Pope Francis

Many challenges are weighing the country down, including ethnicity and corruption.

Revelation comes ahead of Pope Francis's scheduled visit to the country's capital Bangui.

IBTimes UK looks at the region which includes some of the biggest problems facing the Church.

Pontiff is expected to address CAR's religious conflict, LGBT rights, climate change and abortion

Human Rights Watch tells IBTimes Pope Francis should also call to end "pervasive impunity".

Activists hope Pope Francis will preach tolerance toward homosexuals and call for peaceful elections

100 people were killed in the past six weeks and 900 houses destroyed in Central African Republic

Pope Francis will be making his first visit to Africa over five days

Gay Africans hope the Pope's message of tolerance will help reduce homophobia and prejudice.

US warns that monuments, theatres and churches at risk of terrorism ahead of Catholic Jubilee

'Wake Up!' is the first release from the Argentine pontiff.

Holy See police suspect Father Vallejo and Francesca Chaouqui are whistle-blowers behind new damaging books.

Millennials have voted for the leaders that inspire them the most with Nelson Mandela coming out as a favourite.

Holy See spokesman Father Lombardi condemns report on Pontiff's health.

French couple Louis and Zelie Martin are the first married couple to be canonised by the Catholic church in modern times.

Pope issues broad public apology for scandals 'either in Rome or in the Vatican'.

Quartet beat a strong field of candidates including Pope Francis and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

There's only one certainty when it comes to the Nobel Peace Prize: you can't please everyone.

News comes on the back of child abuse becoming an issue within the Catholic church again.

Don Gino Flaim claimed he understands paedophile priests while homosexuality 'is a disease'.

BREAKING: Pontiff says brief greeting with official who denied gay marriage licence does not mean support.

Pontiff spoke in private to Kentucky county clerk who has became a cause celebre for Republicans.

Georgia executes only female prisoner on death row after series of appeals including by the Pope.

Pontiff wraps up visit to Cuba and US with Philadelphia mass.

We've got the chance to listen to Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!, first track of Vatican approved rock-pop LP.

Kim Kardashian took to Twitter to talk on the pontiff's visit to the US.

Stay up-to-date with the Pope's schedule as he visits the US.

A little girl got her wish and delivered a message to Pope Francis, urging him to push for immigration reform.

Pope added that those who come to the US should be treated humanely.

The Pope was greeted by President Obama and the First Lady when he landed in Maryland.