Pope Francis has issued a new law requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-ups by their superiors to&nbs The move is part of a groundbreaking n...
Pope Francis has moved Pope John Paul I, the pope who reigned for only 33 days in 1978, a step closer to possible sainthood just days after the Vatican endorsed The Vatican said on Thursday that Fran...
Pope Francis has told a family who drove more than 13,000 miles to see him that they are crazy. Alfredo Walker, 41, wife, Noël Zemborain, 39 and their four children left their home in March to drive...
Pope Francis has lamented how Irish church authorities failed to respond to the crimes of sexual abuse, speaking during his first public appearance at the Vatic Francis presided over his weekly gener...
Pope Francis has spoken out against what he called today's "culture of insults" in the world. In his homily during Pentecost Mass in St Peter's Square, Francis also said that "the more we use social ...
Pope Francis' plane touched down in southern Poland on Wednesday afternoon as he prepares to join thousands of young people for a Catholic conference. Arriving from Rome's Fiumicino Airport, the pont...
Pope Francis is putting together a panel of experts to advise him about protecting children from sexually abusive priests. The commission will include lay people and will focus on supporting victims ...
Catholics all over the world will now be able to know what the Pope is praying for thanks to a new app. Pope Francis unveiled his own profile on the new app on Sunday during his traditional Sunday ad...
Pope Francis has held a candle lit Easter Vigil in the Vatican urging Christians to seek an answer "to the questions which challenge our faith, our fidelity, an The Holy Father started the Mass at St...
Pope Francis has paid tribute to those he said were being killed for their faith today, in Palm Sunday prayers at St. Peter's Square to usher in Holy Week ahead In his homily during the Mass that fol...
Pope Francis is on his way back to Rome after a five day trip to South Korea. The Holy Father's stay in South Korea has seen him give an open air mass to 50,000 Catholics, attend a youth festival and...
 The Pope has left the Vatican on his final day as pontiff. The Pope has left the Vatican on his final day as head of the Roman Catholic Church.Benedict XVI was flown by helicopter to the papal retr...
Images of a bemused looking Pope have been beamed around the globe after Francis was presented with a communist crucifix depicting Jesus nailed to a hammer and Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi ap...
null Pope Francis has praised two of the towering figures of the 20th-century Catholic Church as prophets who shunned wealth and looked out for the poor as he canonised Pope Paul VI and martyred Salv...
Pope Francis has made a surprise visit to one of Rome's main parks to participate in an Earth Day event. The pontiff released a special encyclical lamenting the exploitation of the Earth's environm...
Pope Francis has issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for Vatican personnel and Holy See diplomats that requires the immediate reporting of allegations to The policy shift is aimed at being a m...
Pope Francis met with leaders of the World Methodist Council on Thursday to celebrate fifty years of dialogue between the two Churches. Speaking to members from both traditions, the Catholic News Age...
Pope Francis has led a Mass to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians. Francis was joined by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan at a church service in Rome on...
Pope Francis has celebrated the first-ever airborne papal wedding, marrying two flight attendants from Chile's flagship airline during a flight from Santiago. Bride Paola Podest and groom Carlos Ciuf...
Pope Francis has presided over 20 weddings at the Vatican, including the wedding of one bride who was already a mother and several others who had  In his homily, the pontiff said families were ...
