Young People Give Pope Francis a Piece of Their Mind

NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated Press Mar 24, 2018 Young Catholics tell the Vatican they want a more transparent and authentic church, without "excessive moralism" and with a greater leadership role for women. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Pope, Under Fire, Revives Sex Abuse Advisory Panel

NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated Press Feb 18, 2018 Francis' action comes after a storm of criticism over his handling of a scandal involving a Chilean bishop. None of the original commission's most outspoken lay advocates for victims will be back. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How to Reel In the U.S. War Machine

Medea Benjamin / Truthdig Feb 5, 2018 As Congress feeds the merchants of death, the people must divest and eat away at the profits of those who make a killing on killing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Letter on Sex Abuse in Chile Contradicts the Pope

NICOLE WINFIELD and EVA VERGARA / The Associated Press Feb 5, 2018 Francis said in January that no victim had come forward, but Cardinal Sean O'Malley assured abuse survivors in 2015 that he had presented the evidence to the pontiff, The Associated Press reports. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Pope Denounces Femicides, Other Gender-Based Crimes

NICOLE WINFIELD and CHRISTINE ARMARIO / The Associated Press Jan 20, 2018 Francis, visiting Peru, says Latin America has become the most violent place on earth for women. The pontiff demands new laws and cultural change. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pope to Say Mass on Contested Land in Chile

NICOLE WINFIELD and PETER PRENGAMAN / The Associated Press Jan 17, 2018 The pontiff headed to an area Wednesday used as a detention and torture facility during the country’s bloody military dictatorship. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pope Francis Fears the Possibility of Nuclear War

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jan 15, 2018 The world now stands "at the very limit," said the leader of the Catholic Church. "I am really afraid of this.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hostile Rejection of Refugees Is a Sin, Pope Declares

FRANCES D’EMILIO / The Associated Press Jan 14, 2018 Francis calls for overcoming fears that new arrivals might “disturb the established order” of local communities. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pope Urges Efforts to Rebuild Trust in North Korea, Syria

NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated Press Jan 8, 2018 The pontiff uses his annual foreign policy address to demand that political leaders put the dignity of their people before war, profit or power. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pope Francis: Don’t Make Money or Career Your Whole Life

FRANCES D’EMILIO / The Associated Press Jan 6, 2018 In his Epiphany remarks, the pontiff advises people to resist “inclinations toward arrogance, the thirst for power and for riches.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cardinal Bernard Law Dies; Was Seen by Many as Enabler of Molesters

Rachel Zoll and Nicole Winfield / The Associated Press Dec 20, 2017 The disgraced former archbishop of Boston was 86. “I hope the gates of hell are swinging wide to allow him entrance,” declares a woman who says she was sexually abused as a child. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pope Meets Refugees and Says a Taboo Word: ‘Rohingya’

Nicole Winfield and Julhas Alam / The Associated Press Dec 1, 2017 In a Bangladesh meeting, Francis asks for forgiveness from a people being persecuted in Myanmar. In doing so he speaks the group's name, which he had been advised to avoid. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )