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FAITH/STORIES

A woman addresses riot police holding shields during a rally held by pro-European Union protesters in Kiev, Ukraine, Jan. 21.

Pope prays for peace, dialogue in Ukraine; bishops offer to mediate

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VATICAN CITY - As protests against the Ukrainian president spread to cities across the country, Pope Francis offered his prayers for the nation's people, "particularly for those who lost their lives in the last few days and for their families."

Make more room for women without crowding out family, pope says

Make more room for women without crowding out family, pope says

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VATICAN CITY - Women should play a greater role in society and the church without sacrificing their essential attention and contribution to their families, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis greets cardinals and bishops as he leads his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Jan. 22.

Under Pope Francis, Church entering a 'new era'

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OXFORD, England - The cardinal who heads Pope Francis' Council of Cardinals said the Catholic Church is entering a "new era" and accused critics of the Pope's statements on economic injustice of failing to "understand reality."

Pope Francis exchanges gifts with French President Francois Hollande during a private audience at the Vatican Jan. 24.

Pope, French president discuss controversial laws on family, bioethics

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VATICAN CITY - When Pope Francis met French President Francois Hollande at the Vatican Jan. 24, their discussions about human dignity touched on several topics of tension between the French church and government, including the family and bioethics, the Vatican said.

Pope says judgments on annulments must be impartial and pastoral

Pope says judgments on annulments must be impartial and pastoral

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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

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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

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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

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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' 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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