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El Salvador presses pope on Romero beatification

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:52:17 -0400

VATICAN CITY - El Salvador's president gave Pope Francis a relic of assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero on Thursday amid mounting indications that the Vatican might soon move to beatify him.

The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:05:30 -0400

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis' fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped "liberate" a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican's insistence that no such papal exorcism took place.

The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:43:07 -0400

Puerto Rico Catholics support archbishop

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:31:52 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Roman Catholics in Puerto Rico rallied Wednesday around an archbishop who is apparently under pressure from the Vatican to resign for allegedly covering up for sexually abusive priests and other misdeeds.

Benedict XVI returns to Vatican for first time

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:21:07 -0400

VATICAN CITY - Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI came home to the Vatican on Thursday for the first time since he resigned Feb. 28, beginning an unprecedented era for the Catholic Church of having a retired pontiff living alongside a reigning one.

Israel's Peres: Pope must push for Mideast peace

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:16:06 -0400

VATICAN CITY - Israeli President Shimon Peres says Pope Francis should use his influence to press for peace in the Middle East, and invited the pontiff for a visit.

Benedict XVI returns to Vatican Thursday

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:25:15 -0400

VATICAN CITY - Retired Pope Benedict XVI is coming home.