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FAITH/STORIES

Pope names veteran diplomat as Vatican's No. 2

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has stuck with a long-standing tradition by appointing a seasoned member of the diplomatic corps to replace Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone as the top Vatican official.

Romanian priest who died in communist prison to be beatified

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WARSAW, Poland - A priest who died of cold and hunger in a communist prison will be beatified as a martyr in Romania.

Retired Pope's secretary says 'mystical experience' story is untrue

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VATICAN CITY - Archbishop Georg Ganswein, retired Pope Benedict XVI's longtime personal secretary, said a story about the pope resigning after a "mystical experience" was completely invented.

Vatican orders slight change in text for baptism

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VATICAN CITY - To emphasis that the sacrament of baptism formally brings a person into the church of God and not just into a local Christian community, the Vatican has ordered a slight change of wording in the baptismal rite.

Vatican's Year of Faith celebrations to resume in September

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VATICAN CITY - Vatican activities for the Year of Faith begin again in late September with an international meeting of catechists, followed in October by a Marian pilgrimage in the presence of the original statue of Our Lady of Fatima and a celebration of faith and family life.

Canonization date for John Paul II, John XXIII to be known in September

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will host a meeting of cardinals Sept. 30 to formally approve the canonization of Blesseds John Paul II and John XXIII; the date for the canonization will be announced at that time, said Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes.

The reformers

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The eight cardinals Pope Francis chose to advise him on Vatican reform in general have reputations as strong leaders of the Church in their own countries and on their own continents.

Two international soccer stars, Argentina's Lionel Messi and Italy's Gianluigi Buffon, applaud after a news conference at the Vatican Aug. 13. The two helped launch a Vatican initiative to bring together schools from around the world in projects to promo te understanding and solidarity.

Soccer stars help launch Pontifical Academy of Sciences' school project

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VATICAN CITY - Immediately after meeting Pope Francis, Gianluigi Buffon, captain of the Italian national soccer team, and Lionel Messi, captain of Argentina's team, lent their hands -- actually just a finger -- to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

Pope Francis receives a soccer ball as gift from Italy's goalkeeper and captain, Gianluigi Buffon, during a private audience at the Vatican Aug. 13. Argentina will play Italy in a friendly soccer match Aug. 14 in the pope's honor.

His Holiness, the soccer fan, asks players to be real role models

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VATICAN CITY - With admiration and big smiles all around, the lifelong soccer fan Pope Francis met the star players and coaches of the Argentine and Italian national soccer teams hoping to compete for the World Cup in 2014.

Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Aug 11.

Pope asks people to consider what they desire most

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VATICAN CITY - Yearning and loving give people the strength to move forward and overcome obstacles, but Christians must ask themselves what really is their hearts' desire, Pope Francis said.

Pope to parents: Teach your children to respect, defend human life

Pope to parents: Teach your children to respect, defend human life

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VATICAN CITY - Respect for human life from conception until natural death is something children must be taught, not mainly with words, but by the example of their parents, Pope Francis said.

n annual Hispanic Charismatic Renewal gathering in Chicago drew 7,000 people in late April. Latinos have been a growing force in the Charismatic movement in the United States.

Pope Francis discovers charismatic movement a gift to the whole church

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VATICAN CITY - During World Youth Day celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, July 23-28, many worshippers in the crowds could be seen swaying from side to side, arms raised in the air, wearing rapt or joyous expressions on their faces.

Maltese Cardinal Prosper Grech

Before electing Pope Francis, cardinals heard plea for unity, holiness

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VATICAN CITY - The last formal exhortation to the 115 cardinals who elected Pope Francis in March included reminders of the importance of presenting the Catholic faith in its entirety, the need to recognize the errors of Church members and the need for unity within the Catholic community.

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