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Pope Francis: Overeating is 'avenue of personal destruction'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 08:13 PM

The Pope on Wednesday contrasted the world's 820 million hungry people with those who turn food into "an avenue of personal destruction" through overeating, in comments to mark World Food Day. Read more »

Vatican security chief resigns following uproar over leak

Reuters
Posted at Oct 15 02:31 PM

VATICAN CITY - Domenico Giani, the Vatican's longtime security chief and Pope Francis' main bodyguard, resigned on Monday over the leak of information from an investigation into alleged financial wrongdoing in the Vatican. Read more »

Pope Francis gives sick girl free run of audience stage, delighting crowd

Reuters
Posted at Aug 21 06:24 PM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis allowed a girl suffering from an undisclosed illness to move around undisturbed clapping and dancing on the stage for most of his general audience on Wednesday, delighting the crowd. Read more »

Ama ng binatilyong idineklarang 'Servant of God' nakalaya na sa kulungan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 12:58 AM

Humingi siya ng pasensiya dahil sa mga naging pagkukulang sa anak, bagama't ikinatutuwa niya na posibleng maging santo ang anak. Read more »

Santo Papa hanga umano sa migranteng Pinoy

Jackie B. de Vega, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 31 04:42 PM

Malaki ang paghanga ng Santo Papa sa mga migranteng Pilipino sa buong mundo, ayon sa isang obispo na nakasama sa delegasyon ng Pilipinas na bumisita sa Vatican para sa Ad Limina Apostolorum noong nakaraang linggo.   Read more »

Pope Francis to bishop critical of Duterte: I am with you

Erik Tenedero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 05:24 PM

Caloocan Bishop Virgilio Pablo David, who has been on the receiving end of the president's attacks, received encouragement from no less than Pope Francis. Read more »

Pope Francis receives copy of Manila Cathedral coffee table book

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 02:00 PM

Pope Francis personally received a copy of the new Manila Cathedral coffee table book on Monday. Read more »

LOOK: Filipino bishops visit Pope Francis in Vatican

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 08:09 PM

Filipino bishops met Pope Francis in the Vatican City on Monday for their official visit. Read more »

Pope issues sweeping decree holding bishops accountable for sex abuse or cover ups

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at May 09 07:07 PM

VATICAN CITY, - Pope Francis introduced sweeping changes in Catholic Church law on Thursday to hold bishops accountable for sexual abuse or covering it up, making reporting obligatory for clerics and allowing anyone to complain directly to the Vatican if needed. Read more »

On Ash Wednesday, pope says wealth is 'dust in the wind'

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Mar 07 01:55 AM

ROME - Pope Francis told Catholics on Wednesday that success, power, and material possessions are fleeting and will disappear "like dust in the wind" as he marked the start of the penitential Christian season of Lent. Read more »

Francis in Arabia, the Muslim-friendly pope

Catherine Marciano, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 03:57 PM

Pope Francis said he was looking to write a new page in relations between religions with his visit to the United Arab Emirates.   Read more »

Pope in Panama to visit young offenders in prison

Kelly Velasquez, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 04:54 PM

The pope will visit young offenders at a youth detention center and hear their confessions, including one serving time for murder. Read more »

Filipino bishops set to meet with Pope in Vatican

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 07:00 PM

MANILA - Filipino bishops are set to fly to the Vatican City for their 'ad limina' visit to Pope Francis.  Read more »

Pope's advice to parents: Don't fight in front of your children

Erik Tenedero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 08:23 PM

During his brief homily, Francis reminded parents that although it is normal for couples to fight, they should serve as a good example for their children.  Read more »

Pope Francis criticizes US bishops over abuse scandal, demands unity

Crispian Balmer, Reuters
Posted at Jan 04 05:20 AM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis accused US bishops on Thursday of failing to show unity in the face of a sexual abuse crisis, saying internal bickering had to end over a scandal that has shredded the Church's credibility. Read more »

Vatican's St. Peter's Square gets 720-ton sand nativity scene

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Dec 07 05:34 AM

VATICAN CITY - The traditional nativity scene in St. Peter's Square won't be so traditional this year. For the first time, it is made of sand - 720 tons of it. Read more »

Pope orders ‘thorough study’ of Vatican documents in ex-cardinal abuse case

Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 11:02 PM

Theodore McCarrick became the first cardinal in living memory to resign from his position after a review concluded that claims he had sexually abused a boy were credible. Read more »

Pope, after Gaza violence, says 'defenseless' being killed in Holy Land

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 01 07:26 PM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, in his Easter address on Sunday, called for peace in the Holy Land two days after 15 Palestinians were killed on the Israeli-Gaza border, saying the conflict there "does not spare the defenseless ". Read more »

Don't extinguish migrants' hopes, Pope says on World Day of Peace

Reuters
Posted at Jan 01 09:05 PM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis described migrants and refugees as the world's "weakest and most needy" on Monday, using his traditional New Year's address to "give voice" to people he has urged leaders to do more to help. Read more »

In yearend message, Pope says 2017 was marred by war and lies

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 01 01:55 AM

The pontiff said that humanity had "wasted and wounded" the year "in many ways with works of death, with lies and injustices". Read more »