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Pope Francis leaves St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican to celebrate the rite of acceptance and meeting with the catechumens, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

‘Pope Francis Effect’ has negligible impact for U.S. Catholics: poll

By Alex Hopkins - The Washington Times

Rabbi Abraham Skorka speaks during an interview at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York Wednesday Oct. 30, 2013. Skorka _ rector of the Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano in Buenos Aires, which has ties to the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York _ finds himself in the unlikely position of being close friends with a pope. When Francis was Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, he and Skorka co-wrote a book of dialogues on Judaism and Roman Catholicism. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

A rabbi whose good friend became Pope Francis

By Rachel Zoll - Associated Press

Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, left, of Louisville, Kentucky, vice president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Cardinal Timothy Dolan, right, of New York, conference president, are seen past fellow bishops during the conference's annual fall meeting in Baltimore, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Kurtz was elected to a three-year term for president of the conference after serving the last three years as vice-president under the outgoing Dolan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Louisville Archbishop Kurtz easily wins election to head U.S. Catholic group

By Nathan Porter - The Washington Times

Pope Francis blesses and comforts a disfigured man suffering from a rare disease called neurofibromatosis. (EPA via The New York Post)

Pope Francis calls for ‘courage’ and blesses disfigured man

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: De-emphasizing dogma for politics’ sake

Illustration by Mark Weber

ORSI: The pope’s blurred red lines

By Michael P. Orsi

**FILE** Then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies on Capitol Hill on Jan. 23, 2013, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

The Wrap: From Hillary’s heads-up on Benghazi findings to California’s gun grab, the week that was

The Washington Times

Pope Francis reaches out to kiss a child as he arrives to the Aparecida Basilicia in Aparecida, Brazil, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Pope’s pivot: Blasts abortion a day after decrying church’s ‘small-minded rules’

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Referring specifically to abortion, gay marriage and contraceptive use, Pope Francis said, "it is not necessary to talk about these issues all the time." He said, "The proclamation of the saving love of God comes before moral and religious imperatives." (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Liberals take heart from Pope Francis’ ‘home for all’ remarks

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Pope Francis, right, speaks with Rev. Renzo Zocca, second from right, and owner of the Renault 4L seen at left, his assistant Luigi Macchioni, and car-body repairer Stefano Veronesi, fourth from right, after he was donated the car by Zocca, at the Vatican, Sept. 7, 2013. Rev. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)

New popemobile? Pope Francis gets 1984 Renault 4 with a stick shift

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**FILE** Pope Francis recites the Angelus prayer from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sept. 1, 2013. (Associated Press)

Pope Francis to G-20: Military action in Syria ‘futile’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

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WUERL: A new morning with Pope Francis

By Donald W. Wuerl

Pope Francis celebrates a Mass attended by a reported 3 million people on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, July 28, 2013, as he wrapped up his historic trip to his home continent. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Pope Francis: ‘Who am I to judge’ gays?

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

An estimated 3 million worshippers crowd the shore of Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, July 28, 2013, as Pope Francis celebrates the final Mass of World Youth Day. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Pope Francis draws 3 million worshippers to Mass on Copacabana beach

By Jenny Barchfield and Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

** FILE ** Pope Francis delivers his homily during a Mass at Rio de Janeiro's Cathedral in Brazil, Saturday, July 27, 2013. (Associated Press)

Pope issues blistering criticism of Brazilian church for losses to evangelicals

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