Tom Kington –

The Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square is lit up on Dec. 9, 2016, in Vatican City.

Vatican Christmas scene pays tribute to earthquake victims and drowned migrants

August 21, 2019 at 9:28 p.m.

The life-sized figures of Mary and Joseph were to be expected. What drew the longest gaze from visitors to the Nativity scene on St. Peter's Square this Christmas was the...

Faithful wait for the start of a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis, where Mother Teresa was to be canonized Sept. 4, 2016.

Mother Teresa declared a saint as Pope Francis lauds her in Vatican ceremony

August 21, 2019 at 7:59 p.m.

Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint on Sunday, telling crowds in St. Peter's Square that the Albanian-born nun's decades of toil in the slums of Calcutta made her a...

A woman and child sit on a bench after an earthquake on Aug. 25, 2016, in Amatrice, Italy.

Rescuers find sisters, one dead and one alive, hugging under rubble of Italy quake; 278 killed

August 21, 2019 at 7:51 p.m.

The rescuers' hopes were dashed when they touched the small, cold leg protruding from a mountain of debris in this quake-ruined village. Clearly, the little girl was dead. But not...

Pope Francis and President Obama shake hands during a private audience on March 27 at the Vatican, where their talks focused in large part on improving U.S.-Cuban relations.

Pope Francis bridged gap between U.S. and Cuba during secret talks

June 25, 2019 at 3:30 a.m.

The surprise deal between the United States and Cuba to reopen embassies and restore diplomatic relations after 53 years in the deep freeze involved no clandestine meetings in either country...

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