Pope Francis warned against moves to diminish the importance of the family, peppering his talk with anecdotes and off-the-cuff remarks that kept a packed soccer stadium cheering, laughing and applauding.
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Mexican politicians eager to show themselves meeting Pope Francis
Shortly after arriving in Mexico City Feb. 12, President Enrique Pena Nieto introduced Pope Francis to most of his Cabinet and senior staff. The next morning, he introduced the pope again to his team at the National Palace in...
At El Paso church, people pray day and night for pope in Mexico
In Segundo Barrio, people having been praying day and night for Pope Francis since he set foot in Mexico.
‘Tatic Francis’ affirms Mexico’s indigenous people in visit to Chiapas
Paying homage to the culture and ancient wisdom of Mexico's indigenous peoples, Pope Francis urged them to hold on to hope and condemned those who exploit their people and their land.
In crime-plagued periphery, pope preaches conversion
Pope Francis began his travels to Mexico's "peripheries" by visiting an overcrowded, sprawling settlement known internationally as a hunting ground for girls to force into prostitution and for boys to enlist in the drug trade.
Scalia dies at 79; was longest-serving justice on current Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died of apparent natural causes Feb. 13 while in Texas on a hunting trip, once said in an interview that while he took his Catholic faith seriously, he never allowed it to influence his...
Movie Review: How to Be Single
There's a disconcerting moral snag in "How to Be Single" (Warner Bros.), an otherwise appealing, if slightly raunchy, romantic comedy.
Scourge of human trafficking slowly moving out of the shadows
Even though slavery has been off the books in the United States for more than 150 years, the practice still exists in this country — and elsewhere.
At children’s hospital, pope prescribes ‘kindness therapy’
A little bit of kindness can go a long way when recovering from illness, Pope Francis told a group of young patients.
Pope makes long-awaited visit to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Pope Francis fulfilled his much-desired wish to pray in silence before the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.