Pope Francis

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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