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Pope gives those in square a gift, jokes: 'don't pay for it'

The Associated Press
Sep 16, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis had a surprise for the 35,000 people in St. Peter's Square - tiny crucifixes. Speaking to pilgrims, tourists and Romans on Sunday, Franc...
Pope says populism should serve people, not stir up quarrels

The Associated Press
Sep 15, 2018 7:00 am - PALERMO, Sicily (AP) - Pope Francis is recommending a Christian kind of populism after being attacked by Italian politicians for defending migrants. Francis told a crowd...
Pope pays tribute in Sicily to priest slain by Mafia

By TRISHA THOMAS and FRANCES D'EMILIO
Sep 15, 2018 7:00 am - PALERMO, Sicily (AP) - Pope Francis appealed to Mafiosi to renounce their quests for power and money as he visited Sicily on Saturday to honor a priest slain by mob henc...
Pope OKs probe into US bishop as he meets with US delegation

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Sep 13, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis accepted the resignation of a U.S. bishop Thursday and authorized an investigation into allegations he sexually harassed adults, adding ...
The Latest: West Virginia AG plans review of allegations

The Associated Press
Sep 13, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - The latest on the sex abuse and cover-up scandal rocking the Vatican (all times local): 11:45 p.m. West Virginia's attorney general says allegations ...
Training tells church leaders, 'think outside box' for active shooter survival

By Marie Wilson
Sep 13, 2018 1:00 am - A training program for churches on Thursday challenged religious leaders to think about the uncomfortable possibility of violence in their midst. But the session sponso...
Fox Valley Presbyterian Church seeks Living Waters volunteers

Submitted by Paul Vlajcic
Sep 12, 2018 11:00 pm - On Sunday, Sept. 30, Fox Valley Presbyterian Church in Geneva will hold an informational meeting about one of its largest missions, Living Waters for the World. The mee...
Abuse scandal hits diocese of cardinal set to meet with pope

By NOMAAN MERCHANT
Sep 12, 2018 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - As U.S. Catholic leaders head to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis about a growing church abuse crisis, the cardinal leading the delegation has been a...
Francis calls clergy abuse summit as issue imperils papacy

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Sep 12, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis summoned the presidents of the world's bishops' conferences Wednesday to a summit on preventing clergy sex abuse and protecting children...
Pope removes Brazil bishop accused of stealing church funds

The Associated Press
Sep 12, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Brazilian bishop who was arrested earlier this year along with other church officials on accusations t...

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