Upon his arrival at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Pope Francis informally asked permission to enter the country. Saying he wanted to “knock gently” at Brazil’s door, he said, “I ask permission to come in and spend this week with you.”…

Do you want a shorter stay in purgatory? Follow Pope Francis around Rio de Janeiro on Twitter, TV, radio or other media and you will get a plenary indulgence to get out of purgatory sooner, that’s if you can’t make…

Vanity of Vanities, Pope Francis has been named man of the year by Vanity Fair magazine of Italy. Blazoned on its front page was a picture of the pope commemorating the first 100 days in the papal chair. The magazine…

Keeping the pace of his predecessor Benedict XVI, Pope Francis has approved the sainthood of John Paul II merely eight years after his death. The lightning fast canonization of John Paul II, by Vatican standards was faster than any other…

Pope Francis met with the Enrico Letta, the new Prime Minister of the Italian Republic to discuss the social situation and jobs for youth in Italy. In a statement, the Vatican said the two men discussed the active contribution of…

In yet another ecumenical meeting, Pope Francis had his first meeting with members of the Jewish religion. During the meeting, he condemned anti-Semitism as incompatible with Christianity and promised to promote collaboration between the Catholic Church and Jewish groups around…

In an ecumenical meeting Justin Welby, the primate of the Anglican Church, met with the Pope Francis. Welby said he “felt at home in the Vatican.” The two men were installed in their respective roles within days of each other….

“The goal of both economics and politics,” wrote Pope Francis to British Prime Minister David Cameron, “is to serve humanity, beginning with the poorest and most vulnerable wherever they may be, even in their mothers’ wombs.” The pope was instructing…

Pope Francis, in a recent homily said all people, “even the atheists,” are “redeemed” through “the Blood of Christ” — the Christian belief that the sins of humanity are wiped clean through the crucifixion of Jesus. In an ecumenical description,…

Pope Francis has denounced the global financial system saying the “cult of money” has tyrannized the poor and has turned humans into expendable consumer goods. As many popes have done in the past, Francis called for reform of the global…

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany and Pope Francis met recently and discussed the economic crisis in Europe. Apparently, the pope got her ear. After the meeting, as you might expect, Merkel called for “stronger market regulation.” In other words, Merkel…

One day after Pope Francis made his famous and surprising statement that Atheists can be saved if they do good works because Jesus died for everyone, the Vatican felt the need to clarify his remarks. Of course, his statement was…