Newsmax RSS FeedTue, 07 May 2013 12:29:44 EDTPope Francis' first overseas trip as pontiff will be to Brazil where he is scheduled to visit a slum, meet juvenile prisoners, and pray at the country's national shrine, the Vatican confirmed Tuesday. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:12:17 EDTFor the second time in two weeks, Pope Francis has warned against the temptation to gossip and speak ill of others.Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:07:56 EDTPope Francis has urged a group of young offenders to be at the service of one another, reminding them that Jesus came to serve and help mankind. Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:21:22 EDTMany have been remarking on how much frailer Benedict XVI appears in images of him meeting Pope Francis. He seems even thinner, more gaunt and much weaker than he did just less than a month ago.Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:35:16 EDTEdward Pentin reporting from Rome — As Pope Francis confirmed his attendance this coming July to the Church's World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Vatican is currently mulling a visit to the Pontiff’s native Argentina on the same trip, Newsmax has learned.Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:04:41 EDTPope Francis will give his first address to diplomats Friday when he is expected to present his own vision of justice and peace for the world.Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:33:09 EDTHe's only been Pope for three days, but Francis has unwittingly found himself involved in a diplomatic dispute caused by remarks he made last year about the Falkland Islands, the disputed British territory in the South Atlantic. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:02:51 EDTStunned but elated can best describe the mood in St. Peter's Square as the name of Jesuit Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was announced from the loggia of the basilica.Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:58:36 EDTBenedict XVI has decided not to attend the Mass to inaugurate his successor as Pope, the Vatican said Wednesday. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:21:51 EDTAs cardinal electors enter the Sistine Chapel to start the business of choosing a new Pope, the question of whether it is time to select a man from the developing world is uppermost in their thoughts. If they go that way, perhaps the strongest candidate is Brazilian Cardinal Odilo Scherer.Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:50:22 EDTAn Italian cardinal close to Benedict XVI is emerging as the front-runner in early voting to elect a new Pope, Vatican observers say.Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:51:32 EDTEdward Pentin reporting from Rome — Pope Benedict XVI’s leaves behind a legacy that lacks his predecessor’s conspicuousness but is no less profound.Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:07:39 EDTEdward Pentin reporting from Rome — So many theories have been bandied around about the real reasons for Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation that many continue to be in the dark about the Pope’s real motives. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:36:55 EDTEdward Pentin reporting from Rome — Pope Benedict XVI received a long standing ovation this evening after giving his last public homily in St. Peter’s basilica.Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:40:59 EDTEdward Pentin reporting from Rome — Fevered speculation is already underway over who could succeed Pope Benedict XVI when he retires on Feb. 28th — and there is no shortage of names being put forward.Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:27:39 EDTNewly discovered wartime British intelligence documents appear to show that the Vatican under Pope Pius XII was instrumental in helping fund the Allied war effort that ended the Holocaust and won victory over the Nazis.Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:00:52 EDTA new encyclical, a visit to Rio, and possibly two consistories of new cardinals are just some of the highlights expected for Pope Benedict XVI this coming year.Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:21:51 EDTRecent Popes may not need advice on effective leadership, but it may be helpful to some of their aides and, indeed, any Christian. Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:58:36 EDT“The re-election of President Obama would be the greatest threat to religious freedom and to the Catholic Church in the history of the United States,” said one senior American Vatican official, speaking to Newsmax on condition of anonymity.Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:27:52 EDTThe Catholic Church will mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council in a few days — a time of great reform aimed at opening up the Church to the modern world.