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 it was a...
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 bega...
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...
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 who h...
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 year ol...
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...