An archbishop accused of protecting sexually abusive priests has resigned, with Pope Francis appointing an administrator to oversee his archdiocese until a succ The resignation of Monsignor Aldo di C...
The Pope has warned the refugee crisis in Europe could see terrorists infiltrating the continent's shores, in an apparent reference to Islamic State extremists. Despite conceding that the influx of m...
The Pope has accepted the resignation of an Australian archbishop convicted of covering up the sexual abuse of children by a priest. Francis' move followed mounting pressure from Australian priests a...
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Los Angeles bishop, Monsignor Alexander Salazar, following allegations of misconduct, officials said. The Vatican announced the resignation in a one-lin...
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a US bishop who admitted covering up for a suspected child abusing priest. Bishop Robert Finn, from the diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph in Missouri, admi...
Dozens of conservative Catholic figures have written to the pope, accusing him of promoting false teaching in areas of doctrine including marriage. Sent to Francis last month, the contents of the doc...
Pope Francis has accused victims of Chile's most notorious paedophile of slander - an astonishing end to a visit meant to help heal the wounds of a sex abuse sc Francis said that until he sees proof ...
Pope Francis has acknowledged that the sex abuse scandals rocking the Catholic Church are driving people away and said the church must change if it wants to kee Francis referred directly to the crisi...
Benedict XVI gave his final general audience in St Peter's Square in Rome to an audience of thousands. The Pope said in his final general audience in Rome that he 'has great trust' in the future of t...
Pope Francis has apologised to people in Argentina for any offense he may have caused. In a letter addressed to men and women from his home country, the pontiff addressed that he has made mistakes as...
Pope Francis has warned youngsters not to become too attached to their mobile phones. The Pope welcomed students, their family members and teachers from Rome's Visconti High School in the Pope Paul V...
The Pope has reiterated his support for breastfeeding in public by encouraging new mothers to nurse their babies during a service at the Vatican he admitted was The Pontiff's comments, during a cerem...
Pope Francis has affirmed marriage as being between a man and a woman only, as Italian politicians prepare to continue debating a law allowing civil partnership The pontiff made the comments in the V...
Pope Francis has authorised a "thorough study" of Vatican archives into how a prominent American cardinal advanced through church ranks despite allega The Vatican issued a statement saying ...
Pope Francis has changed church teaching on the death penalty by saying it can never be approved because it attacks the inherent dignity of all people. The Vatican said that Francis has changed the c...
Prayers are being said all over the world for Paris following a series of attacks on the French capital on Friday evening. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that ...
Pope Francis and Rev Billy Graham have made the top ten list of the most admired men in the world. The results are from a Gallup poll in which 1,049 American adults were interviewed.Pope Francis came...
Pope Francis has welcomed the former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres to the Vatican for a meeting about working towards peace in the Middle Ea The 92-year-old, who served as the nin...
Pope Francis and the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians have issued a joint appeal for political leaders to "support the consensus of the world Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew I ca...
Pope Francis has appointed 15 new cardinals from countries around the world. Ethiopia, Myanmar, Tonga have all been given new cardinals by the Holy Father with the new intake coming from 14 countries...
