Highlights
A collection of news and information related to The Pope published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 430
» View wsbtradio.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-36
•
Next >
-
Pope Francis urges China's Catholics to stay loyal to Rome
ReutersROME, May 22 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Catholics in China to remain loyal to the Vatican, whose authority is challenged by China's Communist rulers. China's Catholics number between 8 and 12 million and are divided between the state-...Tags: Francis I, Religion and Belief, Religious Leaders, Benedict XVI, Rome (Italy)
-
Pope criticises "savage capitalism" on visit to food kitchen
ReutersVATICAN CITY, May 21 (Reuters) - Pope Francis criticised what he called "savage capitalism" on a visit to a food kitchen on Tuesday, in an address in which he called for the values of generosity and charity to be revived. "A savage capitalism has...Tags: Francis I, Vatican City
-
Pope criticizes 'savage capitalism' on visit to food kitchen
ReutersVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis criticized what he called "savage capitalism" on a visit to a food kitchen on Tuesday, in an address in which he called for the values of generosity and charity to be revived. "A savage capitalism has taught the...Tags: Francis I, Vatican City
-
Pope calls for renewal in church while hewing to doctrine, staying united
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is calling for renewal in the Catholic church as he wrapped up two days of mass gatherings in St. Peter's Square aimed at energizing the faithful. About 200,000 people turned out Sunday for Mass celebrated by...Tags: Francis I, Religion and Belief, Separation of Church and State, Vatican City, Roman Catholicism
-
Pope decries more concern over banks than people; leads Vatican rally, meets with Merkel
Associated PressVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally Saturday to invigorate the church's moral conscience,...Tags: Values, Angela Merkel, Civil Rights, Financial Markets, Rome (Italy)
-
Germany's Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls
Reuters* Pope and Merkel spoke for unusually long 45 minutes * Merkel flew to Rome just to see pope * Francis recently issued strong call for financial reform By James Mackenzie VATICAN CITY, May 18 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope...Tags: Globalization, Religious Leaders, Financial Markets, Rome (Italy), Entertainment
-
Gaucho exhibition at Vatican a tribute to pope's homeland
Reuters* Pope Francis expected to visit exhibition privately * Includes 100-year-old photos of frontier life on the Pampas * Many objects leave Argentina for the first time By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 17 (Reuters) - Gauchos, the legendary...Tags: Francis I, Benedict XVI, Arts, Italy, Argentina
-
Pope rails against "dictatorship of the economy", urges reform
Reuters* Pope makes first major speech on economic issues * Decries "tyranny" of the market, "cult of money" * Calls for ethical reforms of financial structures By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 16 (Reuters) - Pope Francis issued a strong call for world...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Cults and Sects, Values, Religion and Belief, Francis I
-
Tennis-Shirt-ripping Janowicz stuns Tsonga, Murray hurt
ReutersROME, May 15 (Reuters) - Jerzy Janowicz ripped off his shirt after stunning Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martin del Potro visited the Pope and Andy Murray and Stanislas Wawrinka pulled out through injury at the Italian Open on Wednesday. Rafael Nadal and...Tags: Maria Sharapova, Marcel Granollers, Juan Martin Del Potro, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Li Na
-
Pope Francis, surprised by gift of bird cage, sets 2 doves free in St. Peter's Square
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two doves celebrated their freedom with a soaring flight over St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, all thanks to Pope Francis. As Francis toured the square in his open-topped popemobile at his weekly public audience, someone in...Tags: Vatican City
-
Disgraced Cardinal to leave Scotland for penance-Vatican
ReutersVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Disgraced Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who resigned as head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland after admitting to sexual misconduct, will leave his country for months of "prayer and penance", the Vatican said on Wednesday. A...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Vatican City, Roman Catholicism, Francis I, Religion and Belief
-
Vatican fresco may show first European depictions of Native Americans
ROME -- The first European renditions of Native Americans, made shortly after Christopher Columbus returned from his first trip to the Americas, may have been discovered under layers of grime on a neglected fresco at the Vatican. The tiny figures of...
Tags: Dance, Social Issues, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Vatican City
May 22, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 21, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 21, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 19, 2013
|Story| AP Broadcast
May 18, 2013
|Story| AP Broadcast
May 18, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 17, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 16, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 15, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 15, 2013
|Story| AP Broadcast
May 15, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 3, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for The Pope topic gallery.