COLLEEN BARRY and ADAM GELLER / The Associated PressMar 9, 2020
Virus fears also cause biggest drop in Wall Street stocks since 2008, and global oil prices suffer their worst percentage losses since 1991. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
NICOLE WINFIELD . The Associated PressFeb 12, 2020
The papal dodge disappoints progressives and liberal Catholic women's groups while reassuring conservatives. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
The Associated PressJan 5, 2020
The resolution is backed by most Shiite members of parliament;
many Sunni and Kurdish legislators apparently are opposed. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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The Associated PressDec 25, 2019
The pontiff calls for easing of tensions in conflict zones from Syria to Venezuela and spotlights the plight of migrants fleeing injustice. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated PressDec 20, 2019
The church must now cope with the globalization of the scandal that once seemed largely confined to the English-speaking world. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated PressDec 17, 2019
He abolishes rule criticized as leading to the protection of pedophiles. “The carnival of obscurity is over,” says a survivor and advocate. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
NICOLE WINFIELD and MARI YAMAGUCHI / The Associated PressNov 23, 2019
He goes further than any other pontiff, saying merely having atomic bombs is to be condemned, ahead of his visits to Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated PressFeb 24, 2019
The pontiff is faulted for not offering a concrete plan to hold bishops accountable when they fail to protect their flocks from predators. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
NICOLE WINFIELD and ANGELA CHARLTON / The Associated PressFeb 17, 2019
Author Frederic Martel details a gay subculture at the Holy See and says Catholic bishops and cardinals are leading double lives. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated PressDec 31, 2018
The resignations signal deep internal problems as Pope Francis makes reforms in the wake of a global sex abuse and cover-up scandal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated PressDec 21, 2018
In his annual speech to Vatican bureaucrats, he vows that the church will "never again" hide the crimes of those who have molested children. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
MARK SCOLFORO, CLAUDIA LAUER and ALLEN G. BREED / The Associated PressOct 28, 2018
Robert Gregory Bowers, accused of killing 11 in Pittsburgh on Saturday, told officers after his arrest that Jews were committing genocide, according to charging documents. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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