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Pope asks Central American nations to help resolve Cuban humanitarian drama

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Sunday asked Central American nations to help end the "humanitarian drama" affecting thousands of U.S.-bound Cubans stranded in the region.

‘God weeps,’ says pope after meeting church sex abuse victims

Pope Francis met on Sunday with victims of church sex abuse, saying "God weeps" for their suffering and promising to hold all those responsible to account.

Boehner recounts ’emotional’ holy hug with Pope Francis

And while he insisted the pope had no bearing on his resignation announcement, the coincidence was noteworthy.

Pope Francis prays at 9/11 Memorial after UN speech

In a wide-ranging speech at the UN, Pope Francis touched on an array of hot-button topics, including the persecution of Christians, the Iran nuclear deal, drug trafficking -- "silently killing millions" -- and the rights of girls to an education.

Pope Francis calls for climate, migrant action in Congress speech

A day after meeting with President Barack Obama and enjoying a rapturous welcome from thousands of people on the streets of Washington, Francis became the first pontiff to address a joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Pope Francis tells bishops that clergy abuse must not be repeated

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pope Francis plunged into his first U.S. visit with gusto Wednesday, embracing the adulation of jubilant crowds across Washington even as he confronted controversy in remarks at the White House and a meeting of U.S. Catholic bishops.

Pope Francis arrives for historic first US visit

Pope Francis arrived in the United States on Tuesday for his first visit -- a historic six-day trip to the spiritual home of capitalism after his tour of communist-ruled Cuba.

5 things Pope Francis gets totally right about climate change

There's a lot that Pope Francis gets right about climate change – in particular, a deep understanding of the ways it will affect the most vulnerable people and places in the world. Here are some of the highlights.

Welcome, Pope Francis, and please forgive us our goofs

In the Catholic Church, Mass is always celebrated, never held or said. Francis, like other Catholic priests, delivers a homily, not a sermon. And a novitiate is a building or a program. A person entering the novitiate is a novice.

In Castros’ home region, Pope Francis praises Church ‘sacrifices’

Pope Francis on Monday praised the sacrifices made by Cuba's Catholic Church to work on the island as he visited the home region of communist leaders Fidel and Raúl Castro.

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