The Papacy
Vatican bank opens website in transparency drive
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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."
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
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
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.
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The Pope's trip to Brazil
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