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Vatican confirms pope met Kentucky clerk, won’t comment further
The Vatican does not deny reports that while in Washington, Pope Francis briefly met with Kim Davis, the county clerk from Kentucky who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses.
Virginia infant, clad in a tilma, gets kiss, blessing from Pope Francis
For the three nights leading up to the pope's arrival in Washington, Iris Chavez, 25, worked on a tilma for her 5-month-old son, Loukas, to wear to see the pope along Constitution Avenue.
Statue of St. Junipero Serra defaced at California’s Carmel Mission
Days after St. Junipero Serra was canonized by Pope Francis in Washington, a statue of the 18th-century Franciscan missionary and other property at the Carmel Mission where the saint is buried, were defaced.
China’s media focus on Xi, black out papal visit to U.S.
Competing with Pope Francis was never going to be easy. So China's state media gave their leader a helping hand over the past week, all but ignoring the pope as President Xi Jinping made his own tour of the United States, reported ucanews.com.
Texts of papal speeches in New York
Read the addresses of Pope Francis, including at St. Patrick's Cathedral, the Ground Zero Memorial, Our Lady Queen of Angels School in Harlem and Madison Square Garden during his visit to New York Sept. 24-25.
Pope brings Gospel of ‘encounter’ to Madison Square Garden
Seeing New York for the first time in his 78 years of life, Pope Francis said he knew Madison Square Garden was an important gathering place for sporting events and concerts. For him, it was transformed into a chapel in the heart of the Big Apple.
Scenes from Pope Francis’ visit to New York
The pope's two-day visit to the Big Apple preceded his stop in Philadelphia, which was the final leg of his first Apostolic visit to the United States.
In a first, Vatican flag flies over U.N. along with other nations’ flags
The Vatican is a permanent observer at the U.N. A resolution to fly the flags of permanent observers was introduced by Palestine, the only other permanent observer, and passed Sept 10.
Pope at 9/11 Memorial: Violence is never impersonal, always brings tears
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Honoring both the pain and the strength of the families of those who died at the World Trade Center on 9/11 and drawing on the pools of water that are part of the site's memorial, Pope Francis spoke about tears and quenching the world's longing for peace.
Pope Francis addresses United Nations in NYC
Read the texts of the pope's speeches to U.N. staff and to delegates in the U.N. General Assembly today in New York, in English and Spanish.