Pope Francis

The student was tortured and murdered in 2016 as he was researching the country's economy.

Santos Colon Junior attempted to acquire a sniper rifle and explosives.

Priests fled after unidentified militiamen attacked buildings belonging to the Catholic church in Luebo town.

400 people have died in ongoing violence between Kamwuina Nsapu militia and security forces.

The pontiff made the comments at a summit to mark the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.

The pontiff said people who criticise youth as 'distracted and superficial' are wrong.

The girl was meeting Pope Francis for the first time on a visit to Rome.

Security chiefs unsure if target car was random choice or something more sinister but insists all agency laptops are heavily encrypted.

The Pontiff was expected to meet controversial President Kabila during a visit this summer.

It will be the first papal visit to the South American country in 31 years.

There are also concerns over wrongful use of the crossed keys emblem of the Holy See.

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.