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Pope Francis touches his forehead as he celebrates Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. The evening Mass kicks off a busy few days for the pope, commemorating the birth of Christ and the start of a new year.

Pope Francis Says God Loves 'Even the Worst of Us' at Christmas Midnight Mass

(VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis assured the faithful on Christmas Eve that Go...

(VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis assured the faithful on Christmas Eve that God loves everyone — “even the worst of us” — as he celebrated the joyous birth of Christ after a less-than-joyful year of...

Pope Francis during his weekly general audience Wednesday in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican on October 17, 2017

Pope Francis Takes Faltering Steps Forward on Church Abuse Crisis

An unusually frank statement from the Vatican announced on Oct. 13 that two...

An unusually frank statement from the Vatican announced on Oct. 13 that two retired Chilean bishops have been expelled from the priesthood for the "manifest abuse of minors." Coming only a day after Pope Francis...

Vatican gendarmes attempt to block a topless activist of women's rights group Femen, who tries to reach the Nativity scene in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican Dec. 25, 2017.

A Topless Protester Tried to Snatch a Baby Jesus Figure From the Vatican's Nativity Scene

Her bare chest bore the slogan "God is Woman"

Her bare chest bore the slogan "God is Woman"

Pope Francis is greeted by children upon his arrival in Yangon, Myanmar on Nov. 27, 2017.

Pope Francis Has Arrived in Myanmar Amid Simmering Tensions. Here's Why That Matters

Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority has suffered persecution

Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority has suffered persecution

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate his Weekly General Audience in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Oct. 11, 2017.

Pope Francis Wants the Catholic Church to Change Doctrine on Death Penalty

He called for changing church doctrine

He called for changing church doctrine

President Trump and Pope Francis meet at the Vatican, May 24, 2017.

Pope Francis Is Writing About Fake News

"The truth will set you free"

"The truth will set you free"

Pope Francis waves to thousands of followers as he arrives at the Manila Cathedral on January 16, 2015 in Manila, Philippines.

'I Needed to Clarify Things.' Pope Francis on When He Used to See a Therapist

The Pope said that seeing a therapist "helped [him] a lot" and that he now ...

The Pope said that seeing a therapist "helped [him] a lot" and that he now "felt free"