The pope has named 17 new cardinals from Africa, Asia, South America, Oceania and Europe. 13 of those chosen are under the age of 80 and, as such, are eligible to vote in a conclave to elect his suc...
Pope Francis has praised his predecessor, saying Benedict XVI is having trouble getting around, but has a sharp mind and memory. The current pope said: "His mind and his memory are intact, perfect."...
Pope Francis has commented on the Kentucky clerk who spent five days in jail after refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. During an in-flight conference on his flight to Rome from t...
Pope Francis celebrated World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sunday with a Mass in St Peter's Basilica, encouraging people to not be afraid of meeting people w He said we should "overcome our fears ...
Pope Francis has officially opened the Jubilee Year of Mercy, which is intended to show a more merciful side of the Catholic Church. The pontiff held a huge open air Mass at the Vatican attended by u...
Pope Francis has said that pilgrimage is a way of believers expressing their faith in God. Speaking during an address on Thursday he spoke about how pilgrims carry their own faith and history and sa...
The pope has paid his respects to Miriam Wuolou, who had been secretary at the Vatican. The 34-year-old was seven months pregnant when she died and had been working as a secretary at guest house Sant...
The pope has been photobombed by a dog at his most recent Vatican appearance. The smiling animal was pictured behind him when the pope attended a special dog training session at St Peter's Square in...
Pope Francis is to meet with two victims of Chile's military dictatorship during his upcoming trip and is not ruling out a private encounter with victims of cle Spokesman Greg Burke made the comments...
The pope has renewed his appeal for peace in Syria and an end to its six year conflict. Speaking at his weekly audience on Wednesday he told those gathered: "I want to emphasise and reiterate my sol...
Pope Francis has welcomed the end of the conflict in Colombia after government forces and FARC (Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels The pontiff was speaking as the end of...
Pope Francis' reported comments to a gay man that "God made you like this" have been embraced by the LGBT community as another sign of Francis' desire to make g Juan Carlos Cruz, the main whistleblow...
He made the comments during an audience with the cardinals who elected him. Pope Francis has paid a heartfelt tribute to his predecessor Benedict the 16th saying his faith and teaching had "enriched ...
Pope Francis celebrated Mauritius' ethnic and religious diversity during a day-long trip to the Indian Ocean nation, but he also urged the government to resist Francis spent the final day of his wee...
Pope Francis has complimented the people of Mexico during his weekly audience, praising them for being "so welcoming to migrants. God bless you". A group of Mexicans present in St Peter's Square for ...
Pope Francis has congratulated a small Arab country for its "generosity" in welcoming more than one million refugees. He also praised the "welcoming hearts" of the Lebanese people in accepting both C...
Pope Francis has said that prayer prevents the hardening of the heart and makes a real difference to the lives of ordinary people. He was speaking at Mass at the Casa Santa Marta and discussed how pr...
Pope Francis has visited the site of an earthquake in central Italy which killed nearly 300 people, praying silently alone amid the rubble. The Vatican only announced the Pope's visit to the quake zo...
The Catholic Church has been given 35 new saints, proclaimed during a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St Peter's Square, Rome. Thirty of the saints proclaimed on Sunday are martyrs, including prie...
The five day visit by Francis is the first papal trip to Asia for 15 years. Pope Francis has celebrated an open air mass with more than 50,000 Catholics at a football stadium in South Korea on the se...
