Vatican

Trenton Diocese Bishop David O'Connell is resting comfortably in Rome after suffering a heart attack while on a pilgrimage, according to The Trenton Monitor.

Pope Francis and the Vatican have issued a statement on Monday morning that the Catholic Church can not bless or oversee same-sex marriages.

President Barack Obama and the Vatican gave distinctly different accounts of the president's audience with Pope Francis on Thursday, with Obama stressing their common ground on poverty and inequality but Vatican officials emphasizing concerns over Obama's health care law, which mandates contraception coverage.