Catholic Church

Ireland's Abortion Debate Is No Longer About the Church

By Siobhan Morrin

Pope Francis Wants Church to Change Doctrine on Death Penalty

By Eli Meixler

Vatican Says No to Gluten-Free Communion Wafers

By Kevin Lui

Pope Tells Youth to Resist 'False Reality' of Social Media

By Ryan Kilpatrick
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Pope Francis Wants to Consider Ordaining Married Men as Priests

This could help remote communities without priests

By Abigail Abrams

Pope Francis Met Martin Scorsese to Discuss His New Movie About Priests

28 years after Last Temptation of Christ the Church is finally talking to Scorsese again

By Melissa Locker

How Pope Francis and Mother Teresa Are Linked

She will be canonized Sept. 4

By Elizabeth Dias

Argentinian Nuns Probed for Helping Former Minister Hide Wads of Cash in Convent

Four nuns are suspected of helping to hide $9 million

By Amanda Calvo

Pope Francis Honors George And Amal Clooney For Charity Work

They attended the pontiff's Un Muro o Un Ponte Seminary at Paul VI Hall

By Lindsay Kimble / People

What Happened the First Time a Pope Visited a Synagogue

John Paul II's Apr. 13, 1986, visit to Rome's Great Synagogue was the first of its kind

By Merrill Fabry

Protesters Want Poland to Abandon Abortion Law

Demonstrators held coat hangers to show their opposition to the Catholic Church–backed law

By Simon Lewis

Brazil Weighs Stiffer Abortion Penalties

While critics including in the UN have called on Brazil to liberalize abortion laws because of Zika, some members of the government want to toughen them

By Matt Sandy/Rio de Janeiro

Vatican Says Bishops Don't Have to Report Child-Sex Abuse

Report says the church has told prelates that decision should be made by the victims and their families

By Rishi Iyengar

Exclusive: Vatican Meets With U.S. LGBT Envoy

A symbolic meeting to open a controversial dialog

By Elizabeth Dias

Pope Francis's Popularity Extends Beyond Catholics and Conservatives

50% of Catholics also had a more positive opinion of the Church

By Tanya Basu

California Inks Right-to-Die Bill

California becomes the fifth state to allow the controversial practice

By Josh Sanburn

Behind the Scenes With Pope Francis in America

Ten days of reporting from the Papal bubble

By Elizabeth Dias

What Pope Francis Thought of the United States

The Pontiff touched on sexual abuse, women priests and peace in Colombia

By Elizabeth Dias / Papal Plane

Scalpers Are Selling Pope Francis Visit Tickets on Craigslist

The practice has been denounced by political and religious leaders

By Victor Luckerson

Here Are 5 Pope Francis Quotes On the Economy and Inequality

He has spoken out against 'the idolatry of money'

By Tom Huddleston, Jr. / Fortune
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