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SIBARI, Italy, June 21 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday took on one of Italy's most dangerous organized crime groups, calling it an example of "the adoration of evil" and saying Mafiosi "are excommunicated". The pope, speaking about the 'Ndrangheta crime group during a mass in the southern... Sign in to see full entry.

Josephine McKenna: VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis on Monday (June 2) warned married couples against substituting cats and dogs for children — a move that he said leads to the “bitterness of loneliness” in old age. The pope made his comments as he celebrated daily Mass with 15 married couples in the... Sign in to see full entry.

By David K. Li: Little green men from outer space can be Catholics too! Pope Francis, bending over backwards to strike an inclusionary tone for his church, joked that he’d welcome Martians into the fold and baptize them. “Green men, with a long nose and big ears, like children draw,” Francis told... Sign in to see full entry.

BY Carol Kuruvilla: Beware the devil! Pope Francis warned followers during a Friday homily that Satan is alive and kicking in the 21st century and that Catholics should always be on guard. “Look out because the devil is present! The devil is here...” the Pope said during a Mass recorded by Vatican... Sign in to see full entry.

By Damon Linker: A few weeks ago, I wrote about how the sweeping acceptance of gay marriage in recent years is owed in large part to Christianity. Rejecting the rigidly hierarchical and stratified societies of the ancient world, Jesus Christ taught the equal dignity of all persons, proclaimed that... Sign in to see full entry.

Pope accidentally says 'f***' during Sunday blessing after getting his Italian wrong By Nick Pisa: With millions of people hanging on your every word, it was a slip-up Pope Francis would really have preferred not to make. While giving his weekly blessing from the Vatican, the Argentinian mistakenly... Sign in to see full entry.

Joshua J. McElwee: Vatican City - Japan's bishops have publicly responded to a Vatican survey of global Catholics' views on family issues, stating bluntly that church teachings are not known in their country and the Vatican's Europe-centric view hampers efforts at evangelization in places where... Sign in to see full entry.

By Maria Tadeo: Pope Francis has warned "unjust" social conditions like unemployment can lead to sin, financial ruin and even suicide. In his message for Lent, the Jesuit pope said depriving people of the dignity of work, education and access to health care can lead to "moral destitution". He said:... Sign in to see full entry.

thedailybeast: Turns out that nun who gave birth to a child named after the Pope is in good company in the long history of virgin births. Professor Candida Moss on all the strange excuses given when there’s no father. Last week a nun in Italy gave birth to a baby boy after being rushed to hospital... Sign in to see full entry.

Carol Glatz Catholic News Service: Vatican City: Priests, bishops and lay Catholics who cause scandal, are living lives cut off from God, and their corruption ends up poisoning others, Pope Francis said. "The Word of God was rare in these scandals; the Word of God was rare in these men and women.... Sign in to see full entry.