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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.

Pope Francis speaks at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia, on Saturday. On Sunday, the pontiff wraps up his six-day visit to the U.S. by celebrating a huge Mass in the city.

Pope: 'God Weeps' For Victims Of Sex Abuse

3:56pm October 01, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Francis also told bishops at a morning meeting that "I commit to a careful oversight to ensure that youth are protected."

Pope Francis waves during a parade to an open-air Mass in Philadelphia on Sunday.

Pope Francis Says Goodbye, As U.S. Trip Concludes In Philadelphia

3:55pm October 01, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The pontiff's six-day visit to the U.S. came to an end at Philadelphia International Airport, where he met Vice President Biden and delivered a brief farewell to the American cities that hosted him.

Pope Francis Arrives In New York After Speech At Congress

1:20pm October 01, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis arrives in New York Thursday evening for the second leg of his historic visit to the United States.

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Pope's Meeting With Kim Davis Puts A New Twist On His Visit

12:55pm October 01, 2015

by Renee Montagne

Joshua McElwee, Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, talks about the pope's meeting with Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who has refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses.

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Pope's Commitment To Religious Freedom Highlighted On U.S. Trip

6:44pm September 30, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Emma Green, who covers religion for The Atlantic, about the Pope's meeting with Kim Davis and the complexities of his politics.

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Pope Strikes A Chord With Catholics And Non-Catholics Alike

6:44pm September 28, 2015

by Tom Gjelten

From The White House to a lunch with homeless people, from the halls of Congress to a Philadelphia prison, Pope Francis made waves during six-day US visit among U.S. Catholics and the public at large.

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Reporters asked the pope about clergy sex abuse, peace in Colombia, his impressions of the U.S. and other issues on Sunday's flight back to Rome.

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An Airborne Papal Press Conference As Francis Returns Home

5:36pm September 28, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis took questions for an hour on his flight back to Rome. Before returning to the Vatican, he offered prayers of gratitude for his U.S. and Cuba visits, NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

On Plane Back To Rome, Pope Reflects On His First U.S. Visit

3:26pm September 28, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

A visibly tired Pope Francis spoke with reporters during a freewheeling press conference in the air. Topics included his impressions of the U.S., clergy sex abuse and women's role in the church.

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Pope Tells Inmates To Prepare To Put Their Life On The Right Road

12:23pm September 28, 2015

by Jeff Brady

On his last day in the U.S., Pope Francis visited inmates at a prison in Pennsylvania and told them they should not view their confinement as an exclusion from society.

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