Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis questions Donald Trump's Christianity over migrants Pope Francis has become immersed in the US election campaign after calling into question Donald Trump’s Christianity. Speaking during his in-flight 18/02/2016
Now playing Next Vatican Pope raises concerns for Christians in talks with Iraqi PM Abadi Pope Francis hosted Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Wednesday and raised concerns about the desperate plight of Christians and other 10/02/2016
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis celebrates Jubilee day in honour of Padre Pio Thousands of Roman Catholic faithful gathered on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square to celebrate a Jubilee day for the revered mystical monk, Padre Pio 06/02/2016
Now playing Next Vatican Catholic Saint Padre Pio's remains begin journey to the Vatican The partially-reconstructed remains of Padre Pio have begun an overland journey to the Vatican at the request of the Pope. He died in 1968 and was 05/02/2016
Now playing Next Vatican "The Devil's Job": ex-Vatican Bank chief Tedeschi on finance and morality Italian economist and banker Ettore Gotti Tedeschi was president of the Vatican’s Bank at a time of turmoil from 2009 to 2012. Amid a 04/02/2016
Now playing Next Vatican Pope receives Iran's President at Vatican with warm welcome and private meeting Pope Francis welcomed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to the Vatican on Tuesday. The two held a private talk that lasted 40 minutes. They discussed 26/01/2016
Now playing Next no comment Pope blessing lambs Popes are used to receiving all types of visitors from heads of states to celebrities and even the kind that bleat. Pope Francis observed the feast 22/01/2016
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis uses new book to call for more compassion within the Church Pope Francis has called for Roman Catholic leaders to be “compassionate shepherds to a wounded humanity”. The message comes in the publication of a 13/01/2016
Now playing Next Vatican Pope calls on Europe to maintain principles of humanity Pope Francis has said the flood of new arrivals was a major burden for Europe and had given rise to “significant” fears over security and 11/01/2016
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis holds Epiphany mass, Eastern Christians prepare for Christmas The Vatican has held the annual Epiphany mass, marking the official end of the Christmas season. Pope Francis spoke in his homily of restless hearts 06/01/2016
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis calls for an end to injustice in his first, solemn, mass of the New Year Pope Francis has urged people to combat the “torrent” of misery, injustice and violence in the world. The pontiff was speaking as he celebrated his 01/01/2016
Now playing Next Vatican Pope urges return to simplicity at Christmas Eve mass Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in front of a congregation of 10,000 people. He used the opportunity to remind 25/12/2015
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis pledges to cleanse spiritual 'diseases' during Curia speech Pope Francis is vowing to push ahead with moves to cleanse Church bureaucracy, amid scandals and charges of greed and corruption. It came during 21/12/2015
Now playing Next Vatican Five go on trial at the Vatican The trial has opened in the Vatican into the alleged theft of confidential documents from the Holy See. Journalists Gianluigi Nuzzi and Emiliano 07/12/2015
Now playing Next Cinema Pope Francis biopic hits the big screen The first biopic of Pope Francis is hitting the big screen. Based on an Argentinian bestseller about the Pope, ‘Call me Francis’ follows the story 30/11/2015
Now playing Next Vatican Vatileaks 2 trial opens Two journalists and three others implicated in the latest Vatican leaks scandal have gone on trial. All defendants face up to eight years in prison 24/11/2015
Now playing Next Vatican Journalists investigated in Vatican leaks scandal The internal scandal surrounding the papacy intensified on Thursday as the Vatican asked the authorities to investigate two Italian journalists 13/11/2015
Now playing Next Vatican Pope condemns recent Vatican leaks as 'a betrayal of trust' Pope Francis has used his weekly Sunday address to thousands of people gathered in St Peter’s Square to condemn the recent leak of sensitive Vatican 08/11/2015
Now playing Next Vatican Vatican arrests two in 'Vatileaks' probe The Vatican has arrested two former members of a commission set up to explore reform of the church’s finances. Monsignor Lucio Ángel Vallejo Balda 02/11/2015
Now playing Next Vatican Two arrests in Vatican's worst leaks scandal since 'Vatileaks' A “serious betrayal of the trust bestowed by the pope”. So says the Vatican after two members of a commission set up by Pope Francis to study reforms 02/11/2015
Now playing Next no comment Pope Francis closes synod calling for a more 'compassionate' church Pope Francis closed a contentious bishops’ meeting on family issues on Sunday. He called for a more open-hearted, compassionate Church rooted in 26/10/2015
Now playing Next Vatican Synod reaches uneasy compromise as Pope takes on conservatives The Pope appears to have reached some form of agreement with the conservative clergy at an often tetchy synod on the family. The synod voted to allow 25/10/2015
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis brain tumour report denied by Vatican The Vatican denies an Italian media report that Pope Francis has a benign brain tumour. Newspaper group, Il Quotidiano Nazionale, says the pontiff 21/10/2015
Now playing Next Vatican Pope Francis proclaims married couple saints in historic ceremony Four new Catholic saints were proclaimed by Pope Francis on Sunday at a mass for some 65,000 people in St Peter’s Square. Those canonised included 18/10/2015
Now playing Next Vatican #Vatican: Pope asks for forgiveness but does not say why The Pope has asked members of the Catholic Church for forgiveness. It is an unprecedented step, the reasons for which the Vatican has not clarified 14/10/2015
Now playing Next Vatican Homosexuality, divorce & remarriage up for discussion at Vatican synod Pope Francis has urged bishops to put aside personal prejudices and has called for frankness, courage and humility within the Catholic church. His 05/10/2015