A second miracle attributed to Mother Teresa has been recognized by Pope Francis, clearing the way for the Roman Catholic…
Pope Francis has opened the Holy Door of St Peter's Basilica in Rome to launch the Catholic Church's Year of…
The Vatican announces it has ordered the first ever external audit of its assets as part of Pope Francis' efforts…
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are attending a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in Uganda. Pope Francis is speaking at…
Five people, including two journalists, who are accused of leaking and publishing Vatican secret documents revealing mismanagement in the Holy…
The first ever canonization of a married couple will be conducted by Pope Francis in a ceremony in Saint Peter's…
Pope Francis has apologized for recent scandals "either in Rome or in the Vatican". The pontiff made the surprising apology…
In his first speech after his arrival in Cuba, Pope Francis has called for the Church in the communist island…
Leftist Bolivian President Evo Morales has given a crucifix sculpted in the shape of a hammer and sickle to Pope…
Pope Francis is visiting Ecuador at the start of his seven-day tour of Latin America. Ecuador's left-wing President Rafael Correa…
Pope Francis has issued an encyclical, calling for fossil fuels to be "progressively replaced without delay". The pontiff urges the…
Pope Francis has created a tribunal to hear cases of bishops accused of covering up child abuse by priests. The…
Tens of thousands of Catholics have attended a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis at a stadium in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Pope Francis'…
Pope Francis is visiting Bosnia-Herzgovina, where about 100,000 people are expected to greet him. The Pope's visit to the capital…
Two 19th Century nuns, who lived in what was then Ottoman-ruled Palestine and were native Arabic speakers, will be canonized…
Cuban President Raul Castro will meet Pope Francis in a private audience at the Vatican. The Argentine Pope played a…
During his traditional Easter Sunday's Urbi et Orbi address, Pope Francis has called for peace in Syria and Iraq. The…
Pope Francis is celebrating a Mass of Jesus Resurrection in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City starting with 10:15 AM…
Pope Francis has begun leading the traditional Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) at the Colosseum in Rome at 9.15 pm local…
Enzo Cacialli of Don Ernesto restaurant in Naples - the legendary home of pizza - ran toward Pope Francis’ motorcade…
In a recent interview with Mexican television, marking the second anniversary of his election, Pope Francis has suggested he may…
Pope Francis will be the first ever pontiff to address the US Congress, lawmakers in Washington have announced. The Pope…
The Philippine government is facing calls for an inquiry after it admitted relocating homeless people temporarily during Pope Francis' visit.…
Millions of people are expected to attend an outdoor Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in the Philippine capital Manila. An…
Pope Francis has arrived in typhoon-hit city of Tacloban in the Philippines to hold an open-air Mass. Tacloban was devastated…