The Papacy

 

Vatican bank opens website in transparency drive

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ROME - The Vatican bank opened its web site www.ior.va on Wednesday as it steps up efforts to improve its tarnished image after a succession of scandals and repeated criticisms of its lack of transparency.

Pope says gays should not be marginalized

ROME - Pope Francis has said gay people should not be marginalized but integrated into society, in some of the most conciliatory remarks by a pontiff on the issue of homosexuality. | Video

Lifestyle, World 29 Jul 2013

Pope says Vatican bank must be 'honest and transparent'

ROME - Pope Francis said the troubled Vatican bank must become "honest and transparent" and that he will listen to the advice of a commission he has set up on whether it can be reformed or needs to be shut down altogether.

World, 29 Jul 2013

Vatican confirms deal on bank information with Italy

ROME - Italy and the Vatican have signed an agreement over exchanging financial and bank information to combat money laundering, the Vatican said on Monday.

World, 29 Jul 2013

Millions at Brazil Mass hear pope ask youth to change world

RIO DE JANEIRO - Pope Francis left Brazil on Sunday with Rio still pulsating with excitement after a historic beachfront Mass for more than 3 million people in which he challenged young people to build a new world based on tolerance and love. | Video

World, Lifestyle, Brazil 28 Jul 2013

Analysis: Pope's Brazil visit raises red flags for World Cup, Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO - A string of organizational flaws during the visit of Pope Francis to Brazil that put him at risk and stranded thousands of visiting faithful has deepened concern about the country's ability to host the upcoming World Cup and Olympic Games.

Brazil, Sports, 28 Jul 2013

Pope urges Brazil's youth to seek change, fight apathy

RIO DE JANEIRO - Pope Francis on Saturday encouraged Brazil's young people, who have protested against corruption in their country, to continue their efforts to change society by fighting apathy and offering "a Christian response."

World, Brazil 27 Jul 2013

Pope, in candid speech, speaks of 'exodus' from the Church

RIO DE JANEIRO - Pope Francis, in a stunningly candid assessment of the state of the Catholic Church, said on Saturday it should look in the mirror and ask why so many people are leaving the faith of their fathers. | Video

World, Lifestyle, 27 Jul 2013

Pope, in Brazil, asks young to change unfair, corrupt world

RIO DE JANEIRO - Pope Francis urged young people on Friday to change a world where food is discarded while millions go hungry, where racism and violence still affront human dignity and where politics is more associated with corruption than service. | Video

Lifestyle, World, 26 Jul 2013

Despite rapturous reception, pope faces challenges in Latin America

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilians have given Pope Francis a superstar's welcome on his first return to his home continent but the big question is whether the trip can help stop the hemorrhaging of the Catholic Church in Latin America.

World, Brazil, Lifestyle, 26 Jul 2013

The Pope's trip to Brazil

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