Pope Francis has visited a northern region of Italy which was hit by two deadly earthquakes in 2012. The pontiff was welcomed by tens of thousands of people who lined the street to greet him.He laid ...
Pope Francis has paid a visit to the retired Pope Benedict at his Vatican residence to wish him a happy summer. The two men met before the ex-Pope moved to the traditional papal summer residence of C...
Pope Francis arrived in Sweden today to celebrate with the Lutheran Church. It's the first time Pope Francis has visited the country and the first time a pontiff has visited Scandinavia since Pope Jo...
Pope Francis has visited the Vatican's new homeless shelter that was set up to help those in need. He met around 30 men that use the services, as well as volunteers that run the shelter which is loca...
The pope has warned Catholics away from fortune tellers, saying seers do not follow the teaching of Jesus. In his morning Mass, Pope Francis said that fortune tellers and seers cannot help people fin...
Pope Francis urged Bangladeshi priests and nuns to resist the "terrorism of gossip" that can tear religious communities apart as he brought his Asian tour to a As he has done in similar encounters, ...
Pope Francis has warned Catholics not to follow Jesus for vanity, power and wealth. Pope Francis has warned Catholics not to follow Jesus for vanity, power and wealth.Speaking at mass yesterday he sa...
Pope Francis demanded world leaders renounce atomic weapons and the Cold War-era doctrine of deterrence, saying the stockpiling of nuclear arms decreases securi Francis blasted the demise of arms con...
Pope Francis will "do everything he can" to come to Ireland in 2018, a senior Vatican official has said. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Prefect of the Holy See's Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life said th...
It's been suggested that welcoming the Buddhist holy leader could complicate the Vatican's relations with China. The Dalai Lama - who is a Tibetan exile - is attending a summit of Nobel Peace Prize w...
Pope Francis is to take 120 homeless people to see the Turin Shroud. He has paid for two coaches to visit the artefact in north Italian city, with the first group leaving next Wednesday.Both groups w...
Pope Francis will visit Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on September 22-25 as the three Baltic nations celebrate their 100th anniversaries. The Vatican confirmed the trip on Friday, saying Francis woul...
The approval rating of Pope Francis by Americans has fallen by 17% in the past 18 months. New figures show 59% of the country favourably rate the Holy Father compared to an all-time high of 76% at th...
The Pope has appealed to the international community to offer assistance, after the deaths of hundreds migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Following his April 19th Regina Caeli address, Catholic...
Pope Francis has hit out at people who go to church at the weekend but do not follow the teachings of the Bible on a daily basis. The pontiff said there's "no point" going to Sunday services if you'r...
Pope Francis has told off priests and bishops who take pictures during Mass instead of focusing their "hearts on God". During his weekly Mass at St. Peter's Square on Wednesday he said: "The priest s...
Pope Francis has strongly criticised US bishops for damaging the credibility of the Catholic Church with the ongoing child sex abuse crisis. In an eight-page letter, the pontiff rebuked the American ...
Pope Francis has suggested women will never be priests within the Catholic Church. The leader was speaking on a plane on the way to Rome from Sweden, a country where Catholics make up just one per c...
Pope Francis' comments about the Armenian genocide have fuelled a campaign to turn a famous cathedral in Turkey into a mosque. He recently called Turkey's killing of approximately 1.5 million Armeni...
Pope Francis suffered a black eye after hitting his head on the so-called Popemobile when his vehicle stopped suddenly. The pontiff was met by hundreds of well-wishers in Cartagena, Colombia, on the ...
