Pope Benedict is to step down as head of the Roman Catholic Church on February the 28th. In an entirely unexpected development Pope Benedict XVI has announced he's stepping down as head of over one b...
Pope Francis has announced the world teacher of the year via video message from Rome. The second annual Global Teacher Prize went to Palestinian teacher Hanan Al Hroub who works with children w...
Pope Francis has called for authorities to do more to secure the release of an Italian priest and two Orthodox bishops kidnapped by extremists in Syria. The Greek Orthdox bishop of Aleppo, Boulos Yaz...
Pope Francis has issued a "heartfelt appeal" to European leaders, asking them to allow 49 migrants aboard two ships in the Mediterranean to land. The pontiff said the leaders should show "concrete so...
Pope Francis has appointed an African priest as apostolic nuncio to Ireland for the first time. The position of apostolic nuncio is the Vatican's diplomatic representative in Ireland.The 60 yea...
An internationally known preacher known for pushing the boundaries of Catholicism has been promoted in the Holy See. Revd Timothy Radcliffe has been named consulter to the Pontifical Council for Just...
Pope Francis has appointed a new bishop of Trincomalee, according to the Vatican. Revd Fr Christian Noel Emmanuel will be succeeding Bishop Joseph Kingsley Swampillai, who resigned after he reached t...
Pope Francis arrives in Armenia for a three-day visit on Friday. He will spend three days in the country and has already received a letter from neighbouring Azerbaijan, urging Pope Francis to call up...
Pope Francis has arrived in Myanmar in the start of a tour which will include visiting Catholic communities in neighbouring Bangladesh but the big question is w The pontiff's trip has been designed t...
Pope Francis has been asked to apologise to Native Americans on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church. The Holy Father has been asked to say sorry for the crimes committed against them during European ...
Pope Francis has called on the global community to respect all migrants and help people seeking refuge all over the world. During his weekly address he said "these brothers and sisters of ours are se...
A new special edition Lamborghini Huracan sports car presented to Pope Francis will be auctioned off and the proceeds donated to a charity that helps Christians Part of the funds raised from the auct...
A football match for world peace has been organised after it was suggested by Pope Francis. The match will be played at Rome's Olympic Stadium and has been organised by former Inter Milan and Argenti...
Pope Francis has approved a Church day of remembrance and prayer for abuse victims. The pontiff's allowing Catholic bishops in individual countries to decide what day it should be on, rather than put...
Pope Francis has given his support to some sort of military action in Iraq but not unilateral bombing by America. The Holy Father said: "In these cases, where there is an unjust aggression, I can onl...
Pope Francis has wished Rome luck for its bid to host the 2024 Olympics, which may include some events in the Vatican, but then joked that he would not be aroun According to Reuters, Francis, who turn...
Pope Francis has excommunicated a convicted paedophile from the Catholic Church. Argentinian Jose Mercau was the priest at St John the Baptist Church in the San Isidro diocese, which is on the outski...
Pope Francis has banned the sale of cigarettes and tobacco inside Vatican City, starting at the beginning of the New Year. A statement released on Thursday by Greg Burke, director of the Holy See pre...
Pope Francis is expected to highlight the persecution of Christians in the Middle East during his three day visit. It is only the fourth visit by a Pope to the majority Islamic country.The pontiff is...
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the bishop at the centre of Chile's clerical sex abuse scandal as he launches the purge of a church that has lost i A Vatican statement said Francis had a...
