares through the crucible of a unique suffering, being hit at the tender age of 19 with a terminal disease that promised not just an early death but also a complete breakdown and humiliation of her body enroute to that death.

Catholic-Jewish relations continue to improve under Pope Francis. Here he stands with Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove at an interreligious ceremony held last September at the the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York.

United as God’s chosen

For the past 50 years, beginning with the 1965 Vatican II decree Nostra aetate, Catholic-Jewish dialogue has steadily improved to the point that today the relationship between Catholics and Jews has never been stronger.

Pope to teens: Don't fall for hate, fearmongers; find nice friends

Pope to teens: Don't fall for hate, fearmongers; find nice friends

VATICAN CITY - Don't fall for hate and fearmongering from others; make new friends instead and always help and show concern for others, Pope Francis told the world's teens.

Pope Francis greets people as he leaves his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Jan. 13.

Faithfulness in mercy is God's way of being, Pope says

VATICAN CITY - God's mercy is constant and limitless; he is faithful in his mercy for his children, even when they are unfaithful, Pope Francis said.

Italian actor Roberto Benigni holds a copy of the book, "The Name of God Is Mercy," during its presentation to journalists in Rome Jan. 12. The book is compiled from an interview Pope Francis did with Italian journalist Andrea Tornielli.

Comedian, cardinal, inmate present Pope Francis book on mercy

VATICAN CITY - Arms flailing, the exuberant and perhaps hyperactive Italian actor and comedian Roberto Benigni described Pope Francis as a masterful minister of God's mercy, which is always active and always on the move.

A woman prays in 2015 as Pope Francis celebrates Mass in Manila, Philippines. The prayers of the faithful, not the pope, bishops, priests or nuns, have the power to make miracles happen in the most impossible situations, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass.

Pope: Prayers of the faithful, not clergy, can make miracles happen

VATICAN CITY - The prayers of the faithful, not the pope, bishops, priests or nuns, have the power to make miracles happen in the most impossible situations, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass.

Pope Francis addresses the diplomatic corps at the Vatican Jan.11.

Warmth of mercy can overcome cold indifference, Pope tells diplomats

VATICAN CITY - Cold indifference to migrants, the poor, the hungry and the persecuted must be overcome through the warmth of mercy, which can transform people into artisans of peace, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis pours water over the head of a baby as he celebrates the baptism of 23 babies in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Jan. 10. The baptisms were held on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.

The best legacy children can receive from parents is faith, Pope says

VATICAN CITY - The best thing parents can pass on to their children is their religious faith, Pope Francis said as he baptized 26 babies.

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