Now playing Next Ukraine The week in pictures: Devastation in Ukraine, a tomato festival in Spain and an historic Papal visit The best photos from across Europe this week 03/09/2023
Now playing Next Mongolia Pope joins shamans, monks to highlight Mongolia's faith diversity With China's crackdown on religious minorities as a backdrop, Pope Francis joined Mongolian shamans, Buddhist monks and a Russian Orthodox priest Sunday to highlight the role that religions can play in forging world peace, as he presided over an interfaith meeting highlighting Mongolia's tradition o 03/09/2023
Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Pope arrives at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Ulaanbaatar Pope Francis arrives at the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, during the first papal visit to the Asian nation sandwiched between China and Russia. 02/09/2023
Now playing Next Mongolia Pope starts Mongolia visit by praising the country's religious freedom Pope Francis on Saturday praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of its founder, Genghis Khan, as he opened the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation with a plea for peace and an end to the “insidious threat of corruption”. 02/09/2023
Now playing Next no comment Mongolia's children greet Pope Francis in traditional dress With just 1,450 Roman Catholics, Mongolia is one of the newest catholic communities in the world. 01/09/2023
Now playing Next Mongolia Pope Francis visits Mongolia, home to 1,400 Roman Catholics The Pope will visit a cardinal and a charity run by nuns as well as meeting political leaders in Mongolia 01/09/2023
Now playing Next Mongolia Pope Francis in Ulaanbaatar at start of historic visit to Mongolia The former Soviet country has fewer than 1,500 Roman Catholics 01/09/2023
Now playing Next Italy Message in the sky over Italy spread Vatican conspiracy theory Messages transported by small planes over Italy’s beaches this summer have spread the debunked conspiracy theory that Pope Francis is not the legitimate head of the Catholic Church. 30/08/2023
Now playing Next Vatican Pope causes fury after praising Russia's imperialist past The Vatican stepped in to clarify the remarks after Pope Francis told young people they were the "heirs of the great Russia". 29/08/2023
Now playing Next Green News Pope Francis to write second part of landmark environmental letter The previous document is thought to have had an impact on commitments at the 2015 Paris climate conference. 22/08/2023
Now playing Next Italy Migrants from dozens of boats reach tiny Italian isles Migrants who set out in dozens of flimsy boats launched by smugglers on Tunisian shores have disembarked on three tiny Italian islands in a span of two days, officials said. 14/08/2023
Now playing Next Vatican Pope condemns assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Several Colombians have been arrested in connection with the murder of Fernando Villavicencio. 12/08/2023
Now playing Next Portugal Pope Francis desciribes the Mediterranean as a migrant 'cemetery' Pope Francis calls for action to save the lives of migrants who perish in the Mediterranean, or the deserts of North Africa, trying to reach Europe 07/08/2023
Now playing Next Portugal Pope Francis ends Portugal trip with message of hope for young people Pope Francis ended a five-day trip to Portugal on Sunday with a massive open-air Mass for an estimated 1.5 million people who camped out overnight on a vast field to attend the grand finale of the World Youth Day festival. 06/08/2023
Now playing Next Portugal Pope Francis visits the world-renowned Catholic Shrine of Fatima Pope Francis prayed with a crowd of around 200,000 people on Saturday on what was his second visit to Portugal's Shrine of Fatima since he became leader of the Catholic Church. 05/08/2023
Now playing Next no comment No comment videos of the week Let the pictures tell the story. 05/08/2023
Now playing Next Portugal Pope blasts Portugal's Catholic hierarchy for ignoring sexual abuse The pope said that ignoring the clergy sexual abuse scandal for so long marred the Catholic Church and drove people away from it. 03/08/2023
Now playing Next Portugal Pope Francis blasts response to clerical child abuse in Portugal Pope Francis blasted Portugal’s Catholic Church leaders for the “scandal” of clerical sex abuse on a visit to the country, saying their actions had helped drive the faithful away. 02/08/2023
Now playing Next Portugal 'Lighting lamps of hope': Pope Francis urges Europe to seek peace Francis is widely expected to meet in private with survivors of child abuse during his visit to Lisbon, as he has done on past foreign trips. 02/08/2023
Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Catholic pilgrims fill Lisbon as World Youth Day begins Pilgrims fill the streets of Lisbon as the world's largest Catholic gathering, a week-long religious festival known as World Youth Day, kicks off in the Portuguese capital, a day before Pope Francis arrives on his first foreign trip since recent surgery. 01/08/2023
