El Salvador's leader gives pope bloodstained relic of Oscar Romero
The gift was part of a trip by the president to express his gratitude for the "unblocking" of the archbishop's canonization process.
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Pope says there are no part-time Christians; faith is a full-time job
If people don't open their hearts to the Holy Spirit, then "being Christian will be superficial," the pope said Wednesday.
Pope Francis expresses gratitude for global sisters, stresses obedience
Pope Francis told leaders of global orders of Catholic sisters that the lives of consecrated persons are a "light in the world."
Francis preaches mercy, forgiveness on first papal Sunday
Rome dispatch: Pope Francis' first Sunday as pontiff stressed both mercy and a knack for personally engaging with an audience.
The story from the Sistine Chapel on Pope Francis' election
How did Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio get to 77 votes so quickly? Here's some insider knowledge the cardinals have provided.
Cardinals elect Pope Francis, Argentinean Jesuit Jorge Mario Bergoglio
The Roman Catholic church has its first Latin American pope: Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, now to be known as Pope Francis.
Pope: Christians can work with atheists, cannot kill in God’s name
At his daily homily Wednesday, Pope Francis said Catholics should work with all who do good, including atheists. He also said it is "blasphemy" to think you can kill in the name of God.
Vatican revives its ancient patronage of the arts
For centuries, popes sponsored the work of artists such as Michelangelo, Raffaello or Bernini, who went on to create some of their masterpieces within the very walls of the Vatican.
Yet over time, the marriage between art and faith grew stale — the Vatican’s culture minister even called it a “divorce” — with the Roman Catholic Church finding itself estranged from the art world it did so much to create.
Vatican denies pope performed public exorcism
A prayer performed by Pope Francis on a man in a wheelchair was not an exorcism, that Vatican has said.
Church teaching doesn't change, but church laws can
Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta has a briefcase he uses to carry documentation that would revise an entire section of the church's basic law.
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May 10-23, 2013
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