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December 25, 2013

Joy to the world (especially the poor)! – Read Pope Francis’ first Christmas message

by AP Pope Francis lauded Jesus' humble beginning as a poor and vulnerable baby as he celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass as pontiff Tuesday in St. Peter's Basilica. "You…

December 4, 2013

Pope Francis reveals he once worked as a bouncer

As career changes go it could scarcely be more dramatic From working the doors at a bar in Buenos Aires - to being the head of the Roman Catholic church…

November 17, 2013

15 reasons the world is LOVING Pope Francis

by Timothy McGrath Pope Francis is the head of the Catholic Church and the big boss of Vatican City. There are plenty of reasons that might get your hackles up. But…

September 1, 2013

Pope breaks with protocol, bows to Queen Rania of Jordan (PHOTO)

As head of state at the Vatican, not to mention the leader of the world's 1.2 billion catholics, protocol requires visitors to bow to him when they meet him at the…

August 31, 2013

This man is TOO cool: Pope Francis takes a ‘selfie’, shows off the Catholic Church (PHOTOS)

He was well known to be a man of the people taking special care to integrate with all classes of community. And now Pope Francis has shown he is well…

August 22, 2013

READ: Why I resigned as Catholic Pontiff – Pope Benedict reveals he left after ‘a mystical experience’

Former Pope Benedict has said he resigned after 'God told me to' during what he called a 'mystical experience', a Catholic news agency reported. Benedict, whose formal title is now…

August 4, 2013

“I can feel the rage, make una no fall my hand,” says Charly Boy in letter to the Nigerian youth

by Isi Esene Days after the media personality, Charly Boy penned an open letter to Pope Francis expressing his fear over the Catholic Pontiff's safety and taking readers into his…

August 3, 2013

“I fear assassination, I pray he lives it out”: Charly Boy pens open letter to Pope Francis (READ)

by Chisom Ukaegbu Popular TV personality and self-acclaimed area father, Charly Boy has written an endearing letter meant to address Christian lifestyle, especially that of the new Catholic Pontiff, Pope…

July 29, 2013

We need a bigger beach! 3 million people pack Rio’s Copacabana beach as Pope Francis celebrates Mass

Pope Francis has completed a historic trip to his home continent by celebrating mass to three million people on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach. The colossal crowds cheered the first Latin American…

June 11, 2013

Pope admits there is a ‘gay lobby’ at the highest levels of the Vatican

Pope Francis has acknowledged the existence of a 'gay lobby' inside the Vatican's secretive administration for the first time. Speaking during an audience with Latin American Catholics, the Argentine Pontiff…

May 30, 2013

You’re still going to hell – Vatican promises atheists (despite what the Pope says)

The Vatican has clarified that atheists will still go to hell if they reject God, after Pope Francis broke with tradition to deliver a homily stating non-believers who do good will be…

May 23, 2013

Good news for atheists: The Pope says if you do good, then you are redeemed! (READ)

Pope Francis rocked some religious and atheist minds today when he declared that everyone was redeemed through Jesus, including atheists. During his homily at Wednesday Mass in Rome, Francis emphasized…

May 22, 2013

PHOTO: Is this Pope Francis casting out a demon?

Is Pope Francis an exorcist? The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St. Peter's…

March 31, 2013

Urbi et Orbi: Pope Francis appeals por peace in Nigeria, Israel, Syria, Mali, more in first Easter message

Pope Francis used his first Easter Sunday address to call for peace in the world and appealed for a diplomatic solution to the crisis torn countries and regions of the…

March 20, 2013

Holy Father: More than one million attend Pope Francis I’s inauguration (PHOTOS)

by Rachel Ogbu On Tuesday, March 19, 2013, more than a million people were reported to have gathered in Saint Peter's Square for Pope Francis inaugural mass at the Vatican.…

March 17, 2013

SNAPSHOT: Pope Francis celebrates his first mass and delivers first Angelus as Pontiff

Pope Francis appears at the window of his future private apartment to bless the faithful during the Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican Thousands of Catholics waving flags from around…

March 16, 2013

This deserves an investigation: “Pedophilia is not criminal…” – South African Catholic Cardinal (PICTURED)

A South African cardinal who helped elect Pope Francis has described paedophilia as a psychological illness and not 'a criminal condition'. The Catholic Archbishop of Durban, Wilfrid Fox Napier, told…

March 15, 2013

Pope Francis’ controversial past: Bergoglio accused of involvement in 1976 kidnappings (DETAILS)

The election of Pope Francis, previously Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has resurfaced a decades-old controversy surrounding the kidnappings of two Jesuit priests. Bergoglio was a high-ranking official in the Society…

March 14, 2013

His Holiness Pope Francis I: Meet the first South American Catholic Pontiff

White smoke billowed out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, March 13th, signifying the end of the 2013 Papal Conclave and the reign of a new pope. Roughly 75…