Vatican Pope Francis adds 13 like-minded cardinals to Catholic hierarchy Pope Francis adds 13 like-minded cardinals to Catholic hierarchy 05/10/2019
no comment Pope Francis set for synod on challenges facing the Amazon He has summoned bishops, laypeople and indigenous groups to join him in discussing the environmental and sacramental challenges facing the region. 05/10/2019
brussels bureau Inside the Belgian church helping to welcome migrants to Europe For thirty years, the parish of Riches Claires in Brussels has been caring for those new to European life. 30/09/2019
Mauritius Where are the Chagos Islands and why do they matter to the UK? Pope Francis has called for the UK to honour a UN resolution calling for it to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius 11/09/2019
no comment Pope Francis in Mozambique on first leg of Sub-Saharan Africa trip Pope Francis arrived in the Mozambique capital of Maputo on Thursday on the first leg of his three-nation visit. 05/09/2019
Brazil Pope prays for rainforest As wildfires continue to rage through the Amazon Pope Francis has called on people to pray for the "lungs of our planet" 25/08/2019
no comment Young girl wanders on stage during pope’s audience At Wednesday General Audience, among the crowd in the hall, a girl seemed very interested by Pope Francis: she climbed on stage in front of the Pope as he was addressing the crowd. 21/08/2019
Italy Pope bombarded with insults after tweeting to pray for migrants Insults in Italian replying to a tweet from Pope Francis flooded Twitter on Monday after he wrote about migrants. 09/07/2019
Italy Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Pope Francis in Vatican President Vladimir Putin of Russia has met Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Pope Francis on a one-day visit to Rome. The Russian leader asked for the softening of the sanctions imposed on his country by the EU and the US since the war in Ukraine broke out. 04/07/2019
no comment Pope Francis dons fireman's helmet to visit cathedral in Camerino The Camerino cathedral was damaged by an earthquake in 2016. 17/06/2019
Good Morning Europe Catholic church study takes aim at modern gender identity theory The Vatican has published a document that takes aim at modern gender identity theory. The paper is called “Male and female He created them” is directed to Catholic schools, instructing them in ways to counter efforts to: “deny the natural difference between a man and a woman”. 11/06/2019
Vatican Pope Francis speaks up against politicians who “sow hate and fear” According to the Pope, Europe is "overcome by pessimism or by ideologies" after Italy, Britain, France and Poland elected nationalist politicians into the European Parliament 04/06/2019
Romania Pope Francis in Romania warns against division through ideology On the final day of his Romania trip, Pope Francis speaks of the courage of Catholics persecuted under Communism. 02/06/2019
world news Pope Francis visits Romania's cultural capital On the last leg of his trip to Romania the pope visited the city of Iasi in the province of Moldova. 01/06/2019
Romania Watch again: Pope Francis visits key Catholic shrine in Romania The pontiff is continuing his visit of Romania. 01/06/2019
Romania Crowds cheer Pope Francis on visit to Orthodox Romania Pope Francis will meet the patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church during his visit to the country, where Catholics are a minority. 31/05/2019
no comment Vatican hall becomes impromptu stadium as Pope talks soccer to children More than 5000 children attended the event called "Soccer we love" at the presence of the pope, who impressed everyone with his ball twirling skills, helped by a freestyler who joined him during the audience in the Vatican. 24/05/2019
Vatican Pope Francis: Press freedom is key indicator of country's health In an address to the Foreign Press Association at the Vatican on Saturday, Pope Francis urged journalists to reject fake news and continue reporting on the troubling conditions of suffering people who no longer make it into daily headlines 19/05/2019
Poland Priest sex abuse film goes viral in Poland Poland plans to jail paedophiles for longer after a documentary about abuse among priests was viewed 15 million times. 15/05/2019
Italy Pope Francis aide 'climbs down manhole to restore power for homeless' Pope Francis' aide restored electricity for hundreds of people by crawling down a manhole in Rome. 13/05/2019
Vatican Pope Francis makes bishops directly accountable for sexual abuse Pope Francis issued a landmark decree on Thursday making bishops directly accountable for sexual abuse or covering it up, requiring clerics to report any cases to Church superiors and allowing anyone to complain directly to the Vatican if needed. 09/05/2019
Vatican Landmark papal decree makes bishops more accountable for sexual abuse Pope Francis issued a new decree making bishops directly accountable for sexual abuse or covering it up, and clerics must report any cases to superiors 09/05/2019
Bulgaria Pope Francis starts 3 day visit to Bulgaria and North Macedonia Pope Francis has started his three-day visit to Bulgaria and North Macedonia, 05/05/2019
Vatican Conservatives want Catholic bishops to declare pope a heretic Conservatives want Catholic bishops to declare pope a heretic 01/05/2019
Vatican Pope's Easter vigil Mass urges worshipers to live for God, not wealth Pope Francis led Catholics into Easter with a vigil Mass on Saturday night. 20/04/2019
Vatican "Be humble", Pope Francis urges Catholic Church "Be humble", Pope Francis urges Catholic Church 14/04/2019
