Religion News Stories

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally Saturday to invigorate the church’s moral … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel, mindful of the importance of Christian voters in September elections, met with Pope Francis on Saturday during a quick trip to Rome that focused on helping victims of Europe‘s economic crisis and … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, mindful of the weight of Christian voters in September elections, made a quick trip to Rome Saturday for a private meeting with Pope Francis, focusing on how Europe‘s struggling economy should be at … Continue reading →

By James Mackenzie VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless “dictatorship of the economy”, called for stronger regulation of financial markets. On Thursday, Francis appealed … Continue reading →

VICTORIA – Invaluable, historic artifacts stolen from the Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria last week have been recovered. The theft of the items, some of them dating to the 17th century, made headlines across the country last weekend. The artifacts … Continue reading →

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Gauchos, the legendary Argentine cowboys from the vast Pampas of Pope Francis‘s homeland, are being celebrated in a rare exhibition in no less a place than St. Peter’s Square. Called “Argentina – The … Continue reading →

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The wife of the president of the Mormon church has died. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a statement on its web site that Frances B. Monson died at 6:35 a.m. … Continue reading →

By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) – The long-awaited, controversial new edition of the bible of psychiatry can be characterized by many numbers: its 947 pages, its $199 price tag, its more than 300 maladies (from “dependent personality disorder” and … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is getting back into its centuries-old tradition of arts patronage with its first-ever exhibit at the Venice Biennale, commissioning a biblically inspired show about creation, destruction and renewal for one of the world’s most … Continue reading →

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – You can see the streets where he grew up and played soccer, the church where Jorge Bergoglio prayed as a teenager and the cathedral where the man who would become Pope Francis said Mass. You can … Continue reading →