Pope Francis has given his blessing to a women's football team at the Vatican. Made up of female staff plus wives and daughter of men working at the Holy See, the team is set to take on AS Roma befor...
The Pope is giving a prominent new role to the Vatican's most experienced sex crimes investigator. The move is a sign that Francis is looking to improve the Holy See's response to abuse at a time the...
Pope Francis has described the resumption of US-Cuban relations as an "example" of reconciliation to the whole world and called on political leaders on both sid "For some months now, we have witnesse...
Pope Francis has praised Morocco as a model of religious moderation and migrant welcome as he visited the north African kingdom. King Mohamed VI welcomed Francis as he arrived in Rabat during an unus...
Pope Francis has parted ways with a luxury car, with the money raised by its sale being used to restore Church buildings destroyed by Islamic State in Iraq. A silver and gold Huracán Coupé presente...
Pope Francis is wrapping up his visit to Myanmar with a Mass for young people before heading to neighbouring Bangladesh where the Rohingya Muslim refugee crisis Francis has so far refrained from spea...
Pope Francis is heading into a former war-ravaged city to pray with victims of Colombia's long conflict and urge them to overcome their grief by forgiving their The highlight of his visit to the cent...
Pope Francis will personally hear the confessions of parishioners in Rome on Friday. It is part of the Catholic Church's '24 hours for the Lord' event, which will see priests around the world make th...
Pope Francis has urged the international community on Sunday to help migrants crossing the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. In the past two weeks, nearly 3,000 people from Myanmar and Bangladesh ha...
The pope has accused some Christians of abandoning "all ethical standards" and becoming "caught up" in "verbal violence" which permeates the internet and media. In a new 100-page document advising fa...
Pope Francis has granted the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) an audience to talk about the ongoing violence in the central African count DRC has been in and out of conflict si...
Pope Benedict XVI thanks public for their "love and prayers" as he makes first public appearance since announcing his resignation. Pope Benedict XVI is due to hold what is expected to be his last pub...
Pope Francis has begun the third and final leg of his South American pilgrimage by honouring Paraguay's democratic progress. Francis has sought to encourage the poorest and most marginal during his t...
Pope Francis has paid tribute to Lithuanians who suffered and died during Soviet and Nazi occupations on the day the country remembers the near-extermination of Francis began his second day in the Ba...
The Pope has expressed hope his visit to Ireland will help grow unity and reconciliation among Christians on the island. In a video message released ahead of his weekend arrival, Pope Francis said he...
An estimated one million people attended a mass held by Pope Francis in Madagascar's largest city on Sunday. The country's capital, Antananarivo was filled with worshippers waving yellow and white 'V...
Pope Francis has imposed new financial accountability regulations on the Vatican's multimillion-dollar saint-making body. It's after gross abuses were uncovered in two books which claimed hundreds of...
Pope Francis is embarking on his first visit to America. Here's what he has planned with all times in BST.Wednesday 23 September2:15 p.m - Welcoming ceremony at the White House. Speech from Pope Fran...
Pope Francis has urged the Central African Republic (CAR) to cease conflict and has asked Christian and Muslim groups to lay down their weapons. The pontiff told people to instead arm themselves wi...
Pope Francis has announced plans to meet the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in the first ever meeting of this kind. The pontiff's announced he'll meet with Patriarch Kirill in Cuba next week bef...
