Peru 20/01/2018 Pope visits northern Peruvian town of Trujillo to say Mass to those devastated by flooding in 2017 Francis, who has often warned about the effects that climate change has on the poor,
Peru 20/01/2018 Pope condemns corruption on Peru trip The pontiff's hard-hitting speech may have made uncomfortable listening for his host, President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Peru 19/01/2018 Pope defends native Amazonian peoples Francis decried the "pressure being exerted by big business interests" seeking petroleum, gas, lumber, and gold
Chile 19/01/2018 Pope in Chilean sexual abuse cover-up row It wasn't all marriages on airplanes. The Pope has caused outrage on his visit to Chile by refusing to condemn Bishop Juan Barros, who stands accused of a cover-up.
Peru 19/01/2018 Peru President asks visiting Pope Francis for help Pedro Pablo Kuczynski urged Francis to help bring the country together after a political crisis.
Chile 18/01/2018 Pope marries cabin crew couple on Chile flight The mid-air ceremony was the first in papal history.
Italy 08/01/2018 Pope Francis delivers a hard-hitting address from the Vatican Pope Francis has called on all nations to support dialogue to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula and to work for a legally-binding ban on nuclear weapons.
Vatican 08/01/2018 'Feel free to breastfeed here', Pope tells mothers in Sistine Chapel "Don't be afraid, feed them, because this too is the language of love," said the Pope.
Vatican 01/01/2018 In his message for World Peace Day, the Pope has said the world must not ‘extinguish hope’ in hearts of migrants, refugees Pope Francis offered his reflections on 2018 as he celebrated New Year's Day Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and later greeted some 40,000 people in St. Peter's Square.
Italy 31/12/2017 Pope leads First Vespers and Te Deum prayer Pope Francis in his year-end message said 2017 had been marred by "war and lies"
Vatican 25/12/2017 Pope uses Christmas Mass to spread message of hospitality Pope Francis urged hospitality towards migrants and refugees in his Christmas Midnight Mass
USA 20/12/2017 Disgraced former archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Bernard Law, has died in Rome at 86. Law became a central figure in the worst crisis to hit the Roman Catholic Church in America - the alleged cover-up by church officials of sexual abuse of children by priests.
world news 29/11/2017 Pope urges Myanmar to resist 'revenge' in first mass Pope Francis staunchly defended the rights of ethnic minorities in a speech during his first mass in Myanmar.
Myanmar 28/11/2017 Pope fails to mention Rohingya in speech Pope Francis failed to mention Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya minority as he stood on stage with the country’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Vatican 15/11/2017 Pontiff receives gift of special Lamborghini It's definitely a step up from the pope-mobile, but the pontiff won't be using his gift of a Lamborghini on the tree-shaded roads of the Vatican gardens.
France 30/10/2017 Pope statue in French town sparks row Cross on monument to Pope John Paul II ruled to break French law on separation of Church and State
world news 26/10/2017 Pope Francis asks ISS astronauts about 'man's place in the universe' The pontiff took part in a 20-minute video call with the crew of the ISS
world news 25/07/2017 Pope's top aide in court charged with historical sex abuse One of the Pope’s top advisors is facing sex abuse charges in Australia. Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's economy minister, is the most senior Catholic to be charged with sex crimes
world news 29/06/2017 Cardinal George Pell denies sex offences High-ranking Vatican official Cardinal George Pell asserts his innocence as he is charged with multiple, historical sex crimes.
