Nicole Winfield

Pope: Man ‘slapped nature in the face’

Francis says humans have exploited nature

Pope: Free speech needs limits

Pontiff urges respect for religions

Benedict aided American’s release

At request of Jewish groups, pope lobbied Cuba back in 2012

Pope advocates for fair distribution of world’s food

ROME – Pope Francis demanded a more just distribution of the world’s bounty for the poor and hungry Thursday, telling a UN conference on nutrition that access to food is a basic human right ...

Is pope’s progressive vision too much?

From Big Bang to the ‘devil,’ latest pontiff making big splash

Pope praises Korean martyrs

800K attend beatification ceremony

Pope makes first South Korean visit in 25 years

SEOUL, South Korea – Pope Francis arrived Thursday in South Korea on the first papal visit to the Asian nation in a quarter century, stepping off a plane onto a red carpet and greeting the p...

Pope Francis opens Mideast trip lamenting the conflict in Syria

Lands in West Bank instead of Tel Aviv as a nod to Palestinians

Knox trial painful for Italian judge

But he had to put his own feelings aside

Pope Francis to travel to Holy Land in May

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis says his upcoming trip to the Holy Land aims to boost relations with Orthodox Christians. But the three-day visit in May also underscores his close ties to the Je...

Pope warns of poorly trained priests

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has warned priests can become “little monsters” if they aren’t trained properly as seminarians, saying their time studying must be used to mold their hearts as we...

Ancient religious texts now online

Vatican, Oxford put manuscripts on Web