A recent decision by the Pope to change the wording of the Lord's Prayer won't effect UK Catholic churches. Pope Francis officially re-wrote the line 'lead us not into temptation' after claiming that...
Pope Francis' chief bodyguard has resigned over the leak of a Vatican police flyer identifying five Holy See employees who were suspended as part of a financial The Vatican said on Monday that Vatica...
The Pope's latest intervention on child abuse days before his visit to Ireland is too little too late, a campaigner said. Pope Francis said the church had delayed action and urged a culture of care a...
Pope Francis will this morning release his encyclical on climate change, the highest form of papal decree. It is a detailed document encouraging Catholics all over the world to act to halt climate ...
The man driving Pope Francis' popemobile during his visit to South American is claiming to have taken the 'best Papal selfie. Sebastián González snapped the image as the Holy Father waved the crowd...
The most senior Vatican official to be charged in connection with the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis has appeared in court in Australia for the first time. The charges against Cardinal George Pell,...
A star studded football match organised by Pope Francis to promote peace around the world has been played in Rome. The 'Interreligious Soccer Match for Peace' brought together Christians, Muslims, Je...
An investigation by Associated Press has found that a hospital in Italy has been cutting corners and putting profit before lives. The Vatican's showcase Bambino Gesu (Baby Jesus) Pediatric Hospital h...
The Vatican's children's hospital says its offer to take in terminally-ill boy Charlie Gard has been rejected by doctors in London. Bambino Gesu hospital in Rome says Great Ormond Street Hospital (GO...
Pope Francis has reached three million followers on his Instagram account. He has been using the photo sharing social media app for 20 weeks and has posted material more than 140 times, including v...
Pope Francis' Lamborghini has been sold for $1.23million. The pontiff's new special edition Huracan sports car was auctioned off at Sotheby's to raise money for charities that help Christians.Aid to ...
The Vatican ambassador who accused Pope Francis of rehabilitating a disgraced ex-American cardinal is repeating his criticisms, saying the "scourge of homosexua Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano issued a...
Pope Francis's meeting with Kim Davis "should not be considered a form of support of her position", the Vatican has said. After days of confusion, a statement has been issued clarifying Francis's mee...
Kurdish and Italian protesters have clashed with police as Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan met the Pope in the Vatican to discuss the status of Jerusalem Officers in riot gear blocked around 1...
Pope Francis has urged the new American President Donald Trump to remember "the poor, the outcast and those in need" during his time in office. The pontiff also extended his "cordial good wishes" to ...
Pope Francis has criticised people who call themselves Christians but repeatedly do things contrary to the faith. The pontiff made the apparently unscripted comments in a private morning Mass inside ...
Pope Francis has revealed he was given donkey's milk as he was growing up. The pontiff said he was given it to supplement his mother's milk after being given a gift of two donkeys by an Italian compa...
Pope Francis has called on the young people of South America to take up his environmental protection campaign, saying the defence of God's creation is not just He's been speaking at Quito's Catholic...
Pope Francis has hinted that he will only be the leader of the world's Catholics for a few more years. In an interview to mark the second anniversary of his election he said: "I have the feeling that...
The Pope has said Catholics can uphold the principle of not using birth control without 'breeding like rabbits'. Speaking during a press conference on his flight home from a trip to the Philippines h...
