FAITH/STORIES

Pope Francis: ‘Inside every Christian is a Jew’

Pope Francis: ‘Inside every Christian is a Jew’

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VATICAN CITY - Underscoring the close ties between Christianity and Judaism and calling Holocaust denial “madness,” Pope Francis told an interviewer that “inside every Christian is a Jew.”

ope Francis holds a pamphlet for the Red Card to Child Labor campaign as he leads his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 11. One day in advance of the World Day against Child Labor, the pope appealed to the international communit y to help safeguard children from forced labor. The words on the pamphlet in Italian say: "All together against child labor."

Pope tells traffickers, arms manufacturers that God's judgment will come

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis denounced those responsible for human trafficking, slave labour and arms manufacturing, saying people producing weapons of war are "merchants of death."

Vatican: ‘Nothing to worry about’ as tired Pope Francis cancels meetings

Vatican: ‘Nothing to worry about’ as tired Pope Francis cancels meetings

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis canceled a second day of private audiences and his morning Mass on Tuesday (June 10) because of a minor illness, but Vatican officials downplayed speculation about ill health.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Pope Francis, Israeli President Shimon Peres and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople arrive for an invocation for peace in the Vatican Gardens June 8. Also pictured is Franciscan Father Pierbattista Piz zaballa, head of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, far left.

Only God can bring peace to Holy Land, Pope tells Peres, Abbas

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VATICAN CITY - Praying for peace in the Holy Land alongside leaders of long-antagonistic nations, Pope Francis called on God to act where human efforts had failed, to end what he described as violence inspired by the devil.

Advisors urge Pope Francis to slow down for a summer break

Advisors urge Pope Francis to slow down for a summer break

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WASHINGTON - Pope Francis has been working nonstop since his election more than a year ago, and he has shown remarkable resilience for a 77-year-old confronted with an array of Church crises. But he is also fatigued at times and his advisors are hoping that he will take a break this summer.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin

Pope internationalizes Vatican financial watchdog agency

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis named a slate of new members to the Vatican's financial watchdog agency, replacing an all-Italian panel with members from Italy, Switzerland, Singapore and the United States.

Pope Francis walks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during an arrival ceremony at the presidential palace in Bethlehem, West Bank, May 25.

The ‘Francis Doctrine’ puts the Vatican back on the world stage

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When Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meet at the Vatican June 8, it will be another sign of how Pope Francis has returned the Vatican to the global stage to a degree not seen since the 1980s, when John Paul II’s shuttle pilgrimages helped end the Cold War.

Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew may join Vatican prayer summit

Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew may join Vatican prayer summit

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VATICAN CITY - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople may join Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres when they meet Pope Francis to pray for peace this weekend.

Pope Francis tells couples not to substitute dogs and cats for children

Pope Francis tells couples not to substitute dogs and cats for children

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on June 2 warned married couples against substituting cats and dogs for children — a move that he said leads to the “bitterness of loneliness” in old age.

ndian Cardinal D. Simon Lourdusamy, who had been the editor of a Catholic weekly newspaper before coming to Rome to serve as head of the Vatican Congregation for Eastern Churches, died in Rome at the age of 90. He is pictured in an undated photo with Bl essed Teresa of Kolkata.

Indian cardinal's death leaves College of Cardinals with 214 members

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VATICAN CITY - An Indian cardinal who had been the editor of a Catholic weekly newspaper before coming to Rome to serve as head of the Vatican Congregation for Eastern Churches died in Rome at the age of 90.

Cardinal Keith O'Brien, pictured left, and Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski.

Vatican has named two bishops being investigated for abuse

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis told reporters May 26 that "three bishops are under investigation" for misdeeds related to the sexual abuse of minors and that "one has already been condemned and his penalty is being studied."

Father Robert W. Oliver, the Vatican's chief promoter of justice in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said the Church needs to do more to develop the process for punishing bishops who fail in their duty to protect children.

Vatican abuse prosecutor: More must be done to punish negligent bishops

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DUBLIN - The Vatican's chief prosecutor of sex abuse crimes said the Church needs to do more to develop the process for punishing bishops who fail in their duty to protect children.

Former Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone has rejected allegations that he mishandled 15 million euros ($20 million) from Vatican bank accounts.

Former Vatican No. 2 Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone denies financial wrongdoing

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VATICAN CITY - The Italian cardinal who served as the Vatican’s No. 2 official under Pope Benedict XVI has rejected allegations that he mishandled 15 million euros ($20 million) from Vatican bank accounts.

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