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Pope Francis waves to schoolchildren after arriving at the Apostolic Nunciature, the Vatican's diplomatic mission in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 24.

Before The Pope Met With Kim Davis, He Met With A Gay Couple

7:02pm October 02, 2015

by Laura Wagner

A day before his private meeting with controversial Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, Pope Francis met with his friend from Argentina at the Vatican Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Pope Francis met with Rowan County, Ky., clerk Kim Davis at the Vatican Embassy in Washington last week. He's seen here leaving the embassy building on Thursday.

Vatican Details Pope's Meeting With Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis

1:21pm October 02, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Responding to a flood of interest, the Vatican says the private meeting shouldn't be seen as an endorsement of all of Davis' views.

Kentucky's Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis speaks after receiving the "Cost of Discipleship" award at a Family Research Council conference last week in Washington, D.C.

Kim Davis And Pope Francis Had A Private Meeting In D.C.

7:06am October 02, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The Vatican is acknowledging the meeting took place. Davis, who has refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, says she met the pope at the Vatican Embassy in Washington.

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis at the Rowan County Judicial Center in Morehead, Ky. Davis spent five days in jail earlier this month for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Religion

Kentucky Clerk Again Accused Of Interfering With County Marriage Licenses

4:58pm September 22, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, who cited her religious beliefs in refusing to issue licences to same-sex couples, reportedly has altered marriage license forms, raising questions about their validity.

Surrounded by sheriff's deputies, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, with her son Nathan Davis standing by her side, makes a statement to the media Monday at the front door of the county Judicial Center in Morehead, Ky.

Kim Davis Back At Work, But Remains Defiant

4:27pm September 14, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Kentucky clerk says she asked that her name and title be taken off marriage licenses but that she won't stop her deputies from issuing them. She says she has "great doubts" the licenses are valid.

Musicians lead protesters in hymns outside the Carter County Detention Center in Grayson, Ky., on Tuesday.

Just Before Big Rally, Kim Davis Is Released From Jail

6:09pm September 08, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Judge David L. Bunning also ordered Davis not to interfere when her deputy clerks issue marriage licenses. Davis was released just as a rally began outside the detention center.

Alan Hoyle, 54, says he flies the American flag upside down because this country is in distress.

Kim Davis Supporters Rally In Front Of Detention Center

9:15pm September 05, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Christians many of them said are under attack and Davis is a victim. Supporters prayed and called on the governor to step in.

Street preacher Jeffrey Shook, with Unity Baptist Church in Hickory N.C., preaches to Kim Davis protesters in front of the Carl D. Perkins Federal Building in Ashland, Ky., Thursday. Same-sex couples in Rowan County began marrying Friday — but Davis' la

National

Attorneys For Kim Davis: Marriage Licenses Issued Friday Are 'Void'

6:02pm September 04, 2015

by Bill Chappell

After spending the night in jail, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis tells her lawyers, "All is well," adding that she slept well. She also says she is prepared to stay in jail.

National

Kentucky Clerk's Office Issues Same-Sex Marriage License

3:30pm September 04, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

A deputy clerk issued the license, while the elected county clerk spent the morning in jail. A gay couple who had tried five times before finally got their marriage license.

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis listens to a customer following her refusal to issue marriage licenses at the Rowan County Courthouse on Tuesday.

Kentucky Clerk Found In Contempt For Refusing To Issue Marriage Licenses

4:39pm September 03, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Kim Davis, the Rowan County clerk, has been defying court orders by refusing to hand out marriage licenses in protest of same-sex marriage. A judge ordered her taken into custody.