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Pope approves miracle to make Mother Teresa a saint

by Nicole Winfield December 18, 2015December 18, 2015

The Vatican attributes the cure of a dying man to the nun’s fervent prayers.

Many are hoping the pope’s message of peace and reconciliation can encourage longer-term stability in the nation of 4.8 million.

Pope Francis, in Uganda to honor the memory of Christians killed in the 1800s, visits a slum and speaks out on the right to safe water and housing.

He says letting special interests block a global climate agreement would be ‘catastrophic.’

by Sun Journal October 31, 2015

Michael Curry will become presiding bishop during a time of ongoing tensions over social issues.

by Sun Journal October 25, 2015

Pope Francis’ progressive attitude has opened the doors to divorced Catholics as well.

by Sun Journal October 4, 2015

That’s his opening message to a bishops synod that will debate whether those who split up, and sometimes remarry, can take Communion.

Francis will be just the third pope to visit the White House.

Another 10,000 tickets will be available at 8 p.m. Wednesday for his Sept. 27 Mass, expected to draw more than 1.5 million people.

by RACHEL ZOLL August 30, 2015

The Argentine-born Francis brings a different cultural perspective than that of his recent predecessors.