Nicole Winfield

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

Pope forms commission to advise on sex abuse

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis this week responded to complaints that he has largely ignored the clerical sex-abuse scandal, agreeing to assemble a panel of experts to advise the Holy See about...

Disgraced priest to wed pope adviser’s daughter

VATICAN CITY – Thomas Williams, the onetime public face of the disgraced Legion of Christ religious order who left the priesthood after admitting he fathered a child, is getting married this...

Vatican fields cricket club as sport, faith merge

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican served tea and cucumber sandwiches last week as it launched its first cricket club, an initiative aimed at forging ties with teams of other faiths. No, ...

Pope blasts abortion after decrying rules

He’s putting focus on mercy and love

Did Francis perform an exorcism?

Priest says pope blessed possessed man

Benedict XVI returns to Vatican for first time

VATICAN CITY – Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI came home to the Vatican on Thursday for the first time since he resigned Feb. 28, beginning an unprecedented era for the Catholic Church of ha...