Pope Francis

The Pope faces widespread condemnation for his 'merciful' approach to child sex offenders.

Priya Joshi Feb 25, 2017

The pontiff's message a surprise attack on members of his own church.

Tareq Haddad Feb 24, 2017

"Even God believed extreme vetting was a good thing," one Twitter user wrote.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 23, 2017

The pontiff explained that dialogue with the people around is a 'medicine against violence'.

Lara Rebello Feb 21, 2017

Chief magistrate is optimistic the Vatican has 'closed the gap' in financial monitoring standards

Oli Gamp Feb 18, 2017

The pontiff met with students and faculty of the Roma Tre University, where he spoke about the need for integration.

Lara Rebello Feb 18, 2017

Pope's comments come after an executive of the company building the pipeline compared opponents to terrorists.

Divya Kishore Feb 16, 2017

"They are our brothers and sisters, and they've been suffering for years," the pontiff said.

Sofia Lotto Persio Feb 08, 2017

The pontiff is being criticised for demanding the resignation of the grand master of the Knights of Malta.

Lara Rebello Feb 06, 2017

In the video, the Pope invites believers to spring into action to help the less fortunate.

Sofia Lotto Persio Feb 03, 2017

The President's name was put in the running for "his peace through strength ideology".

James Tennent Feb 02, 2017

Prime Minister Trudeau and Premier Philippe Couillard both called the shooting a 'terrorist attack'.

Sofia Lotto Persio Jan 30, 2017

The conflict began after a senior knight allowed the distribution of condoms in a medical project for the poor.

Lara Rebello Jan 25, 2017

The pontiff said charismatic leaders such as Trump abuse our judgement in crises.

Tareq Haddad Jan 22, 2017

Beijing said it would not hesitate to oppose any form of separatist activity in the country.

Divya Kishore Jan 21, 2017

The pontiff had earlier criticised Donald Trump for his plans to build a wall along the US-Mexico border.

Lara Rebello Jan 21, 2017

'Priests should use shabu so they would understand,' the fiery president of the Philippines said.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 19, 2017

In 2017 churches in Europe will mark the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's 95 Theses.

Lara Rebello Jan 18, 2017

The ancient Catholic lay order says the ouster of Albrecht von Boeselager was an internal matter.

Divya Kishore Jan 11, 2017

Pope called those sexually abused by priests, 'a sin that shames us'.

Sofia Lotto Persio Jan 02, 2017

The mass was supposed to remember Rocco Sollecito, a mobster killed in Canada in May.

Sofia Lotto Persio Dec 29, 2016

China's statement comes a week after the Vatican called for a dialogue with China for unity and harmony.

Ananya Roy Dec 28, 2016

Father Tom Uzhunnalil was abducted in March during an Isis attack on an old-age home in Aden, Yemen.

Ananya Roy Dec 27, 2016

The Pope sent a message to those suffering from conflicts and urged global leaders to achieve peace.

James Etherington-Smith Dec 25, 2016

The pontiff stressed the need for more women and lay people to be accepted to positions in the Church.

Lara Rebello Dec 23, 2016

Pope Francis' predecessor Benedict XVI also pardoned his whistleblowing butler in 2012.

Sofia Lotto Persio Dec 21, 2016

Duterte's net satisfaction rating continued to remain over 60% in the fourth quarter.

Ananya Roy Dec 15, 2016

US President-elect Donald Trump was ranked second, while Barack Obama slipped to 48th rank.

Ananya Roy Dec 15, 2016

High profile figures such as Pope Francis, Hillary Clinton and Angela Merkel have all warned against fake news.

James Lillywhite Dec 12, 2016

Pope Francis said that spreading disinformation was 'the greatest damage' the media can do

William Watkinson Dec 07, 2016