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FAITH/STORIES

Devil wants church resigned to violence; resist him, Pope says

Devil wants church resigned to violence; resist him, Pope says

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MORELIA, Mexico - The devil loves Christians -- especially priests and nuns -- who are resigned to the violence and corruption around them, Pope Francis said.

Talk to new bishops does not change guidelines on abuse, Vatican says

Talk to new bishops does not change guidelines on abuse, Vatican says

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VATICAN CITY - A talk given to new bishops during a Vatican-sponsored course does not represent new guidelines on the church's response to abuse against minors by religious, a Vatican spokesman said.

Pope Francis tries on a sombrero while meeting journalists aboard his flight to Havana Feb. 12. Traveling to Mexico for a six-day visit, the pope is stopping briefly in Cuba to meet with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow at the Havana airport.

Cookies, sombrero and a shoe shine: Even reporters give Pope gifts

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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO HAVANA - Making his 12th trip abroad, Pope Francis was accustomed to collecting interview requests, notes and gifts from the journalists who travel on the plane with him.

Pope Francis prays in front of the coffins containing the exhumed bodies of Sts. Padre Pio and Leopold Mandic displayed in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 6. The bodies were brought to Rome at the request of Pope Francis for the Year of Mercy.

Padre Pio’s body leaves the Vatican after drawing thousands of pilgrims

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VATICAN CITY - The body of one of Italy’s favourite saints, Padre Pio, has left the Vatican, carried out in a distinctive crystal coffin after nearly a week on display inside St. Peter’s Basilica as part of the Jubilee of Mercy.

Portrait of Henry VIII by the workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger.

Henry VIII’s chapel hosts Catholic prayers for the first time in 450 years

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CANTERBURY, England - For the first time in 450 years, a citadel of Protestant worship in England — the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace — echoed to the sound of Roman Catholic prayers and music.

Pope to priests: Year of Mercy means unpaid overtime, but God gives joy

Pope to priests: Year of Mercy means unpaid overtime, but God gives joy

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis told Rome's priests that offering God's mercy during the jubilee year will mean lots of unpaid overtime.

Pope Francis gives ashes to a woman as he celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 10.

Pope sends off missionaries of mercy to open hearts to God

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis marked the beginning of the Church's Lenten journey by sending off several hundred religious and diocesan priests on their own special path as "missionaries of mercy" in local parishes.

Pope Francis shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi during a Feb. 10 meeting at the Vatican.

Pope, meeting Iraqi leader, urges work for reconciliation

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VATICAN CITY - Meeting Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, Pope Francis expressed his hopes that Iraq and other war-torn countries would have leaders strong enough to bring once-divided peoples together.

Giving to the poor is part of jubilee year, Pope says

Giving to the poor is part of jubilee year, Pope says

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VATICAN CITY - A jubilee year that does not open people's wallets to share what they have with others is not a true jubilee, Pope Francis said.

Don't judge sinners who want to repent, help them come home, Pope says

Don't judge sinners who want to repent, help them come home, Pope says

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VATICAN CITY - On the eve of sending off "missionaries of mercy" to all corners of the globe, Pope Francis told his specially appointed men that the reassuring strength of God's love -- not the "bludgeon of judgment" -- will bring the "lost sheep" back to the fold.

Capuchin friars attend an early morning Mass with Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 9.

Forgive like Jesus, don't accuse like the devil, Pope tells Capuchins

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VATICAN CITY - Confessors have two choices: to be like Jesus who readily forgave sins or like the devil who always condemns, Pope Francis said.

Vatican sex abuse commission ends turbulent meeting, cites progress

Vatican sex abuse commission ends turbulent meeting, cites progress

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VATICAN CITY - The Vatican commission on clerical sexual abuse has wrapped up a turbulent week-long meeting during which one of two victims on the panel was effectively ousted and Chilean Catholics upset that Pope Francis has not sacked a controversial bishop delivered protest letters.

A couple walks the perimeter of Zocalo Square near the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City Feb. 7.

Vatican updates papal itinerary for Cuba, Mexico visit

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is scheduled to have more than two hours alone with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in Cuba in addition to signing a declaration with the patriarch before flying on to Mexico for a Feb. 12-17 visit.

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