The Vatican's communications director has announced his resignation. In a surprising move, Greg Burke wrote on Twitter that it was the right time for the Pope to put together a new team.His deputy, P...
Pope Francis' vision for Europe is concerned for all of its citizens, according to a Catholic charity. Â Caritas Europe has been meeting in France to discuss how European citizens can better work tog...
A mixture of high demand and people getting protest tickets means thousands have registered to see the Pope in August. The Pope chose the Republic of Ireland as the location for the tri-annual event ...
Pope Francis' visit to the United States has been hailed as "massively successful" by a Catholic commentator. The Holy Father is now back in Rome after his tour of America which involved visits to Wa...
The pope has delivered a surprising message to dioceses around the world on the eve of Divine Mercy Sunday. Speaking to the faithful gathered in St Peters Square he said that he wishes "a hospital, ...
It's been labelled the battle of the Popes but the Vatican says it's unlikely the two living pontiffs will watch the World Cup final together. On Sunday night Pope Francis' Argentina takes on Benedic...
Pope Francis avoided one key issue in his encyclical address to the Catholic church on climate change, according to a population charity. Population Matters said the pontiff had more power than anyo...
The Vatican investigator sent to take testimony from Chilean sex abuse victims has said the Holy See is "making history" with Pope Francis's emergency summit of The Rev Jordi Bertomeu, a Spaniard in ...
Hundreds of people have gathered outside an opticians in Rome to watch Pope Francis go shopping for new glasses. The pontiff insisted on leaving to Vatican to visit the store, despite the optician of...
Pope Francis appeared to express his disapproval of Russia last night as he continued his visit to Georgia. On the first day of his trip the pontiff gave a speech with the Georgian president at his s...
The Pope is considering taking up a charity's challenge for him to become vegan for Lent. The Million Dollar Vegan campaign - run by a couple from York, offered the pontiff a donation of $1m (£771,40...
Pope Francis has met the families of nine victims of a terrorist attack in Bangladesh last summer. The attack happened when five militants took hostages at Holey Artisan Bakery in an affluent area o...
Pope Francis has met with Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho and other members of a project using technology, the arts and sport to promote peace and integration a Scholas Occurrentes* - Launched in 201...
Pope Francis has met with the actor George Clooney and his wife, the human rights lawyer Amal, as he continues to highlight the migrant crisis in Europe. The pontiff had invited the couple to a semin...
Pope Francis has met privately with an American Jesuit who has been attacked by conservative US Catholics for reaching out to gays, the latest evidence of Franc The Vatican listed the audience with F...
The brother of David Haines, the British aid worker murdered by Islamic State met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday. Mike Haines has continued to promote inter-religious tolerance and uni...
Pope Francis has received relatives of the victims of this summer's lorry attack in Nice, offering "immense compassion" and encouraging them not to respond to h The audience at the Vatican on Saturda...
Pope Francis received the Polish President in a special audience on Monday. President Andrzej Duda and the ponfitt discussed the upcoming World Youth Day in Kraków according to Catholic World News.Ot...
Pope Francis met with hundreds of Italian earthquake survivors at the Vatican on Thursday. At the audience held in the Vatican's Paul VI hall, the Catholic leader said survivors must rebuild their he...
Thousands of people lined streets in Chile's capital as Pope Francis visited the Latin American country for the first time. But crowds in Santiago were sparser than those seen during visits to neighb...
