VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless "dictatorship of the economy", called for stronger regulation of financial markets.Full story
Pope Francis has denounced the global financial system, blasting the "cult of money" that he says is tyrannizing the poor and turning humans into expendable consumer goods. Full story
Pope Francis has made hundreds of new saints at his first canonization ceremony in St. Peter's Square. Here is a look at the people receiving the Catholic Church's highest honor: Full story
On Wednesday Pope Francis addressed nuns from around the world, telling them they must be spiritual mothers rather than spinsters and avoid becoming overly ambitious. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
The death toll is climbing in the Bangladesh garment factory building collapse and it’s sparking a larger discussion about profit vs. the poor with Pope Francis weighing in, stressing the dignity of workers. Kate Childs Graham and Tsedeye Gebreselassie discuss.
In an unusual development, both popes are now in the Vatican: Pope Francis and the pope emeritus. Benedict had been staying at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
NBC’s Claudio Lavanga talks with MSNBC’s Craig Melvin to talk about Pope Francis’s efforts to confront sex abuse in the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis delivers his first Easter Mass as the leader of the Catholic Church on Sunday. NBC's Duncan Golestani reports.
Pope Francis meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a private audience at the Vatican, May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Guido Bergmann/Bundesregierung /Pool (ITALY - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS)
Pope Francis gestures as he talks to German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a private audience at the Vatican, May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Gregorio Borgia/Pool
Pope Francis exchanges gifts with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a private audience at the Vatican, May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Gregorio Borgia/Pool
