Pope Francis I has delivered his first Angelus prayer and blessing before a crowd of many thousands gathered in St…
Pope Francis I has said he wants "a poor Church, for the poor" following his election as the next pontiff.…
The Vatican has denied that Pope Francis I failed to speak out against human rights abuses during military rule in…
Pope Francis I, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936, is the 266th and current Pope of the Catholic…
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, has been elected the 266th Roman Catholic Church's new Pope. The Argentine…
Cardinals are beginning their second day of deliberations in the Vatican conclave to elect a new pope, after an indecisive…
The papal conclave has failed to elect a new pope after first day of voting at Vatican. Black smoke rising…
Cardinals have begun voting to elect a new Pope at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. The 115 cardinal-electors were locked in…
Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world are due to meet in Rome to begin the process of electing the…
Pope Benedict XVI has officially resigned today, saying that he now "will simply be a pilgrim" starting his last journey…
Vatican has announced that Pope Benedict XVI has amended Roman Catholic Church law so that the conclave selecting his successor…
Pope Benedict XVI will not interfere in choosing his successor after his shock decision to resign at the end of…
Bishop Tawadros has been chosen as the new pope of Egypt's Coptic Christians, becoming leader of the largest Christian minority…
Egypt's Coptic Christians will learn the name of their new pope on Sunday, when a blindfolded child selects the name…