Francis accuses critics of ‘instrumentalizing’ death of Benedict XVI“People wanted to score points for their own side,” Francis said. “The people who instrumentalize such a good person, so close to God…those people don’t have ethics, they are people who belong to a party, not to the church.” Feb 5Elise Ann Allen
News AnalysisCatholicism must reckon with the risks of a ‘Saffron Taliban’ in IndiaFeb 5John L. Allen Jr.
Salt of forgiveness ‘burns but also heals,’ Pope says in final act on Africa tripFeb 5Elise Ann Allen
In blunt opening salvo, Pope tells South Sudan leaders to get serious about peaceFeb 3Elise Ann Allen
Meeting Congo war victims, Pope decries external, internal forces fueling conflictFeb 1Elise Ann Allen
Pakistan leader says Islamic societies face ‘duty’ to protect religious freedomJan 29Nirmala Carvalho
Pope’s chief of staff could undercut star witness in Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’Jan 28John L. Allen Jr.
Holy Land church leaders condemn settler attack in Jerusalem’s Christian quarterJan 28Elise Ann Allen
