Rosie Scammell
Vatican summit on family concludes with vague but open document
For three weeks in October, Roman Catholic bishops held their most significant and contested gathering in the past 50 years.
...Square in Rome named after Martin Luther
The Vatican has given its backing to naming a central Rome square after Martin Luther.
...Pope Francis on the anniversary of the bomb: 'A lasting warning to humanity'
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...In encyclical, Francis tackles climate change
Climate change is a mostly human-made phenomenon worsened by rich countries whose people keep feeding their “self-destructive vices,” Pope Francis said in the first papal letter dedicated to the en...
Putin to visit Pope Francis amid Ukraine tensions
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Pope Francis on Wednesday, with pressure on the pontiff to speak up about the Kremlin’s role in the Ukraine conflict.
Italian navy, charity aid African migrants arriving by sea
Sitting outside the central train station in Catania, Italy, a 16-year-old who would only give his name as Simon hunched his knees up to his chest and wrapped himself up into a ball....