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Vatican Fires Gay Priest On Eve Of Catholic Bishop Meeting

By R. Siva Kumar - Oct 05, 2015 10:15 AM EDT

The Vatican fired a Polish priest for announcing that he is gay one night before bishops around the world were to meet over LGBT issues, community, divorcees and traditional Catholic families.

Pope Francis Met Same Sex Couple Before Meeting Kim Davis

By R. Siva Kumar - Oct 04, 2015 11:55 AM EDT

Mr. Yayo Grassi, an ex-Argentine student of Pope Francis who had met him many times, visited with his mother as well as several friends during the Pope's stay in Washington, D.C.

Vatican Fires Gay Priest Who Came Out

By Dustin Braden - Oct 03, 2015 02:00 PM EDT

The Vatican has fired a priest that came out as gay in public interviews and admitted that he had a partner, a violation of the vows of celibacy that all priests in the Catholic Church must take.

'Pope Francis Asked Me To Stay Strong,' Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Claims

By Peter R - Sep 30, 2015 03:09 PM EDT

Davis was pulled by the court and sentenced six days in prison for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.

United Nations Global Goals For World Change To Cost $3 Trillion A Year

By R. Siva Kumar - Sep 29, 2015 09:32 AM EDT

The United Nations will adopt the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, in order to defeat poverty, inequality, climate change and related issues.

Pope Francis Skipped Line Calling On Congress Not To Be 'Slave' To Economy, Finance

By R. Siva Kumar - Sep 26, 2015 03:51 PM EDT

The Vatican says that the Pope lost his place and skipped a line in the prepared text.

Pope Francis First To Canonize A Saint--Even Though Controversial--On US Soil

By R. Siva Kumar - Sep 25, 2015 08:23 AM EDT

Pope Francis is criticised for canonizing Junipero Serra, who has a record of some cruelty.

Pope Francis Emojis Launched Ahead Of U.S. September Visit

By R. Siva Kumar - Sep 13, 2015 05:18 PM EDT

The "Popemoji" shows various scenes of Pope Francis---eating a sandwich, hugging a baby, playing soccer and a host of other fun activities as he heads to the U.S. for the first time.

US Will Accept 10,000 Syrian Refugees

By Dustin Braden - Sep 10, 2015 06:52 PM EDT

The United States will accept 10,000 refugees from the Syrian Civil War as hundreds of thousands continue to pour into Europe.

Pope Francis Asks Catholic Institutions To Shelter Refugees; Vatican Will House Two Families

By R. Siva Kumar - Sep 08, 2015 10:02 AM EDT

Pope Francis calls for European Catholic institutions to open their institutions to give refuge to migrant families escaping death from war or hunger.

Convoy of Activists to Help Transport Migrants from Hungary

By Dustin Braden - Sep 06, 2015 01:09 PM EDT

A large convoy of concerned Austrian and German citizens has set out for Hungary to help transport migrants and refugees as Europe begins to become more proactive in dealing with the humanitarian crisis on and within its borders.

Pope Francis Sends Blessings To Lesbian Italian Children's Writer

By R. Siva Kumar - Aug 29, 2015 04:03 PM EDT

Church officials raised a controversy over Pope' blessings to an Italian lesbian author of children's books.

Pope Francis Watches Neither TV Nor Internet, And Reads Just One Daily

By R. Siva Kumar - May 28, 2015 02:33 PM EDT

The Catholic head confesses his strange habits to the media.

Pope's Official Recognition Of Palestine Enrages Israel

By R. Siva Kumar - May 14, 2015 06:20 PM EDT

A Vatican-Palestine diplomatic treaty recognizing Palestine is called contradictory to peace by Israel.

Pope Francis Says No Need to "Breed Like Rabbits"

By Dustin M Braden - Jan 20, 2015 04:37 PM EST

On Monday, Pope Francis, Holy Father of Catholics said that because of the Vatican's ban on contraception, Catholics should not feel that they have to breed "like rabbits," suggesting followers use natural family planning methods that were approved by the Church.

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