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‘Is my dad in heaven?’ little boy asks pope

By OSV News | April 19, 2018 | 0 Comments

ROME (CNS) — After circling a massive, crumbling public housing complex on the outskirts of Rome, Pope Francis had an emotional encounter with the neighborhood’s children.

Retired pope says criticism against Pope Francis is ‘foolish prejudice’

By OSV News | March 13, 2018 | 0 Comments

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On the eve of the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ election, retired Pope Benedict XVI defended the continuity of the church’s teaching under his successor and dismissed those who criticize the pope’s theological foundations.

Pope marries couple on flight during Chilean trip

By OSV News | January 19, 2018 | 0 Comments

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO IQUIQUE, Chile (CNS) — Love was literally in the air as Pope Francis performed an impromptu wedding ceremony at 36,000 feet aboard his flight in Chile.

Pope asks forgiveness from victims of clergy sex abuse in Chile

By OSV News | January 17, 2018 | 0 Comments

SANTIAGO, Chile (CNS) — Pope Francis, in his first formal speech in Chile, asked forgiveness from those who were sexually abused by priests.

Pope meets generals after brief welcome by children in Myanmar

By OSV News | November 28, 2017 | 0 Comments

YANGON, Myanmar (CNS) — Greeted by two dozen children wearing traditional attire and by the nation’s bishops, Pope Francis arrived in Myanmar Nov. 27 for a four-day visit.

‘Invest in love,’ pope says on first World Day of the Poor

By OSV News | November 20, 2017 | 0 Comments

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People have a basic choice in the way they live: either striving to build up treasures on earth or giving to others in order to gain heaven, Pope Francis said.