Pope Francis appeared visibly annoyed in Mexico as he told over-enthusiastic crowds not to be selfish during the fourth day of his visit. Some people tugged on his sleeve from behind a barrier, at on...
A specially-chosen group of priests have been asked by Pope Francis to show a more merciful approach towards people confessing during the Holy Year of Mercy.&nb He told the priests: "It's not with th...
Pope Francis has said the UK should obey a UN resolution and return to Mauritius a disputed Indian Ocean archipelago that hosts the US military base at Diego Ga Francis cited Catholic doctrine in res...
Pope Francis has thanked Amazon regional bishops for their "candour" at a meeting which called for ordaining married priests and other changes to help the Catho In his homily on Sunday at a Mass to c...
Pope Francis has spoken out thanking nuns for their strength and courage in an evening prayer service in St Patrick's Cathedral in New York. On Friday he will address world leaders at the United Nati...
Pope Francis will visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima north of Lisbon, where six reported visions of Mary, to child shepherds took place a century ago. The Argentine pontiff is due to arrive in...
Pope Francis will celebrate Mexico's Indian population later today with a visit to heavily indigenous Chiapas state, where he will preside over a Mass in three The visit marks the half-way point in ...
Pope Francis can now add 'actor' to his CV. He has a cameo and plays himself in a new religious-themed feature film called Beyond The Sun.It's about four young children from different cultures trying...
The pontiff is set to travel around Italy next year, according to the Vatican. He will visit Genoa and Milan, two cities he was meant to make trips to last year, but cancelled owing a busy Jubilee ...
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will make a return trip to Assisi, Italy, in September. The Holy See Press Office says he will travel on 20th September and visit the birthplace of St Fr...
Pope Francis is planning a visit to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia next year, as the Baltic nations celebrate their 100th anniversaries. A spokeswoman for Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite confi...
The Pope is set to meet Fidel Castro during his visit to Cuba this weekend. The Vatican has said the meeting between the pontiff and the former Cuban leader is "highly likely" to take place in the ca...
Pope Francis will visit Thailand and Japan in November in a visit expected to highlight his call for complete nuclear disarmament and honour the small Catholic The Vatican confirmed the trip to Asia...
The pope is expected to wash the feet of refugees during Easter Week. Pope Francis will wash the feet of young refugees during the special foot-washing ritual over the Easter break.He has also offi...
Christians around the world are celebrating the World Day of Prayer for Peace. Pope Francis is returning to Assisi to observe the day, which is celebrated annually on 20th September.Speaking earlier ...
The leaders of South Sudan's Roman Catholic Church have called on Pope Francis to visit the war-torn nation. "We know his heart is in South Sudan," Samuel Abe, secretary general for the archdiocese o...
Pope Francis has used a speech on the lawn of the White House to call for action on climate change saying it was "clear" that it was a problem which "can no lon The pontiff was welcomed to America on...
Pope Francis has urged Bulgarians to open their hearts and homes to migrants, arguing that a country like Bulgaria, which is losing so much of its population to As he arrived in the Balkan nation for...
Pope Francis on Friday denounced the proliferation of adult and child pornography on the internet and demanded better protections for children online. It came even as the Vatican confronts its own cr...
Pope Francis has stressed the importance of protecting the environment in Mexico and condemned centuries-old exploitation and social exclusion of Mexico's indig The pontiff celebrated Mexico's Indian...
