The Pope has met with the leader of the Salvation Army at the Vatican, a move that is expected to lead to further relations between Salvationists and the Holy S In his address on Friday to André Cox...
Pope Francis met with survivors of priests who sexually abused them, wept with them and apologised for the "irreparable damage" they suffered, his spokesman sai The pontiff also acknowledged the "pai...
Four British imams met Pope Francis at the Vatican today in efforts to build relations. The Imams visited with Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who has been coordinating interreligious discussions with the ...
Pope Francis has missed out on the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize. The pontiff had been one of the favourite for the award after his interventions in the relationship between Cuba and the USA and for his opp...
Despite being favourite to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Pope Francis has missed out on the prestigious award this year. Instead, it was jointly awarded to two campaigners who have fought for children's...
Pope Francis must respond with "great caution" to an invitation to visit North Korea, a leading Christian advocate for religious freedom has told Premier. Benedict Rogers from Christian Solidarity Wo...
Pope Francis named one of Italy's leading anti-Mafia prosecutors as president of the Vatican's criminal tribunal, just days after a new scandal erupted over all The appointment of Giuseppe Pignatone ...
Pope Francis has appointed a cardinal to be his new camerlengo after the current post holder retired. Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, 71, will replace Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone after he stepped down on h...
The pope has offered his condolences to the family of an investigative journalist killed by a car bombing in Malta on Monday. In a rare reaction by the Catholic leader to the death of a private citiz...
Pope Francis has given priests the power to forgive mothers who've had abortions, and doctors who have performed them. It's after the pontiff declared 2016 would be a Holy Year of Mercy, where priest...
The Pope has held a private audience with US President Donald Trump, putting aside their previous clashes. The president, accompanied by his wife and several aides, arrived at the Vatican on Wednesda...
Pope Francis has offered prayers for those who are "courageously" dealing with the terrorism which is gripping the world in "fear and bewilderment". Giving his New Year address, to the tens of thousa...
The pontiff has written a letter - printed in an Italian newspaper - in response to a question about whether God forgave those who do not believe in Him. Pope Francis has said in a letter to an Ita...
Pope Francis is willing to meet government and opposition leaders in Venezuela to try and restart attempts to solve a volatile political crisis in the country, President Nicolás Maduro (pictured be...
Pope Francis has officially changed the wording of the Lord's Prayer, after claims that the translation was misleading. The pontiff first voiced his concerns about the wording in 2017, and called for...
Pope Francis has declined to confirm or deny claims by the Vatican's retired ambassador to the United States that he knew in 2013 about sexual misconduct allega Francis said the 11-page text by Archb...
The Pope has said he won't rule out speaking to so called Islamic State (I.S.), if he thought it could bring about peace in Iraq and Syria. While admitting it would be "almost impossible" to open dia...
Pope Francis opened a divisive meeting on preserving the Amazon and ministering to its indigenous peoples on Sunday as he fended off attacks from conservatives Francis celebrated an opening Mass in ...
Pope Francis urged Catholic bishops to dream of a future free of the mistakes of the past and hit out at clericalism as he opened a global church lead Yet close to the Vatican's synod hall, about t...
Pope Francis has admitted that he personally ordered an investigation into claims of child sexual abuse in Spain. Earlier this week three priests and a lay person in the city of Granada were arrested...
