Vatican has announced it is offering "indulgences" to followers of Pope Francis' tweets. The church's granted indulgences reduce the time…
Pope Francis has been named “Man of the Year” by the latest Italian edition of Vanity Fair. The Argentinean pontiff,…
Pope Francis is visiting the tiny island of Lampedusa, where instead of tooling around in the popemobile, he's making his…
Pope Francis has visited Italy's tiny island of Lampedusa and condemned the "global indifference" to migrants’ plight during a Mass.…
The Italian Football Federation has announced they will play Argentina in a friendly match to honor the soccer-loving Argentinean Pope…
Pope Francis said during his Sunday Angelus address to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square that Pope Benedict XVI's decision…
Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, a senior Italian cleric, has been arrested in connection with an inquiry into the Vatican bank scandal…
Pope Francis has set up a commission of inquiry to review the activities of the Vatican bank, following recent scandals.…
Pope Francis’ last-minute no-show at a concert where he was to have been the guest of honor has sent another…
Pope Francis offered Down Syndrome teenage Alberto di Tullio a very rare privilege during his general audience last week -…
Pope Francis blessed crowds of motorcyclists at the Vatican for the 110th anniversary of Harley-Davidson. Leather-clad bikers lifted their arms…
Pope Francis has taken his first major step towards reforming to the troubled Vatican bank, naming Monsignor Battista Mario Salvatore…
Pope Francis has acknowledged the existence of a "gay lobby" inside the Vatican. The pontiff also said there was a…
According to the UN' food agency, around 1.3 billion tonnes of food, or one third of what is produced for…
Pope Francis has condemned mafia groups for "exploiting and enslaving people", urging mobsters to repent. Speaking after his weekly blessing…
The Vatican has denied claims that Pope Francis performed an exorcism, after TV 2000 images showed a man apparently reacting to…
In his first major speech on the financial crisis, Pope Francis has called on world leaders to end the "cult…
Pope Francis has proclaimed the first saints of his pontificate in a ceremony at the Vatican - a list which…
Pope Emeritus Benedict has returned to the Vatican, two months after becoming the first pontiff to resign in 600 years.…
Pope Francis has appointed a group of cardinals to advise him on how to reform the Vatican's often arcane bureaucracy.…
Pope Francis prepares to tackle some of the Catholic Church's major problems and he starts with the Vatican Bank, which…
Pope Francis has delivered his first Easter Sunday message since being elected with a passionate plea for peace. The newly-elected…
Pope Francis celebrates his first Easter Sunday since his election, with an open-air Mass in St Peter's Square at the…
Italy's Rai TV broadcast for the first time images of the Turin Shroud, which is revered by many Christians as…
Pope Francis has referred to "so many Muslim brothers and sisters" during a Good Friday procession dedicated to the suffering of…