Pope Francis is holding special collection today throughout Europe's Roman Catholic churches to raise funds for people affected by the war in Ukraine. Earlier in April he asked tens of thousands of p...
Pope Francis conducted a Mass in Georgia to a half-empty stadium. The pontiff's efforts to improve relations with the Georgian Orthodox Church suffered a setback after leaders of the denomination cho...
Pope Francis has met with victims of Japan's 2011 nuclear disaster and called for the world to rethink its reliance on nuclear power as it considers the planet Francis recalled that Japan's Catholic...
The pope has concluded his five-day visit to Mexico by spreading a message of love and compassion for all of its people as well as migrants who use Mexico as a Some are branding Pope Francis' brief ...
Pope Francis has welcomed 21 refugees to join him for lunch in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. The group ate in the building opposite St Peter's Basilica and spoke to the pope about their new lives i...
The Pope made history on Thursday after being the first pontiff in history to address a joint meeting of Congress in the United States (U.S). He urged politicians to defend and preserve the dignity o...
Pope Francis has added two Portuguese shepherd children to the roster of Catholic saints at an open air Mass in Fatima. The young siblings' visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago made the town one ...
Pope Francis marked Pentecost on Sunday during a Mass service attended by thousands of people in St Peter's Square. He described two temptations Christians must avoid in order to be a "new" people an...
The pope has met a dog credited with rescuing a four-year-old year girl from the rubble of an Italian earthquake. Rescue dog, Leo, found Giorgia in rubble in town of Pescara del Tronto, she was the ...
The Pope's financial advisor has been charged in Australia with multiple counts of historical sexual assault offences. George Pell, the country's most senior Catholic, has become the highest-ranking ...
The pope has said that "compassion" is an essential component for anyone that wants to work in medicine. Speaking to doctors from Spain and Latin American he said: "The doctor's identity and commitm...
The Pope has said that people that cannot forgive are not Christian in his most recent morning Mass. During the homily Pope Francis warned against conflict within the Christian community and said pri...
Pope Francis has compared abortion to hiring a hitman to "take out a human life to solve a problem". Francis made the comments during a weekly audience at the Vatican dedicated to the commandment exh...
Pope Francis has urged Catholics to be guided by their individual conscience on issues like sex, marriage and family life instead of strict rules. In a major document lasting 256 pages the pontiff ma...
Pope Francis has questioned the hypocrisy of Christians who don't welcome refugees. The pontiff was asked a question by an audience member at a meeting of Catholic and Lutheran pilgrims from Germany...
The Pope has said it may be acceptable, or even "morally necessary" for couples that do not work well together and are at war with each other, to split up. Pope Francis and the Catholic Church has tr...
Pope Francis has said people should feel free to criticise him because it's not a sin. The pontiff was speaking to a group of bishops at the Italian Bishops Conference on Tuesday about issues in the ...
Pope Francis has said he used to have weekly sessions with a psychoanalyst to "clarify some things". The revelation came in a dozen conversations Francis had with French sociologist Dominique Wolton,...
Pope Francis has asked for forgiveness for recent scandals that have hit Rome and the Vatican. The Holy Father did not cite specific examples in his off-the-cuff request for pardon at the start of hi...
Around 2% of Catholic clergy are paedophiles according to Pope Francis. The Pontiff has said he's been given reliable data which shows 1 in 50 priests have committed child abuse.In an interview with ...
