The Pope's ambassador in Britain has told Premier there would be no situation when the Holy Father would endorse military action in Iraq. Tens of thousands of Christians have been forced to flee Iraq...
Pope Francis is worried about the on-going financial crisis in Greece, according to the Vatican. Fr Federico Lombardi, a Vatican spokesperson, said the pontiff wanted to express his closeness to the ...
Pope Francis would be "guaranteed 100% safe" if he were to visit Iraq, according to the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of the country's capital, Baghdad. The pontiff had expressed a wish to visit the co...
Pope Francis has sent condolences to tornado victims in Alabama and US President Donald Trump will visit on Friday. Twenty-three people were killed and dozens more were injured when the powerful torn...
Pope Francis has appealed to the Iraqi President 'with a heart full of pain' to stop to violence in the country. In a letter to Fouad Massoum the Pontiff urges him to try and put an end to the "bruta...
Pope Francis has written to prisoners in an Italian city telling them that they are loved. He sent the letter to those incarcerated in Velletri, a city south east of Rome.The pontiff was responding...
Pope Francis has called for Europe to create a fair immigration policy that will aid refugees who come to the continent looking for help. During an address to the European Parliament he said governme...
Pope Francis has used the final mass of his South American pilgrimage to urge the Catholic Church to be more welcoming. The pontiff told an estimated one million people at a service in the Banado Nor...
Pope Francis has said women have "legitimate claims" to seek more justice and equality in the Catholic Church, but stopped short of endorsing more sweeping call Francis issued a document inspired by ...
The Vatican has relaxed it rules on how Catholics should spend the Sabbath. New guidance issued in a report entitled Giving the Best of Yourself states that Catholics should feel free to play sports ...
British popstar Rita Ora is going to perform for Pope Francis on eve of Mother Teresa's canonisation. The 'I will never let you down' and 'How we do' singer is taking part in a special concert befo...
A chaplain to Dover Port says it's "very worrying and distressing" that large numbers of people are putting their lives at risk by trying to force their way int Security's been stepped up on both sid...
Portugal coach Fernando Santos thanked "God, the Father" for his team's first-ever title after shocking Euro 2016 hosts France. Portugal secured a 1-0 win against favourites France through Eder's stu...
A man in Portugal, who was left with the dilemma of having to find childcare for his children during the Pope's visit, got the country's Prime Minister to do th The Portuguese government granted civi...
Staff at the UK embassy of Eritrea are being sent postcards in protest against the treatment of Christians in the East African country. Christians are being encouraged to write to the diplomatic buil...
Police are reviewing CCTV images after illegal posters criticising the Pope's treatment of conservatives within the Catholic Church have appeared in Rome. Dozens of the banners, which include a pictu...
An Italian woman on trial at the Vatican accused of leaking confidential documents has claimed that the scandal so far is nothing compared to what she can revea Fracesca Chaouqui, a PR guru, has now ...
More than 60,000 people worldwide have so far watched a one hour Instagram live video that begins daily at midnight for people to praise God. Tagged as the #HallelujahChallenge, Nigerian gospel artis...
Aid workers in South Sudan are being praised by a Christian charity for their bravery amid rising conflict. Christian Aid has paid tribute to all of those who face significant dangers as they help ...
We're being urged to pray that a political transition in The Gambia can take place without any bloodshed. Christian charity The Gambia Partnership is speaking as foreign troops line up on the west Af...
