Pope Francis has spoken on the topic of family and illness in his latest June address. The Holy Father talked about the work of Jesus, who met with the sick and healed them.The address said that Jesu...
The Pope has reactivated his plans for a trip to South Sudan. Pope Francis was forced to cancel the visit in 2017 because of the civil war in the world's youngest country.The pontiff met with South S...
The Pope has stated "A Christian cannot be an anti-Semite". Pope Francis was speaking after receiving a delegation from the ancient community of Mountain Jews to discuss Holocaust anniversaries and t...
Pope Francis has said access to clean water is a human right and that it is "enormously shameful" that millions of people get sick and die each year for lack of In a message to a water management con...
Pope Francis has told churches they need to be better at welcoming people who are deaf and hard of hearing. The Pope was speaking on the World Day of the Deaf on Sunday and offered prayers for deaf ...
The pope has told Europe that it is the only continent that can bring humanity together. Speaking to a group of Christian socialists from France Pope Francis said: "Europe is the only continent that...
The Pope has called out the misuse of the crucifix. In a speech at St Peter's Square in the Vatican, Pope Francis said that the religious symbol should be "contemplated and understood", and "not be a...
Pope Francis has opened the Catholic Synod on the family in Rome. Speaking to bishops from around the world, he has stressed that marriage is a binding bond between a man and woman.Emphasisng the chu...
Pope Francis had a secret meeting with a Christian American county clerk who was jailed for repeatedly refusing to allow gay couples to marry, her lawyer has cl Kim Davis from Kentucky said she was r...
Pope Francis has expressed his pain and sadness after a head-on train crash in Italy which left 23 people dead. Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the smash in the south of the countr...
Pope Francis has sent greetings to Rome's Jewish population for their New Year celebrations. "I am particularly glad to convey my warmest wishes to you and the Jewish community of Rome," the Pope sai...
The Pope has written a letter to support the refugee team at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Francis has sent the letter, written in Spanish, to members of the team who are competing in the four-yearly g...
Pope Francis has not invited the Dalai Lama to a religious conference later this month in what some believe is an attempt to improve the Vatican's relations wit The Pope has been involved in sensitiv...
Pope Francis has spoken of the need to practice what you preach, after the release of two books criticising the way the Vatican spends its money. The Merchants of the Temple and Avarice both reveal a...
Pope Francis has called the Church to love and respect gay and transgender people, but criticised teaching which says those ways of living are God's intention. Speaking on the plane home after a visi...
Journalist Alfredo Leuco from Argentina first thought his birthday message was a joke but soon found himself speaking to the Pope. But he soon realised the source of the call was the Vatican, and not...
Pope Francis appeared visibly annoyed in Mexico as he told over-enthusiastic crowds not to be selfish during the fourth day of his visit. Some people tugged on his sleeve from behind a barrier, at on...
A specially-chosen group of priests have been asked by Pope Francis to show a more merciful approach towards people confessing during the Holy Year of Mercy.&nb He told the priests: "It's not with th...
Pope Francis has said the UK should obey a UN resolution and return to Mauritius a disputed Indian Ocean archipelago that hosts the US military base at Diego Ga Francis cited Catholic doctrine in res...
Pope Francis has thanked Amazon regional bishops for their "candour" at a meeting which called for ordaining married priests and other changes to help the Catho In his homily on Sunday at a Mass to c...
