Pope Francis will visit Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on September 22-25 as the three Baltic nations celebrate their 100th anniversaries. The Vatican confirmed the trip on Friday, saying Francis woul...
The approval rating of Pope Francis by Americans has fallen by 17% in the past 18 months. New figures show 59% of the country favourably rate the Holy Father compared to an all-time high of 76% at th...
The Pope has appealed to the international community to offer assistance, after the deaths of hundreds migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Following his April 19th Regina Caeli address, Catholic...
Pope Francis has hit out at people who go to church at the weekend but do not follow the teachings of the Bible on a daily basis. The pontiff said there's "no point" going to Sunday services if you'r...
Pope Francis has told off priests and bishops who take pictures during Mass instead of focusing their "hearts on God". During his weekly Mass at St. Peter's Square on Wednesday he said: "The priest s...
Pope Francis has strongly criticised US bishops for damaging the credibility of the Catholic Church with the ongoing child sex abuse crisis. In an eight-page letter, the pontiff rebuked the American ...
Pope Francis has suggested women will never be priests within the Catholic Church. The leader was speaking on a plane on the way to Rome from Sweden, a country where Catholics make up just one per ...
Pope Francis' comments about the Armenian genocide have fuelled a campaign to turn a famous cathedral in Turkey into a mosque. He recently called Turkey's killing of approximately 1.5 million Armen...
Pope Francis suffered a black eye after hitting his head on the so-called Popemobile when his vehicle stopped suddenly. The pontiff was met by hundreds of well-wishers in Cartagena, Colombia, on the ...
Pope Francis was late to his traditional public gathering at St Peter's Square on Sunday because he got stuck in a lift. He was trapped for 25 minutes in a lift in the Vatican and had to be rescued b...
The Pope's been given a football shirt by a British fan. Francis received the Celtic shirt, which was personalised with his name and the number eleven at the General Audience in Rome on Wednesday.It ...
The bags, printed with the papal coat of arms, have been distributed to mark Pope Francis's birthday. The sleeping bags, which bear the papal crown above a pair of crossed keys, have been given to ...
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...
