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Pope canonizes 18th-century missionary; not everyone happy

September 23, 2015, 2:50pm Churches & Religion

In the first canonization on U.S. soil, Pope Francis has elevated to sainthood an 18th-century missionary who brought Catholicism to the American West Coast. Read story

Pope Francis greets children as he is escorted by President Barack Obama after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015. The Pope is spending three days in Washington before heading to New York and Philadelphia. This is the Pope's first visit to the United States. First lady Michelle Obama, second from right, and Sasha Obama, right, watch.

Pope lands on U.S. soil for first time

Pope Francis greets children as he is escorted by President Barack Obama after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015. The Pope is spending three days in Washington before heading to New York and Philadelphia. This is the Pope's first visit to the United States. First lady Michelle Obama, second from right, and Sasha Obama, right, watch.

September 22, 2015, 12:57pm Churches & Religion

Pope Francis left Cuba on Tuesday for his first trip to the U.S., wrapping up a four-day visit to the communist island with an appeal to the people to rediscover their Catholic heritage and live a "revolution of tenderness." Read story

Balloons are released into the sky after a blessing by Pope Francis, from the pilgrimage site Hill of the Cross, over looking Holguin, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. Francis traveled to Cuba's fourth-largest city, Holguin, to celebrate a Mass at the Plaza of the Revolution, and visit the pilgrimage site, before heading to Santiago de Cuba.

Pope’s visit may benefit president

Balloons are released into the sky after a blessing by Pope Francis, from the pilgrimage site Hill of the Cross, over looking Holguin, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. Francis traveled to Cuba's fourth-largest city, Holguin, to celebrate a Mass at the Plaza of the Revolution, and visit the pilgrimage site, before heading to Santiago de Cuba.

September 21, 2015, 8:21pm Churches & Religion

President Barack Obama will personally welcome Pope Francis at the airport when he arrives for his first U.S. tour, a change in protocol that normally only rolls out the red carpet at the White House. Read story

Pope Francis boards his flight to La Habana, Cuba, where he will start a 10-day trip including the United States, at Rome's Fiumicino international airport. No handshakes, selfies or fist bumps when Pope Francis enters the House chamber for his historic speech to Congress on Thursday.

No handshakes, fist bumps for pope’s speech to Congress

Pope Francis boards his flight to La Habana, Cuba, where he will start a 10-day trip including the United States, at Rome's Fiumicino international airport. No handshakes, selfies or fist bumps when Pope Francis enters the House chamber for his historic speech to Congress on Thursday.

September 21, 2015, 12:28pm Churches & Religion

No handshakes, selfies or fist bumps when Pope Francis enters the House chamber for his historic speech to Congress. Read story

A person holds up hand fans promoting the papal visit in a crowd waiting for the arrival of Pope Francis at the Plaza of the Revolution where he will celebrate Mass, in Holguin, Cuba, on Monday. Holguin's plaza was packed with people waving flags and armed with umbrellas to protect themselves from the heat. Francis is the first pope to visit Holguin, Cuba's third-largest city.

Pope presses message to Cuba: Be willing to change

A person holds up hand fans promoting the papal visit in a crowd waiting for the arrival of Pope Francis at the Plaza of the Revolution where he will celebrate Mass, in Holguin, Cuba, on Monday. Holguin's plaza was packed with people waving flags and armed with umbrellas to protect themselves from the heat. Francis is the first pope to visit Holguin, Cuba's third-largest city.

September 21, 2015, 10:16am Churches & Religion

HOLGUIN, Cuba -- Pope Francis marked a personal anniversary Monday -- the day as a teenager he decided to become a priest -- by pressing a subtle message to Cubans at a delicate point in their history: Overcome ideological preconceptions and be willing to change. Read story

Pope Francis and Cuba's Fidel Castro shakes hands, in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. The Vatican described the 40-minute meeting at Castro's residence as informal and familial, with an exchange of books.

Pope jabs at system, visits Fidel Castro

Pope Francis and Cuba's Fidel Castro shakes hands, in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. The Vatican described the 40-minute meeting at Castro's residence as informal and familial, with an exchange of books.

September 20, 2015, 8:59pm Churches & Religion

Pope Francis met with Fidel Castro on Sunday after urging thousands of Cubans to serve one another and not an ideology, delivering a subtle jab at the communist system during a Mass celebrated under the gaze of an image of Che Guevara in Havana's iconic Revolution Plaza. Read story

Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 9.

Pope to kids: Be kind, cleanly

Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 9.

September 20, 2015, 5:28am Churches & Religion

The Catholic Church has had 17 popes since the United States was founded 239 years ago. But only three traveled across the Atlantic from Vatican City for a visit. That will change Tuesday when Pope Francis arrives in Washington for a six-day U.S. visit, which includes stops in New York… Read story

Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur: What’s the Jewish new year all about?

September 19, 2015, 6:00am Churches & Religion

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year celebration, begins at sunset Sunday night. Read story

A poster of Pope Francis hangs next to a picture of revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara and Fidel Castro inside a state store that sells flour and beans in Havana, Cuba, on Friday. Francis delivered an unprecedented televised message to the Cuban people on Thursday night ahead of a four-day trip to the island.

Pope plans to duck dissidents in Cuba, spawning criticism

A poster of Pope Francis hangs next to a picture of revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara and Fidel Castro inside a state store that sells flour and beans in Havana, Cuba, on Friday. Francis delivered an unprecedented televised message to the Cuban people on Thursday night ahead of a four-day trip to the island.

September 18, 2015, 12:23pm Churches & Religion

HAVANA -- Pope Francis plans to meet with Cuba's president and its priests, its young and its sick, its churchgoers and its seminarians as he travels around the island starting Saturday. But not with its dissidents. Read story

Pope Francis arrives for the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday.

On eve of papal visit, Catholic Church vital in U.S.

Pope Francis arrives for the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday.

September 18, 2015, 6:08am Churches & Religion

Pope Francis will arrive Tuesday in the United States to find a Catholic church playing a prominent role in American life, with a vast network of charities and an infusion of energy from a fast-growing Latino population. At the same time, the church is struggling to find its footing a… Read story